So long, Frank Lloyd Wright

[George K]

@Mik said in So long, Frank Lloyd Wright:

same material for the backsplash and the counter. Not a trend I like at all

Agreed.

[George K]

By the way, taxes are about $24K per year, which thanks to Trump and the GOP, only 10K of which is deductible (that was for the "tax the rich" folks).

[Mik]

Only in Chicago.

Y'know, Cincinnati has a great symphony if you had a hankering to leave condo life behind.

[George K]

@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.

[Mik]

I do too. It's gorgeous.

[kluurs]

That's the former Christian Science location, isn't it?

[George K]

@kluurs said in So long, Frank Lloyd Wright:

That's the former Christian Science location, isn't it?

No, it's not. That building is up the street. It's about a block away.

[Mik]

Somehow Prairie and Greek Revival do not mix well.

[Copper]

I don't get this sink. I see a lot of them in staged homes. It has to be a hassle to keep clean.

[George K]

@Copper said in So long, Frank Lloyd Wright:

It has to be a hassle to keep clean.

I agree.

[jodi]

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).

[Mik]

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/

[jodi]

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.