Pappas, Theodore, A., House - Town and Country, Missouri
Posted by: BruceS
N 38° 38.192 W 090° 29.049
15S E 718977 N 4279446
Secluded Frank Lloyd Wright designed house in west St. Louis County.
Waymark Code: WMZCR
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/22/2006
Views: 22
This Frank Lloyd Wright designed house is very secluded house, the coordinates listed are from a nearby public street where the house is visible when the leaves are off the trees. This house was built by Theodore Pappas and his wife with the help of day laborers between 1960 and 1964. The house is from a 1955 Wright design called the “Usonian Automatic” house. The house including the roof is is constructed with concrete blocks or as described by Wright “stones.” The wood in the house is Philippine mahogany. The Pappas' lived in house until his death in recent years. (The house is more visible than the pictures indicate and can also be viewed from a nearby school)
Street address: 865 Masonridge Rd. Town and Country, Missouri
County / Borough / Parish: St. Louis County
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1950-1974
Historic function: Domestic
Current function: Domestic
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 1: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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