Wright Chat

Hi Jane, and welcome. I have your hat right here.

I don't have interior photos, but this much is true: I love the mailbox. Link to photos:

http://www.flwright.us/FLW312A.htm

Wow - I hadn't really been thinking about this, but now I can;t get it out of my head. Thanks for the post!

NOT!

Capone's hiding place?

I'm all for archaeology, but isn't it uniquely American that we could be digging for signs of "everyday life" of city living from a mere 100 years ago?

Personally, I think Wright was well aware of the oxidation of copper and intended that process. As for the May house, though, I remember back in 1991 when I first toured the newly restored home. The tour guides made a point of stating that their copper would not turn green like a certain nearby hous...

When Wright designed faculty housing for Florida Southern College in 1939/1940, his designs employed the standard leaky flat roof. The Federal Housing Administration, which would finance the housing, rejected the plans and required a sloped roof. Wright re-designed the roofs, apparently without prot...

Another potential "hiding place" for money or goods would be atop the trim or built-in closets in bedrooms - what you might perceive as a shelf, but it could be deep. My grandparents had a cedar closet in their home and the top was a favorite hiding spot (it was not a FLW home, though). Wh...

Most sources agree that 18 structures were designed for Florida Southern College (and only 12 were built). I have been reviewing correspondence and some plans relating to the project, and have come to question the "18" figure. I am still working on a definitive number, and 18 might eventua...

At that size, move the bed above the sitting area, put wheels under it, and call it a motor home.

Very creative, though. Do cities still allow small houses like that, or do they tend to have minimum square footage requirements?

Thank you for the compliment. It beats showing slides to bored party guests.

I don't think "milked" is the Wright word. How about "strung along"? I'm thinking of the Ludd Spivey cottage in particular, something I have been researching this week. Spivey requested a design for a $5000 cottage. Wright designed a cottage for him, sent his bill, and got paid. ...

Thanks for posting this info - another good resource!

Here is the updated web page about that project, including its "delisting" from Prof. Storrer's book.

http://www.flwright.us/FLW348.htm

It's my website.

Here are some photos of the exterior from half a year ago:
http://www.flwright.us/FLW091.htm

It is a sad story indeed. Even stopping to look makes you feel somewhat endangered, thanks to the neighborhood.