Wright Chat

We're a month short of our first year in the house. We've made some progress but mostly on the front landscaping where we removed everything that wasn't there in 1923 including the previous owners 8' hedge, gate, and driveway gate, that completely hid the house. The house is now, once again, fully v...

Lloyd Wright article in WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/frank-l ... _permalink

Hey Roderick - Where did you read about the alcove being a wet bar? There is no sign of that, only glass book cases on each side. If there was plumbing it is long gone. We just replaced the hardwood floors which were probably from the 60s given the 2.5" wide boards with a more period appropriat...

So guess what... those who made fun of all the gold colored walls... that was actually pretty close to the 1923 original wall colors which turned out to be brown stained blocked. Oh, we're the new owners :-). I'll post a proper introduction shortly. Very excited to be part of this community and to s...

The earliest photo available of the molding is from March 1987 Architectural Digest. The gold color is from September 1996.

Hoping to find photos prior to 1987...

EBH

In the study, some of the blocks to drywall transitions have a molding decoration. The molding looks to be in much newer condition than all other trim work in the room. Since there are no interior photos of the house available prior to 1987 (the first AD article), it is impossible to know when these...