Wright Chat

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 Wrigh...

House is oriented to the sun exactly as in its original site,

One of the original enameled panels survives as a furnishing in Wright's / Aaron Green's San Francisco office (now disassembled). I believe the surviving panel was there as a submittal for approval.

Keep in mind regardless of how this has been reported in the press, this construction is only inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright’s project for the Claremont Hotel. The differences are unavoidable and significant

I have noticed that the Christian Residence (SAMARA) and the Bachman Wilson Residence have perfs that are nearly identical

I am not certain of that (the assessment does not give a breakdown) , but it seems unlikely as I have heard that the complex in its entirety has approximately 32,000sf under roof (that would include Barton and the Gardeners cottage).

The Darwin D. Martin house is listed as containing 17,154sf in assessment records,

The only reason I was aware of Roberts history was that I included a chapter on her and her house in my 2011 book on the Robert's cousin house in Buffalo (Walter V. Davidson).

I did a brief family tree on Roberts to provide some of that information.

Isabel Roberts was Wright's office manager but she was not related to Charles Roberts.

She was born in 1874 in Mexico, Missouri to James H. and Mary Roberts. She spent much of her youth in South Bend, Indiana where her father was a machinist.

There were three distinct versions of the Blue Sky Mausoleum designed by Wright for which drawings still exist for. When I researched the project for a local history publication I realized that based upon Wright's letters to the Martins there was likely a fourth scheme for a small cremation chapel. ...

I thought the Husser table was on display at the Huntington Museum in Pasadena? I believe we saw it at the 2005 conference.

Although the bulk of interior restoration is complete, there is still work to be done on interior furnishings, landscape and beach access. The article is not accurate in making statements that everything is complete.

Tentatively an OAW event is planned for Spring 2019 in Dallas, reply with your wish lists,

Just a heads up, we intend to modify the notice on this site to limit postings that are primarily political in nature. I would prefer less of these postings to referee.

PJM

Very substantial issue gives an in depth look at Wright and one of his favored photographers.

Many of the images he shot in Buffalo were staged by Wright as he accompanied Fuermann around the Martin and Heath houses.