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“How to build a warm, strong and dry house”

Posted on May 31, 2017May 31, 2017 by Nick Hayes

By specifying Byrkit Lath in this and other American System-Built Houses, Frank Lloyd Wright may have secured this home's legacy.

Posted in History, RestorationsTagged American System-Built House, Architecture, ASBH, Elizabeth Murphy House, FLW, Frank Lloyd Wright, History, Organic Design, Renovation, stucco2 Comments

What about that stucco?

Posted on March 20, 2017March 21, 2017 by Nick Hayes

Did the Kibbies not like the pebble-dash and cover it for aesthetic reasons only, thereby protecting it for 90 years?

Posted in History, Restorations, SpacesTagged American System-Built House, Architecture, ASBH, Elizabeth Murphy House, FLW, Frank Lloyd Wright, History, pebble, pebble-dash, stucco1 Comment

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    Frank Lloyd Wright's Elizabeth Murphy House to be featured in 2019 OSHER presentation
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    Did Wright plan to furnish his American System-Built Homes?
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    Carpentry Improv in Frank Lloyd Wright's ASB Homes

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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