Goetsch-Winckler House
The Goetsch-Winckler House, located in Okemos, Michigan, is a significant example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian architectural style. Designed in 1940 for two Michigan State University art professors, the house exemplifies Wright’s vision of affordable, yet artistic, living in harmony with nature. This compact, single-story home features Wright’s signature horizontal lines, open floor plan, and an […]
Kalil House
The Kalil House in Manchester, New Hampshire, is a remarkable example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Automatic home design. Designed in 1955, the house was built for Toufic and Mildred Kalil, a young couple seeking a modern and efficient home. (This page may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure about affiliate links.) The Wright Neighbors […]
Massaro House
The history of the Massaro House is as intriguing as its architecture. Initially commissioned by engineer Ahmed Chahroudi, the project was to be a masterpiece under the guidance of Frank Lloyd Wright. (This page may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure about affiliate links.) An Ambitious Design Frank Lloyd Wright envisioned a structure for this […]
Seth Peterson Cottage
One of the very last Frank Lloyd Wright-designed structures ever to be built, the Seth Peterson cottage was another example of Wright’s Usonian homes, commissioned in 1958 by Seth Peterson while Wright was finishing work on the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York — a project that occupied some sixteen years of Wright’s life. […]
Gordon House (1957)
“Frank Lloyd Wright designed well over 1,000 homes and buildings throughout his illustrious career, but only one of those structures was built in the State of Oregon: The Gordon House. Commissioned by Conrad and Evelyn Gordon, the 88-year-old Wright designed the home in his Usonian style in 1957 for the couple’s sprawling farmland acreage that […]
Van Tamelen House (1956)
According to Wikipedia, Marshall Erdman (born Mausas Erdmanas on 29 September 1922, in Tverai, Lithuania) “emigrated to the United States at age 17” and, after high school, “studied architecture at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.” After service in the Army Corps of Engineers during WW II (where he helped build the pontoon bridge at […]
Dudley Spencer House (1956)
Photo Credit: HomeAdvisor Wright enthusiasts are familiar with the concept of the Usonian home – an affordable-for-everyone ranch-style home built to appear to come from nature and built from natural and local materials. Hallways were long and narrow; bedrooms had built-ins for extra storage space; use of natural materials such as brick, glass, and wood; […]
Kundert Medical Clinic (1955)
Dr. Karl Kundert had apparently seen numerous Frank Lloyd Wright designs in Madison, Wisconsin and been quite impressed with them (Wright has more than a dozen designs there). He began an ophthalmology practice in 1951 in San Luis Obispo, California and originally approached Wright in 1953 to design a building for him. Wright was not […]
Randall Fawcett House (1955)
Room to Breathe The Fawcett House is a beautiful, sprawling Usonian home located in California’s central valley with plenty of room to breathe. It is situated on 76 acres and the many windows offer incredible views of the distant mountains, farmland, surrounding gardens and pool! Tours This home is privately owned and not available for […]
Tirranna (1955)
Tirranna was built in 1955 for John and Joyce Rayward, and is located in New Canaan, Connecticut. The house is named after an Aboriginal word that means “running waters,” and is situated on a 14-acre property that includes a waterfall and many other water features. Tirranna is a Usonian-style home with a distinctive horseshoe-shaped design. […]