j. willis hughes house (fountainhead)

[Roderick Grant]

Earlier in the thread, I mention that the article was in Fine Homebuilding, December 1982.

[SDR]

Yes---thanks. That issue must have gone out, with the one containing Schweikher's Arizona retirement home. Tsk tsk.

Also rereading the thread, I'm reminded by Jeff Myers that "FLW MCM" contains photos of Hughes. Here they are, along with Storrer's text and his photo of the bunk beds in the "dormitory."













Color matter © Alan Weintraub; monotone ditto © William Allin Storrer

[SDR]

The lofty grandeur of Hughes makes me long for the low-slung simplicity and warmth of Lamberson . . . although the lush decor might have something to do with my impression of the larger house---in Weintraub's photos.

S

[juankbedoya]

Perhaps some Wright owners engage in a private contest: "My house has been photographed less that your house . . ." ?


Here is material found in Storrer, in Monograph 7 and in Taschen III---preceded by the Lamberson as-built and preliminary plans:

Thanks for the plans. I hope someday the owner allows some shots of this interesting house. Due to design , even from the exterior it looks sheltered.

[juankbedoya]

Yes---thanks. That issue must have gone out, with the one containing Schweikher's Arizona retirement home. Tsk tsk.

Also rereading the thread, I'm reminded by Jeff Myers that "FLW MCM" contains photos of Hughes. Here they are, along with Storrer's text and his photo of the bunk beds in the "dormitory."


Color matter © Alan Weintraub; monotone ditto © William Allin Storrer

Finally here..!! amazing amazing... thanks... Now one more for the delight and knowledge of people..!! Interesting interior treatment for walls and ceiling... I don't remember other house with those kind of white walls specially.

[DavidC]

Fine Homebuilding Dec 1982 Restoring Frank Lloyd Wright Home Iowa Farmhouse


David

[pmahoney]

I believe the Hughes son, Herbert studied as an apprentice at Taliesin from June of 1953 through early 1959.

[jay]

Looks like a great article; it's sold, maybe someone here got it? If so, would be amazing to see scans posted on the WC..!

Wright appears to have handled to the concrete walls like he did at TW, with horizontal lines of differing heights, breaking a predictable vertical pattern. It's a shame the raw concrete was vandalized; I sure would've loved to see a Usonian with raw poured-concrete. The remedy of a sand/paint job looks very pleasant, and probably many enjoy it more than they would've liked raw concrete, but to my eye it has a sort of stucco quality to it, for better or worse. (Making the final product more refined and less raw...?)

Here's the perspective of the house in brick:
https://library.artstor.org/#/asset/285 ... 9449297309

[SDR]

Seeing the perspective brings to mind similarities between this house and the nearly contemporaneous Lamberson house: Y-shaped plan on a triangular planning grid, asymmetrical hipped roof, irregular central masonry mass, brick-enclosed terrace at left, bedrooms in foreground, triangular carport beyond.

The carport/kitchen/dining/chimney/master bed core is particularly synonymous.




Hughes

Lamberson

[SDR]

Heh-heh---duplicating my own efforts from the previous page. Hmmm . . .

S

[Duncan]

I have the December 1982 Fine Homebuilding. The only problem is the sheets are 9 x 12 and can't be fully scanned on my home equipment. I will take them out to be scanned when I get a chance...it is a fine article.

[SDR]

We have scans coming from another source, I believe, perhaps made on a large-bed scanner. But your diligence is appreciated !

I like the way that the re-done Wright Chat user interface works, as far as image presentation is concerned: photos are seen on the page at a decent size, and enlargement is effected by opening the file on one's own equipment, at whatever size the original poster has chosen.

What's still missing, of course, is email notification of new posts---perhaps not that great a loss---and minimal notice of activity on the Private Messages function, which can lead to embarrassing delays in communication ?

S

[SDR]

Dec 1982 Fine Homebuilding, pp 27-33. Scans provided by Pat Mahoney. The two pages containing drawings may be enlarged by opening them in a new window on your device.










© 1982 by the Taunton Press, Inc.

[Roderick Grant]

The simple variation of the batten design must have been costly and difficult to fabricate and install, but worth the effort.

[SDR]

Versions of that downward-facing batten---no longer able to be called "sunk," I suppose, though engaging the boards somewhat as the original batten design does---are found repeatedly in the early 'fifties. The Mathews house and its mirror twin, Richard Smith, have such battens. The same shape is used there for shelf edging, too.

Neils is another example:




The Erdman 1 prefabs have an asymmetrical triangular-section surface-mounted batten.

S