Boynton House update

jim · Post by **jim** » Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:19 pm

from the website of:
Bayer Landscape Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright's Edward E. Boynton House
Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 6:35PM

Bayer Landscape Architecture is currently working on the restoration of Frank Lloyd Wrightâ€™s Edward E. Boynton House, located in the East Avenue Preservation District in Rochester, New York. The Cosentino-Parker Trust purchased the home in 2009 with the mission of fully restoring and preserving the treasured structure. The owners have a long and successful history of significant historic restorations and the Boynton House has become their latest and greatest passion.

The house was completed in 1908 and originally included more than 2 acres of gardens. Subsequent owners subdivided the property in the 1920s, severely compromising Wrightâ€™s vision for the house as it related to the landscape. The restoration includes new gardens and site work that re-envision Wiright's Boynton House landscape on the smaller site.

The Trust and the project team are approaching the project with great care, adhering to the highest standards of quality and craftsmanship, and are staying true to Wrightâ€™s vision for the property, despite its present day constraints. The design team and contractors on the site have been meticulous in cataloging, identifying and photographing materials and components of the house as they are reviewed and reconstructed.

The project has been ongoing for nearly two years, with the detailed interior restoration well underway and site work to begin in Spring of 2011. The design team, which includes Bero Architecture, has a longstanding passion for restoration projects, architectural design, and for Wrightâ€™s work in particular. Ultimately, the Trust will bestow the property to the Landmark Society of Western New York so that it will continue to receive proper care and be accessible to the Rochester community in perpetuity.

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Paul Ringstrom · Post by **Paul Ringstrom** » Sat Aug 27, 2011 11:40 am

Does anyone on this Chat Board live close to the Boynton House and could swing by and take a few exterior pictures so that we can see the level of progress that has been made over the past year?

Paul Ringstrom · Post by **Paul Ringstrom** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 3:40 pm

from Pat M.

Notice that the exterior stucco and trim looks completely new and the porch has been changed back to being open again. Also the building is no longer hidden by all of those bushes.

jim · Post by **jim** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:04 pm

There are also four clear photos on Flicker, if you google E. E. Boynton house, taken July 23.

Paul Ringstrom · Post by **Paul Ringstrom** » Tue Aug 30, 2011 6:53 pm

http://www.flickr.com/photos/kewing/606 ... otostream/