Wingspread - Wind Point WI
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nomadwillie
N 42° 46.833 W 087° 46.246
16T E 436952 N 4736733
Also known as the Herbert F Johnson House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1939 for the CEO of the Johnson Wax Company.
Waymark Code: WMP0HM
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 06/04/2015
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Built in 1937-1938 for the President of Johnson's Wax Company, this large house was considered by its architect the finest (and most expensive) house he had built up to that date. Frank Lloyd Wright's design is so completely wedded to its site--rolling grassy slopes and shallow ravines--that it seems to grow naturally from the earth. Displaying what its author called the "eloquence of materials"--beautifully finished and integrated surfaces of wood, concrete and brick put together with respect and taste--it is the last of Wright's Prairie Houses. Currently, it is one of the most important educational and cultural conference centers in the Midwest.
City, State or City, Country: Wind Point, Wisconsin
Year Built: 1937
Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
Webpage from GreatBuildings.com or other approved listing: [Web Link]
Other website with more information about building: Not listed
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