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Kinney House

The house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1951 for Patrick Kinney (a Lancaster, Wisconsin attorney), his wife Margaret, and their three children.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017

Kentuck Knob

Kentuck Knob, where architecture and sculpture are seamlessly integrated into the beautiful landscape. Located in the Laurel Highlands of western Pennsylvania, Kentuck Knob is an excellent illustration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian architecture.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017

John Christian House (SAMARA)

This quintessential Usonian house, commissioned by two Purdue University faculty members, sits on a small hill near the Purdue stadium.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017

Herbert Jacobs House

Challenged by Herbert Jacobs to create a decent home for $5,000, Wright’s design for “Jacobs I” (as it came to be known) is widely considered to be Wright’s first Usonian structure.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017

Hanna House

Begun in 1937 when the Hannas were a young married couple, Wright expanded and adapted the house over the next 25 years.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017

Gordon House

One of the last of Wright’s Usonian homes, the Gordon House is based on the design for a modern home commissioned by Life magazine in 1938.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017

Gerald B. Tonkens House

Located on four acres in the northern suburbs of Cincinnati, this exemplary Usonian Automatic home incorporates 11 different patterns of concrete block and over 400 inset windows.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017

Elam House

When S. P. “Pearl” Elam and his wife toured Taliesin in 1948, they told Wright’s chief draftsman, John Howe, that they were interested in building a home.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017

Duncan House

The Duncan House is one of eleven modest Usonian homes that were prefabricated by a Wisconsin builder, Marshall Erdman, and constructed on lots chosen by the buyers.

Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017
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