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Sleeping porch

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

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  • Did you miss the tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's historic Elizabeth Murphy House? Here is a recording.
    Did you miss the tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's historic Elizabeth Murphy House? Here is a recording.
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    Appreciating an Art Teacher for Teaching Art Appreciation
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    We Miss the Peeping Toms and Nancys
  • Plywood in a Wright-designed American System-Built Home, before "plywood" was a thing
    Plywood in a Wright-designed American System-Built Home, before "plywood" was a thing
  • Frank Lloyd Wright’s Forgotten House - The Book, Coming Spring 2021
    Frank Lloyd Wright’s Forgotten House - The Book, Coming Spring 2021

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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