34 recent shots of Goetsch-Winkler house (Interior/Exterior)

Mobius · Post by **Mobius** » Thu Jan 15, 2009 7:45 pm

DRN · Post by **DRN** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 7:58 am

Happy New Year to you as well.
Thanks for posting these. It's always great to see an icon from other than the iconic views. I was particularly interested in seeing the kitchen details. Obviously there had been some changes made since '39, but it all hangs together happily. The little slot window between the sink and the chimney mass is slick...defines the kitchen screen wall from the chimney mass and allows a peekaboo to see approaches to the carport.
Thanks again.

SDR · Post by **SDR** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:25 pm

Another kitchen detail that I hadn't known the existence of, is the brick counter/enclosure with wood cubicles, on the inside wall (back of chimney).

Most unusual, no ?

This photo from the early 'nineties is equally cluttered, but a lot prettier, I think.
Would Wright have a real tooth-ache at the sight of the interior now ?

SDR

DavidC · Post by **DavidC** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:52 pm

Mobius - thanks for posting the pictures. Most enjoyable.

And, as SDR has pointed out, the wine rack & shelving under the brick 'counter-top' seems very unique.

David

DRN · Post by **DRN** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:57 pm

SDR: I was wondering about the cubbies too. The floor plan detail you posted on the chair thread indicates a heater closet in this area. I wonder if that was moved to the "Michigan cellar" that Storrer notes. That might explain the mysterious brick vent (in the iconic "In the Nature of Materials" cover pic) low on the west? elevation beneath the windows and planter facing the glen. The brick vent could be a combustion air intake for the boiler.

Roderick Grant · Post by **Roderick Grant** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:45 pm

I can well imagine the need for blinds in this house. When I saw it, from the exterior only, it was obvious that people had pressed their faces against the glass to see inside. Nevertheless, the blinds are unfortunate. Pictures hanging about don't do much for the decor either. But I do think the Remington, if placed on something more appropriate, would look very much at home in this splendid space. Every owner I have known about has been female; anyone know of any man who has ever lived in the house? Odd, isn't it?

SDR · Post by **SDR** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 3:59 pm

The exterior photos at the end of the series are particularly affecting -- this opus is one of the purist and most minimal of the Usonians, isn't it ?

Don't you wonder what that steel ring was used for, in the last photo ?

SDR

peterm · Post by **peterm** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:03 pm

how about that fireplace, everyone? does it get any better than that?

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SDR · Post by **SDR** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:13 pm

Yeah, I've always loved that. And it appears small enough to actually draw correctly, without modification.

Remember, too, that this house has no chimney at all ! The flue opening is only an inch or two above the roof surface. And this too seems not to have
been altered -- unlike some other Usonian chimneys. (How many houses have had either the flue, or the brickwork, extended upward ? More than a couple. . .)

This is an attractive photo. I don't recall seeing it before.

SDR

JimM · Post by **JimM** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:15 pm

Simply one of the best.... and I'll keep my other snobbish, arrogant, and opinionated thoughts to myself!

SDR · Post by **SDR** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 5:48 pm

This recent (?) photo by Alan Weintraub is almost sublime. . .

peterm · Post by **peterm** » Fri Jan 16, 2009 6:07 pm

is this what wright meant when he said:
"Give me the luxuries of life and I will willingly do without the necessities."

that room is pure luxury.

EJ · Post by EJ » Fri Jan 16, 2009 10:15 pm

Hi folks....Mobius "blew" my cover (with my complete permission of course)...I'm the Eric Lundquist he refers to who took the pictures. I am happy to share them because I knew you would all appreciate them!

This house is magical. It's Frank Lloyd Wright at his best, which is a force indeed. It should be on every short list of his best houses.

The kitchen was completely reworked by the owner pictured. I think it turned out pretty nifty.

And Roderick, to answer your question, there have been some male owners/residents of the house. One was an architect named Vasold who bought it from the professors when they moved to Arkansas.

There was another architect from South America (Brazil?) who bought the house and essentially abandoned it and it was then foreclosed upon. He only visited it once a year, if that. This was the situation that brought it to the attention of the FLWBC. I may be missing somebody, but those are the ones I know about.

Unbrook · Post by **Unbrook** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 11:24 am

Where does the fold down shelf occur? It looks as though it is a pass through--but not from the workspace. I can't remember which picture it is shown on.

What a wonderful house. Even though the furnishings are not remotely Wright or even modern, the space is wonderful. I have only seen it with my nose pressed to the glass, so any interior shots are always appreciated.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sat Jan 17, 2009 12:20 pm