Among the last sketches to come from Wright's hand was a pencil study for a house dramatically perched on a rocky promontory (
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Rattenbury finished the presentation drawings and the Lykes' were thrilled with the design, but waited seven years to build it. Rattenbury also supervised construction. The 3,000 sq. ft. futuristic residence wraps around the mountain with two drumlike pavilions separated by a curved bedroom wing. All of the bedrooms open out to the view, including the master bedroom which has a small southfacing balcony.
Aimee Lykes lived in the house for nearly 20 years and then rented it out to a succession of tenants. The house was sold in 1994 to new owners who refurbished it. The home's new owner had Rattenbury modify the interior, enlarging the master bedroom by extending it into an adjacent bedroom, combining two other bedrooms into a single guest room and converting a workshop into a home theater. The county assessor's 2005 value of $784,600 does not seem to reflect the true market value of the property (
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References:
Legler, D., 1999, Frank Lloyd Wright: The Western Work, Chronicle Books, San Francisco, pp. 116-121