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Cantilever

Unfinished Business – Wright’s Cantilevers

Posted on September 16, 2018September 17, 2018 by Nick Hayes

Flower box cantilevers have been missing from the house. We decided to rebuild them and found another Wrightian surprise.

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Posted in History, RestorationsTagged American System-Built Home, American System-Built House, Architecture, Cantilever, Elizabeth Murphy House, Facade, FLW, Frank Lloyd Wright, horizontal, Renovation5 Comments

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The Book

The Book "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House - How and Omission Transformed the Architect's Legacy" (UW-Press) is available at fine local booksellers.
The Book "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House - How and Omission Transformed the Architect's Legacy" (UW-Press) is available now at fine local booksellers.

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