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Pebble Dash was not Wright’s Idea (Part 2)

Posted on January 9, 2026January 9, 2026 by Nick Hayes

It was Arthur Richards, Wright's partner-developer from 1916-1917, who decided to cover the American System-Built Homes (ASBH) in Magnesite pebbles, not Frank Lloyd Wright. And where does one get Magnesite before 1917?

Posted in Education, HistoryTagged American System-Built Home, Architecture, Arthur Richards, ASBH, design, Elizabeth Murphy House, FLLW, FLW, Frank Lloyd Wright, Historic Preservation, Magnesite, Pebble DashLeave a comment

Pebble Dash was not Wright's Idea (Part 2)
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Forgotten House - The Book, Coming Spring 2021
Pebble Dash was not Wright's Idea (Part 1)
"She thought he was an immoral man"
Compress, release, repeat.
Fibonacci, here and there.
Three contemporaneous Wright draftsmen, three fates
Pause, don't Dash

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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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