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Frank Lloyd Wright's Forgotten House - The Elizabeth Murphy House in Shorewood, Wisconsin. (FLLW 1917)

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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 porch3 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 RestorationsTagged American System-Built House, ASBH, Elizabeth Murphy House, Frank Lloyd Wright, Sleeping porch8 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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