Wright Chat

The Haynes house in Fort Wayne, Indiana is available for rent. Here is the website with all of the information that you need, including some pictures: www.HaynesHouseLLC.com



I have seen the house, and it is truly wonderful. I could write a page or more about the house but, instead, will give a few descriptive words and phrases: simply elegant, details, bright, airy, warm, livable, practical, small yet large, cozy, open, flow, sense of peace and harmony . . . I could go on and on. Other than Fallingwater, this is personally my favorite Wright house.



I would highly recommend a stay.

It is great to see that the house was restored. I admire the owner's entrepreneurial spirit to finance the house and its restoration.

I am the original poster . . . and a member (jhealy of Oak Park), but usually just post anonymously. But this time I feel like I have to speak up.



I am not associated with the house or the website. As stated initially, however, I have had a chance to see the house - inside and out - and it is amazing. The restoration is first rate.



Finally, I did not compare Haynes to Fallingwater, but simply stated that after Fallingwater, Haynes is my personal favorite. I can't see how I can be faulted for stating what my PERSONAL favorite is, even if others may disagree.



On another note, pharding, given that I live so close, I would enjoy the opportunity to come by your place at some point and see how your restoration is coming along.



- J

Thank you for removing the cloak of anonymous posting which is unique to this website. It is always a pleasure to hear from a fellow Wright enthusiast who lives in Oak Park or River Forest. Good things happen when posting is not done anonymously.



I would be delighted to give you a tour of the Davenport House as a work in progress. Just email me for an appointment. The project is approximately 60% complete, including the framing for the restoration of the 1901 bay and roof. You will also be able to see the extensive structural repairs that are nearing completion. You will also be able to see original plaster and the distemper, water color, paint finish which is utterly extraordinary and may be the last original wall finish for a Prairie School House in existence.

The above was posted by me. I inadvertently did not log in. Sorry.

Paul-



Just as an FYI, you can also see an original wall finish (encaustic) in another FLW Prairie house if you visit the newly restored and very beautiful Burton J. Westcott house in Springfield, Ohio.



In the playroom, several of the walls have been very faithfully and accurately restored, but one of the walls was left unrestored (after removal of numeous layers of paint), to allow visitors to see the original 1907-8 finish and appearance.

Wrightgeek wrote:Paul-



Just as an FYI, you can also see an original wall finish (encaustic) in another FLW Prairie house if you visit the newly restored and very beautiful Burton J. Westcott house in Springfield, Ohio.



In the playroom, several of the walls have been very faithfully and accurately restored, but one of the walls was left unrestored (after removal of numeous layers of paint), to allow visitors to see the original 1907-8 finish and appearance.

Thank you for pointing that out to me. I look forward to a trip to the Westcott House. It is commendable that some walls were left in the orgianl state.



I know very little about encaustic finishes. Can you provide additional information on this? Thanks.

I just returned from staying at the Bernard Schwartz House in Two Rivers WIsconsin. The house is amazing my new favorite! You can see the house at:

www.theschwartzhouse.com



I can not wait to now go stay at the Haynes House as well

Paul-



Far be it from me to claim to be knowledgable about encaustic wall finishes. What little I do know is that encaustics employ the use of beeswax in the process of creating the finish, which results in a very soft glow to the finished surface when complete.



Alledgedly the Burton Westcott house suffered from at least one and possibly two fires during construction that were related to the process of creating these encaustic wall finishes, which involves heating of the beeswax during application.



That's about all I know; maybe Matt Cline, who was very involved with the restoration of the house for several years can add some insight and/or correct any misstatements I may have made.



Are you out there, Matt?