Ablin Residence is elusive

goffmachine · Post by **goffmachine** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 12:54 pm

This is tough one for me to find...
I am having difficulty finding any information and images regarding Mr. Wrights Ablin residence. (Bakersfield?)
I could only find one image from a don Erickson thread. Also there was mention of perf boards and block?
Can anyone contribute any ifo or photos???
Thanks

Paul Ringstrom · Post by **Paul Ringstrom** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 1:46 pm

George Albin House
4260 Country Club Road
Bakersfield, CA 93306

1958 T5812

GPS: N35.23.3.6, W 118.56.296

Bing birds-eye: http://binged.it/1gpfJ13

Reidy · Post by **Reidy** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 3:22 pm

Scott Zimmerman's Romanza has interior photos.

The house itself is hard to see, being uphill and thus invisible from the street. All you can see is a Wright-designed gate. It faces a country club in the opposite direction. You could see it from a golf cart.

SDR · Post by **SDR** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:30 pm

Scot Zimmerman color photos:

Images from W A Storrer, The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion:

plan and photos Â© William Allin Storrer

SDR · Post by **SDR** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:38 pm

Ablin chair and hassock photos:

Alan Weintraub photo (detail)

SDR · Post by **SDR** » Mon Sep 16, 2013 5:57 pm

More Scot Zimmerman photos:

goffmachine · Post by **goffmachine** » Tue Sep 17, 2013 5:13 am

thank you!
the images and info are lovely!

SpringGreen · Post by **SpringGreen** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 12:27 pm

This is a nice, new survey of the Ablin house, with photographs (interior & exterior) and even a piece of correspondence from FLW!
http://esotericsurvey.blogspot.com/2014 ... house.html

John · Post by **John** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 6:45 pm

Probably the finest house I have never seen!

clydethecat · Post by **clydethecat** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:56 pm

Pepto Bismol Pink, why god why?

Jeff Myers · Post by **Jeff Myers** » Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:20 am

Pink- the color of the 50's.
It's seen in a few Wright homes of the 50's but the pinks were subtle.
I think Ablin has seen a paint job though.

Roderick Grant · Post by **Roderick Grant** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 11:55 am

The Ablin Pepto is original, but the color was not chosen by FLW, who died before construction began. It was the usual suspect. Millie didn't like the color, but was intimidated, and apparently Tom Olsen, the apprentice who supervised construction, approved of it ... or was intimidated as well,

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