An Untouched Frank Lloyd Wright House Is For Sale
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It's beautiful ... I would be so happy living in it.
It's beautiful indeed! I might end up your doorstep sometine then Pete!
FLW
It looks amazing!
It looks amazing!
That was the end of a very long career
Although he was a very old man by then it some how feels to be authentic
Although he was a very old man by then it some how feels to be authentic
They should have kept the marine polyurethane on the wood in the bath. The kitchen has been extensively updated, appliance-wise.
$1.395 million
The price is a steal. Some folks ask that much for updated Eichlers and Eichler recreations.
The price is a steal. Some folks ask that much for updated Eichlers and Eichler recreations.
twintubdexter
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Good Grief!
3 bedroom, 2 bath tract homes built in the 1960's sell for at least that in my hometown of San Jose...usually more.
3 bedroom, 2 bath tract homes built in the 1960's sell for at least that in my hometown of San Jose...usually more.
I don't know why but looking at the pictures the house has an odd church like feel to me.
The heating bills in MN must be out of site on this house with all he glass and the brick. I'm sure the brick adds mass and carries heat from the fall into winter, but by Feb or March it must be radiating cold...
The heating bills in MN must be out of site on this house with all he glass and the brick. I'm sure the brick adds mass and carries heat from the fall into winter, but by Feb or March it must be radiating cold...
Am I correct in guessing that's an Asko washer & dryer in the kitchen? Would this house had originally a Spacemates or similar undercounter washer & dryer?
philr
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Other links with more pics.
http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/real-estate/g9261138/untouched-frank-lloyd-wright-home/
www.townandcountrymag.com
http://www.townandcountrymag.com/leisure/real-estate/g9261138/untouched-frank-lloyd-wright-home/
This Untouched Frank Lloyd Wright Home from 1960 Got a Price Chop
The noted architect designed the house and nearly all the furniture and accessories inside it.
The placement of the kitchen is classic 1950s-1960s
Specifically, the cook is out of sight of the rest of the living area.
Sure would be interesting to see how Wright would interpret the open kitchen/family room/great room concept that began to take hold in the late 1970s.
Specifically, the cook is out of sight of the rest of the living area.
Sure would be interesting to see how Wright would interpret the open kitchen/family room/great room concept that began to take hold in the late 1970s.
Glass half-empty types
So I posted a link to the listing on a writers' bulletin board and most of the replies are complaints about heating the place.
Some people . . .
So I posted a link to the listing on a writers' bulletin board and most of the replies are complaints about heating the place.
Some people . . .
Frank Lloyd Wright
You are correct Bob, series circa 2005ish, although the colourway looks like its been paint swatched...
You are correct Bob, series circa 2005ish, although the colourway looks like its been paint swatched...
I agree with Matt - it looks a great deal like a modern-style church.
My dad was the type that would rail on how cathedral ceilings etc would drive up the heating costs. Funny thing though our house is quite economical to heat (hydronic) compared to what some of our neighbors and friends are paying monthly and we don't turn the heat down, it's at 72 all winter. I even compared our gas bill to my parents house with gas forced air and which is smaller and conventional ceiling heights and ours was still less. And my dad made sure the house was well insultated, he worked for Fiberglas after all, every inch of ductwork was insulated, extra vents in the roof, extra insulation.
Modern church like? I could see that. I also see this instance as a somewhat extreme version of FLW signature features: low slung angled flat roof, wide roof overhangs, ground to ceiling exterior glass, custom and built-in furnishings that sort of lock the inhabitants into a certain way of living.
It's sort of a love it, or hate it, or be indifferent thing... and anyone who buys it should have already decided they love it.
Not that the FLW vision of how people should live is a bad thing. It just might not be for everyone.
I probably could live in one of these, but it would take some adjustment and lifestyle changes. The full basement is an attractive feature: a place where a washer collection could go, or all that junk you don't want on display upstairs <g>
It's sort of a love it, or hate it, or be indifferent thing... and anyone who buys it should have already decided they love it.
Not that the FLW vision of how people should live is a bad thing. It just might not be for everyone.
I probably could live in one of these, but it would take some adjustment and lifestyle changes. The full basement is an attractive feature: a place where a washer collection could go, or all that junk you don't want on display upstairs <g>
F.L. Wright homes
In August 2013 I visited the Rosenbaum house in Florence, AL.
I'd like to go back the next time I'm in that area, as I wasn't feeling very well the day I was there.
I do remember a Frigidaire range (early-mid 50's) that was Aztec Copper. I told the person giving the tour that it had been refinished and was not the original color, but he was adamant that it came that way when new. I wish I could have got the model # off it, but it was not from '59 or later.
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In August 2013 I visited the Rosenbaum house in Florence, AL.
I'd like to go back the next time I'm in that area, as I wasn't feeling very well the day I was there.
I do remember a Frigidaire range (early-mid 50's) that was Aztec Copper. I told the person giving the tour that it had been refinished and was not the original color, but he was adamant that it came that way when new. I wish I could have got the model # off it, but it was not from '59 or later.
