We were expecting some attention when we moved into this Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house, but we were surprised at how it would open our minds.
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Living with Covid-19 in a Wright-Designed Home
Marsha Shyer, Co-Owner of the Brandes House in Washington, has collected reflections from owners about what it is like to quarantine in a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Arthur Richards had a different idea than Frank Lloyd Wright
For Wright, American System-Built Homes met a complex design challenge: to create affordable beautiful modest homes. But for Richards, the ASBH program was one item on vast menu of real estate products he could offer.
“Frank Lloyd Wright’s Forgotten House” to be the Subject of a New Book
This upcoming new book begins by unravelling a mystery: how might a house designed by the world's most famous architect become lost in the first place?
Appreciating an Art Teacher for Teaching Art Appreciation
This week is #TeacherAppreciationWeek. It's also the seventh week of stay-at-home and that Angela - our matriarch and the amazing Art Teacher at Atwater School - has retooled her curriculum for remote learning. Today and tomorrow she's preparing 5,000 pre-covid pieces for distribution to families!
Sunday Morning Forum (April 5th): Join the Hayeses on a virtual (Zoom) tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home for the People.
Since CoVid-19 has made it impossible to attend a First Church Sunday Morning Forum in body, let's get together in spirit and look at the work of one of our own.
Elizabeth Murphy and the End of Frank Lloyd Wright’s American System-Built Experiment
While the historic Burnham Block represents the optimistic beginning of Frank Lloyd Wright’s first attempt to design modest homes, the Elizabeth Murphy House at 2106 East Newton in Shorewood, Wisconsin, marks the tumultuous end of the American System-Built idea.
Rediscovering pricelessness
Yes, it costs more to live in a historic home and it carries special burdens. But no steward that I know is in it to flip it.
Postponed Presentation: “Small but Elegant — Frank Lloyd Wright’s Affordable Homes”
As soon as we moved into the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Elizabeth Murphy House, we began unearthing lost clues explaining Wright’s evolving ideas about the wants and needs of common folks (like us).
We will share experiences through stories and photos at this Sunday Morning Forum.
New colors, roof, gutters and a forensic report
With every plan to repair something on this old house comes an urgency to study and document what is learned in the process.
