Perhaps, it would be a good exercise to discuss, or make a list of, photos we'd like to see. I suppose it would predominantly involve interior views, but perhaps there are exteriors of houses hidden from view that are elusive also.
To start, it seems that no one around has seen any photographs of the interior of the Chauncey Williams house. I know I'd like to see what goes on upstairs within that dramatic roofline.
Also, Roderick recently explained to me that FLW took a revolutionary step when he designed the interior space of the Hickox house (next door to the more prominently featured Bradley house). But, no one seems to have seen any photographs of that important interior space.
Any others come to mind?
Photos we'd like to see
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Roderick Grant
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Attics!
Many of the early buildings have been glossed over. The wonders of Roloson (1895) interiors have been bulldozed; that stair tower as originally done would be a revelation. The George W. Smith House (1896) would be interesting because it deviates so much from everything else done in the 1890s. So does the Irving Clark House. There seems to be a dearth of records about Husser, the most accomplished of his 1890s work.
Later houses that have escaped scrutiny include "Deertrack," Armstrong, Euchtman, Kansas City Community Christian Church, Alpaugh, Brauner, Goddard and Arnold.
Many of the early buildings have been glossed over. The wonders of Roloson (1895) interiors have been bulldozed; that stair tower as originally done would be a revelation. The George W. Smith House (1896) would be interesting because it deviates so much from everything else done in the 1890s. So does the Irving Clark House. There seems to be a dearth of records about Husser, the most accomplished of his 1890s work.
Later houses that have escaped scrutiny include "Deertrack," Armstrong, Euchtman, Kansas City Community Christian Church, Alpaugh, Brauner, Goddard and Arnold.
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Roderick Grant
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This is the most I've ever seen of Husser:
http://www.steinerag.com/flw/Artifact%2 ... RtS046.htm
http://www.steinerag.com/flw/Artifact%2 ... RtS046.htm
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clydethecat
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Clydethecat, It's not a photo, but here is a link to a video that shows some of the Brown house in Evanston.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHxseha2go0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHxseha2go0
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clydethecat
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Thanks!JChoate wrote:Clydethecat, It's not a photo, but here is a link to a video that shows some of the Brown house in Evanston.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHxseha2go0
Is it really only 1100 sq ft?
That's a refreshing addition to the data. I've compiled a slightly more coherent sequence of images seen in that short video. Congratulations to Gordon Gibson for his stewardship of C E Brown.
First, a construction photo and the two principal floor plans, courtesy of Taschen Vol. II.
Then, W A Storrer's photos of the exterior, a winter scene published in 1978 followed by a springtime shot from 1993 [1993 !].
Then, screen shots from the CBS News piece, the front terrace and then the entrance, up four steps to the big space. On to the west end of the floor, then back to the east, where, opposite the
steps is a four-door glazed bookcase -- labeled "coats" in Storrer's plan -- then back to the dining room to the right of the fireplace, the kitchen, the stair, and an unidentified location with what
may be a reproduction of the Dana/Heath wall fixture.
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East window, over the left-hand closet pier at the entry
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First, a construction photo and the two principal floor plans, courtesy of Taschen Vol. II.
Then, W A Storrer's photos of the exterior, a winter scene published in 1978 followed by a springtime shot from 1993 [1993 !].
Then, screen shots from the CBS News piece, the front terrace and then the entrance, up four steps to the big space. On to the west end of the floor, then back to the east, where, opposite the
steps is a four-door glazed bookcase -- labeled "coats" in Storrer's plan -- then back to the dining room to the right of the fireplace, the kitchen, the stair, and an unidentified location with what
may be a reproduction of the Dana/Heath wall fixture.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8East window, over the left-hand closet pier at the entry
9 10 11 12 13 14Prof Storrer is at pains to tell us that the piers flanking the french doors to the front terrace do not support the roof cantilever;
I'm not sure how that is known. Perhaps John Eifler is the source, as he is mentioned as the architect of a late 'eighties renovation.
Of interest might be where the cantilever beams are; are they aligned with the interior posts that divide the main space into three,
-- which might serve as tie-downs, balancing the terrace roof at a 1:1 ratio -- with the fulcra being the corner posts of the projecting
front bay of the house ? A look at photo 4, above, suggests the possibility, though the beam is certainly a skimpy one for the job ?
Still, what a delight: critical structure of the house, plain to see, and doing double duty as furnishing. Could that be Wright ?
Perhaps there are second-floor joists projecting beyond the front wall of the house and tying into the hipped terrace roof . . . and
"pulling" against the weight of the roof, or otherwise assisting in the cantilever ?
Maybe stout lallys were to be inserted to assist, in snow season; they could double as downspouts. See Storrer's earlier photo.
Google satellite view seems to show an alley street behind the house; the matching garage visible in photos would open to that.
The street view shows the house entirely hidden behind a lush and attractive little forest, with a forest path leading almost invisibly
from the sidewalk; the generous footage between sidewalk and street is likewise generously planted.
SDR
I'm not sure how that is known. Perhaps John Eifler is the source, as he is mentioned as the architect of a late 'eighties renovation.
Of interest might be where the cantilever beams are; are they aligned with the interior posts that divide the main space into three,
-- which might serve as tie-downs, balancing the terrace roof at a 1:1 ratio -- with the fulcra being the corner posts of the projecting
front bay of the house ? A look at photo 4, above, suggests the possibility, though the beam is certainly a skimpy one for the job ?
Still, what a delight: critical structure of the house, plain to see, and doing double duty as furnishing. Could that be Wright ?
Perhaps there are second-floor joists projecting beyond the front wall of the house and tying into the hipped terrace roof . . . and
"pulling" against the weight of the roof, or otherwise assisting in the cantilever ?
Maybe stout lallys were to be inserted to assist, in snow season; they could double as downspouts. See Storrer's earlier photo.
Google satellite view seems to show an alley street behind the house; the matching garage visible in photos would open to that.
The street view shows the house entirely hidden behind a lush and attractive little forest, with a forest path leading almost invisibly
from the sidewalk; the generous footage between sidewalk and street is likewise generously planted.
SDR