Wright House. Wrong Place?

Historic value can't always save buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright from demolition.

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March 9, 2005, 7:00 AM PST

"Between 1886 and his death in 1959, Frank Lloyd Wright, the most venerated and, to many people, the greatest American architect, designed more than 500 buildings, most of them houses. About 80 percent of them survive.

Yet, despite a widespread recognition of their cultural value, relatively few of them enjoy the protection that the Bach house has. Indeed, as many as a quarter of Wright's houses may be at risk, says John Payne, a former president of the Wright Building Conservancy and the owner of a Wright house in Glen Ridge, N.J."

Thanks to Chris Steins

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Wednesday, March 9, 2005 in The Christian Science Monitor

History / Preservation United States

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