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A quality roof by Frank Lloyd Wright

Posted on August 11, 2019August 11, 2019 by Nick Hayes

Wright took special care in specifying the gutters on American System-Built Homes as: "...galvanized iron gutters and down spouts wherever and as indicated on drawings."  We're doing as he directed.

Posted in RestorationsTagged American System-Built Home, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin, gutters, Historic Preservation, History, paint, preservation, Renovation13 Comments

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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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