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The Elizabeth Murphy House is an American System-Built Home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

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A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed American System-Built Home

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Pause, don’t Dash

Posted on January 31, 2018November 8, 2019 by Nick Hayes

The unpainted Pebble-Dash in the Elizabeth Murphy House appears to be the last example of the original exterior of American System Built Houses anywhere.

Posted in History, SpacesTagged American System-Built Home, American System-Built House, Architecture, FLW, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin, pebble-dash, Roughcast, Sara Stathas Photograph, Sleeping porch2 Comments

That odd room with rock walls

Posted on February 1, 2017February 2, 2018 by Nick Hayes

At first we didn't know what to make of the space.

Posted in RenovationsTagged American System-Built House, ASBH, Elizabeth Murphy House, Frank Lloyd Wright, Sleeping porch7 Comments

Coming April 2021

The Book "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House - How and Omission Transformed the Architect's Legacy" (UW-Press) is available for pre-order now.
The Book "Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House - How and Omission Transformed the Architect's Legacy" (UW-Press) is available for pre-order now.

Read more:

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    Elizabeth Murphy and the End of Frank Lloyd Wright's American System-Built Experiment
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    ASBH Window Study Reveals a Cost-for-Quality Decision made by Wright and Richards
  • Nook becomes hall becomes nook again
    Nook becomes hall becomes nook again
  • By adding a garage, a previous owner saved this Frank Lloyd Wright house
    By adding a garage, a previous owner saved this Frank Lloyd Wright house
  • The new, old water closet
    The new, old water closet
  • Honey, I tore off the front of the house.
    Honey, I tore off the front of the house.
  • On the hunt for a long-lost ASBH? This could help.
    On the hunt for a long-lost ASBH? This could help.
  • The System within the System
    The System within the System
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