Wright Chat

I believe Wright referred to even Fallingwater as Usonian. But the importance of the Usonians to me has always been that they were meant to be for families of more moderate income. Jacobs 1 is brilliant in its economy and updating what a family in the 20th century needs in a house.

Outside In has alerted me to this discussion today, so I will chime in. I have always considered the Weltzheimer/Johnson house to be one of the last of the spare early Usonians and the one of the first of the later Elegant Houses (as named by Futagawa in his series of books).

Were the draperies specified by Wright. Just think-if those draperies were never there, the house might still be standing. I never realized how un-Wright they really are. They stop the space at the window. Without them the eye would continue to the horizon. I was always captivated by the horizontal ...

The 2017 Open House tours for the Weltzheimer/Johnson house in Oberlin, Ohio will begin on April 2. 12-5 Talks at 12, 1, 2, 3, 4 (on the hour).

$5 at the door.

Thanks for the input. If you can think of more keep them coming!

Can anyone think of a Frank Lloyd Design for a barbecue? On the landscape plan for the Weltzheimer house is a designation for a barbecue. It shows up as an "L" shape on the lawn with no detail given. I have always assumed it would be made of the same brick used in the house, but know of no...

Will these be available for stays other than the Residency Program?

What is the best resource to learn about Broadacre City?

The missing element are the draperies which would have divided the spaces. Has anyone heard an update on their status?

I didn't think Mr. Wright would have suggested Ms. Shipman, but my thinking was that after the fact the Martins might have brought her in. I wonder where they found out about her when they consulted with her at Graycliff. There is a restored Shipman garden at Stan Hywet in Akron, Ohio and my grandfa...

It is official. Wright's last major residential building was Tirranna, per the Dwell website and I suspect-the realtor.

I understand the landscaping was an important part of the overall design. I thought I heard/read that the Martin House Restoration was going to tackle this next. Since the original plan wouldn't work, does any one know what is planned? Do you think Ellen Biddle Shipman had any involvement at the Mar...

Today on the Cleveland City Club Forum broadcast on the radio, the speaker quoted the first few lines from Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities". Remarkable how applicable that book is to today. And it should a warning to the "I have it alls".

In the article there was no discussion of the landscape restoration and the great semi circle of plantings off the Living/Dining /Library Room. Is there any information or updates out there?

Each day I am growing more and more fearful of Trump's actions. The call to the Australian leader when Trump bragged about his overwhelming victory at the ballot box, seems so misplaced and diminishes the image of the United States of America in eyes of the world. In Cleveland, we once had a vibrant...