Mäntylä reopens
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Mäntylä reopens
Owner of the G. Curtis Yelland House (1910), by Wm. Drummond
“My grandfather had a drawer for each of us, with our names on,� he said. “Whenever we came in from playing in the woods, we immediately
had to put on white pants and white shirts (kept in the drawers), so not to dirty the house. He’d say, ‘Put on your ice cream clothes,’ and we would.�
https://www.pinejournal.com/news/406536 ... pEWxM.link
I can't sat whether the recreated house is oriented on its new site as was the original; the difference in topography is of course notable. It is pleasing to know, in any event, that the house was preserved.
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had to put on white pants and white shirts (kept in the drawers), so not to dirty the house. He’d say, ‘Put on your ice cream clothes,’ and we would.�
https://www.pinejournal.com/news/406536 ... pEWxM.link
I can't sat whether the recreated house is oriented on its new site as was the original; the difference in topography is of course notable. It is pleasing to know, in any event, that the house was preserved.
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solar orientation
House is oriented to the sun exactly as in its original site,
Re: solar orientation
And Pat would be in a position to know ...pmahoney wrote:House is oriented to the sun exactly as in its original site,

Docent, Hollyhock House - Hollywood, CA
Humble student of the Master
"Youth is a circumstance you can't do anything about. The trick is to grow up without getting old." - Frank Lloyd Wright
Humble student of the Master
"Youth is a circumstance you can't do anything about. The trick is to grow up without getting old." - Frank Lloyd Wright
Tim Quigley
Tim Quigley deserves the credit for matching the solar orientation. Topography is similar in Pa. compared to Minnesota but not exact.
The prow of the terrace is not depressed on the outside of the terrace, most noticeable difference.
It is interesting to note that this house was first sited by Wright on a flat town lot.
I shot quite a few images over the eight site visits in Pa. and the original pre demo visit in Minnesota.
The prow of the terrace is not depressed on the outside of the terrace, most noticeable difference.
It is interesting to note that this house was first sited by Wright on a flat town lot.
I shot quite a few images over the eight site visits in Pa. and the original pre demo visit in Minnesota.
Re: Tim Quigley
Should make for some wonderful before-and-after pairs ...pmahoney wrote:I shot quite a few images over the eight site visits in Pa. and the original pre demo visit in Minnesota.
Docent, Hollyhock House - Hollywood, CA
Humble student of the Master
"Youth is a circumstance you can't do anything about. The trick is to grow up without getting old." - Frank Lloyd Wright
Humble student of the Master
"Youth is a circumstance you can't do anything about. The trick is to grow up without getting old." - Frank Lloyd Wright
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Polymath Park is worth the visit. All four buildings are available for rent and the onsite restaurant is excellent. I believe you can tour all four buildings on Sundays.
The owner has also built a copy of John Rattenbury's Life Magazine House at another location that is also rentable.
If Tom & Heather Papinchak do not receive a Wright Spirit award for their tremendous efforts to preserve a two significant Wright buildings something is very wrong.
The owner has also built a copy of John Rattenbury's Life Magazine House at another location that is also rentable.
If Tom & Heather Papinchak do not receive a Wright Spirit award for their tremendous efforts to preserve a two significant Wright buildings something is very wrong.
Owner of the G. Curtis Yelland House (1910), by Wm. Drummond
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article includes an interview with the builder and more photos
https://triblive.com/lifestyles/home-ga ... -property/
https://triblive.com/lifestyles/home-ga ... -property/
Owner of the G. Curtis Yelland House (1910), by Wm. Drummond
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