“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 overlooked the Willamette River in Wilsonville – about 30 minutes south of Portland. It wouldn’t be until several years later that the home would actually be built (1964), but sadly Wright passed away before the project was completed. The Gordon House proved to be Wright’s final Usonian design.”
Location
879 West Main St, Silverton, Oregon
Rehabilitation Project
The east side of the home boasts a large semi-circular half-wall that frames a small terrace and garden area. A cantilevered balcony juts out off one of the upstairs bedrooms.
The following video, produced by the Oregon Tourism Commission, explains more about the details of the interior of the Gordon House.
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