Wright Chat

Such as sad little mess at this point. The Clarke house won a Mention, Class II from Progressive Architecture magazine on June, 1949. May shared this honor for residential design with Richard Neutra for his Case Study House #20 and Paul Rudolph / Ralph Twitchell for their Miller Residence in Sarasota, Florida among others.

The structure was a black type of concrete, the floors a golden color, also concrete, with birch built-ins and tectum ceiling. Beautiful textures and colors. The carport was later enclosed and a new garage stuck on the front like a carbuncle. If you look at the color photos of the near-by Ford house (completed the next year) you can get a better sense of the materials. The Ford was demolished for the land value and I fear this one will follow.

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/481- ... 4714_zpid/



https://robertcarrollmay.weebly.com/houses.html

From the start of the FLWBC, I advocated for a broader, more inclusive effort, taking in FLW-related architects whose work may not receive as much attention, but was similarly in danger of being wiped out. One fine, if only FLW-adjacent, architect whose excellent work has all but been lost is Gordon Drake (1917-1952). He may have fared better if he had been more visible. But the majority of the founding members thought the FLW plate was full enough.

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Oy. Thanks, Craig. Well, the restorer (we hope there will be one) has his model, in the first photo and one hopes in a number of other drawings and photos . . .?

S