So long, Frank Lloyd Wright
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Our small town has a fair number of FLW structures. Though I've always liked his prairie-style of architecture, I've always found his homes, though beautiful, unlivable. I worked with a heart surgeon who owned one, and it was a maintenance nightmare. It had constant roof leaks, the kitchen was small, and the bedrooms were designed for nothing more than sleeping.
There's a FLW-inspired home that was on the market recently that's about 1000 feet from my condo. I've always been curious about it, and I snagged some photos from realtor.com.
Though not a FLW original, it certainly captures the spirit (look at that chandelier!), and avoids the problems I mentioned.
I could definitely live there.
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Very nice. There are a lot of newer FLW-inspired homes around here too. I like the outsides a lot, but no so much the interiors. I find them interesting but not always something I would want to live in. We were close to Fallingwater on our recent Delaware trip, but you can't go in so I will wait until that is not the case.
One thing I am seeing more of these days and is in that house is using the same material for the backsplash and the counter. Not a trend I like at all. Probably cheaper, but not attractive to my eye.
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@Mik said in So long, Frank Lloyd Wright:
Cincinnati has a great symphony
Yes, they do!
if you had a hankering to leave condo life behind.
Nope. One of the reasons we abandoned the Cheddarshack
as a retirement option is because the management didn't want to be too far away from the kids.Also, it's too warm for my taste.
And, as I told the management today, "I'm only moving one more time in my life, and it'll be feet-first."
Love our condo.
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Steve’s first boss after Grad School lived in the Jacob’s II house outside of Madison (the hemicircle with the little pool that was inside and out). Lots of built-in furniture made out of plywood, cut to fit into the rock walls. Tiny kitchen (that I cooked in a couple of times) And the interior walls didn’t go all the way to the ceiling (including the bathroom) which only works if you don’t have guests! Plus the fact that random people showed up in your back yard often (mostly windows along the back, so little privacy). Still, it was a very cool house. My favorite part was finding the red signature tile that I think got set into each house (I think it was in the kitchen in this one).
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How did he come to live in that house? For that matter, how did I spend six months in and out of Middleton and not know about it? I made it to Taliesin when I was there.
For those interested
https://en.wikiarquitectura.com/building/Herbert-Jacobs-House-2/
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They bought it. I think they might still live there. Steve did a 2 year post doc at UW, I just found a video from 1992 where there is a tour with the person who the house must have been built for (Mrs Jacobs?) We were there from 89 - 91. Pretty sure that sculpture in your photo is by an Wisconsin artist named Ellis Nelson. We all drove by the guys place on one of our weekend trips, they bought that one, and we bought several (that we’ve since hauled all over the country!). I seem to remember that the house was pretty well hidden (so not easy to find unless you knew what you were looking for.
