Introduction
Around
45 buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright were built in Wisconsin, which
is where Wright was born in 1867 and buried in 1959 (the number of
buildings is
not exact because you can count remodelings and multi-building
complexes different ways). You can access
information for all and web sites/images for some of these buildings
on this web page.
Wisconsin is
also where Wright founded the Taliesin Fellowship (Frank Lloyd Wright
School of Architecture).
Edgar Tafel wrote of Mr. Wright: "He was a man of his selected base,
Wisconsin, deeply rooted in the traditions of his beloved mid-America".
You might be interested in checking out this book:
Frank
Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School in Wisconsin: an Architectural
Touring Guide by Kristin Visser, which contains extensive photos
and information about not only Frank Lloyd Wright's Wisconsin work, but
also that of other Prairie School architects in the state.
This web page is part of the All-Wright Site -
Frank Lloyd Wright Building Guide, which contains geographically
organized listings of Wright's works in many states.
Please see
this page
for more information on how the Building Guide is organized.
Unity Chapel, Spring Green, Wisconsin, 1886.
(at Taliesin)
This shingle-style church building was designed by the J. Lyman Silsbee
firm, and is now considered to be pretty much entirely the work of
Mr. Wright, who was with the firm at this time. Mr. Wright was
buried in the churchyard from 1959 to 1985. This is Frank Lloyd
Wright's first built design.
Hillside Home School 1, Spring
Green (at Taliesin), 1887.
Long considered Mr. Wright's first design, this two-and-half story
Shingle-style building was demolished in 1950. It was replaced
as a school by Hillside 2 in 1903. After designing
this one, Mr. Wright designed dozens of buildings all in Illinois
(except for a couple of Mississippi vacation houses for Illinois clients)
before producing another design to be built in Wisconsin, this one
also at Taliesin like the first two Wisconsin designs.
Romeo and Juliet Windmill,
Spring Green (at Taliesin), Wisconsin, 1896.
This structure combines the embedded geometries of the lozenge and
the octagon, and serves as both a water tower and windmill. It is located
on a hill above Hillside Home School.
Yahara Boathouse, Madison (1902?), Wisconson.
(Never built)
This building looks like a precedessor to the flat-roofed Prairie houses
Wallis-Goodsmith House (and Boathouse),
Lake Delevan, Wisconsin, 1897
This house was the first building in Mr. Wright in Wisconson that was
not designed for his relatives. It is one of five summer cottages at
Lake Delevan. The cottage survives, but the boathouse built with it
does not. The plan of the house is similar to that of the Willits house in Illinois.
George W. Spencer House, Lake Delevan,
Wisconsin, 1902
Charles S. Ross House, Lake Delevan,
Wisconsin, 1902
Fred B. Jones House, etc. "Penwern",
Lake Delevan, Wisconsin, 1902
A.P. Johnson House, Lake Delevan,
Wisconsin, 1905
Robert M. "Robie" Lamp House, Madison,
Wisconsin, 1904.
Thomas Paul Hardy House, Racine,
Wisconsin, 1905
Andrew Porter House "Tanyderi",
Spring Green
(at Taliesin), Wisconsin, 1907
"The Airplane House" E. A. Gilmore House, in Madison, Wisconsin, 1908
A. D. German Warehouse (#183), in Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1915.
Taliesin (also called Taliesin North,
or Taliesin East, or Taliesin III)(#218),
Spring Green,
Wisconsin, started in 1911.
Please see the Taliesin page of this
web site for information and many links to other Taliesin web sites.
Lake Geneva Hotel, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin,
1912 (Demolished)
Frederick C. Bogk House, Milwaukee, Wisconson, 1916
Arthur Munkwitz Apartments, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, 1916. Demolished.
Arthur L. Richards Apartments,
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1916.
Arthur L. Richards "Small House",
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1916.
Arthur L. Richards Bungalow, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin, 1916.
This bungalow is located near the other Richards buildings described
above. It uses the same plan as the Stephen B. Hunt
House (II) in Oshkosh.
Hillside Home School,
also known as the Taliesin Fellowship Complex,
Spring Green, Wisconsin, started in 1901, major remodeling started in
1933.
Stephen B. Hunt II House, Oshkosh,
Wisconsin, 1917
Monolith Homes, Racine, Wisconsin, 1919. Unbuilt.
Herbert Jacobs, First Residence, Madison, Wisconsin, 1936
S.C. Johnson (Johnson Wax) Administration Building and Research Tower, in
Racine, 1936 & 1944.
"Wingspread" Herbert F. Johnson House,
in Wind Point (near Racine), Wisconsin, 1937.
Charles and Dorothy Manson House, Wausau, Wisconsin, 1939.
Bernard Schwartz House, Two Rivers,
Wisconsin, 1939.
Unitarian Church, also called Unitarian Meeting House, in
Shorewood Hills (near Madison), Wisconsin, 1947.
Please see the Unitarian Meeting House page of this
web site for information and many links to other Taliesin web sites.
John C. Pew House, Shorewood Hills,
Wisconsin, 1939.
Herbert Jacobs (II), Middleton, Wisconsin,
1948.
Richard Smith House, Jefferson, Wisconsin,
1950.
Patrick Kinney House, Lancaster,
Wisconsin, 1951.
"The Spring Green", Riverview Terrace
Restaurant, Spring Green Visitor's Center, Spring Green,
Wisconsin, 1953.
Willard H. Keland House, Racine,
Wisconsin, 1954.
Maurice Greenberg House "Stonebroke",
Dousman, Wisconsin.
E. Clarke Arnold House, Columbus,
Wisconsin, 1954.
Albert Adelman House, Fox Point,
Wisconsin, 1948.
Wyoming Valley Grammar School,
Wyoming Valley, Wisconsin, 1956.
Eugene Van Tamalen House,
Madison, Wisconsin, 1956.
Arnold Jackson House, Madison,
Wisconsin, 1956.
Frank Iber House, Stevens Point,
Wisconsin, 1956.
Joseph Mollica House, Bayside,
Wisconsin, 1956.
Walter Rudin House (#412) Madison, Wisconsin,
1957.
Dewey Wright House, Wausau, Wisconsin,
1956.
Seth Petersen cottage,
Lake Delton (near Wisconsin Dells), Wisconsin, 1958. Riverview Terrace Restaurant,
Spring Green, Wisconsin
Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison,
Wisconsin, 1997.
"The Boathouse" (Lake Monona), Madison,
Wisconsin, planned design.
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This cottage was supposedly "disowned" by the architect due to
alterations made to his design during construction. The house is
distinguised by a pointed prow that points toward the lake.
This "summer cottage" is a large two-story Prairie house. Henry-Russell
Hitchcock has included it on his list of outstanding Wright houses. It
has been expanded from Wright's original design.
This Lake Delevan cottage project consisted of four buildings: the
main residence, a gate lodge, a barn, and a boathouse.
This client was no relation to the Johnson Wax Johnsons of Racine, and
Robert Wright, who restored this house during the 1970s, was no relation
to the architect. This home is a stately Prairie house.
This two-story brick structure has had a third story added to it since
Wright's design and construction. The client was an old friend of Mr.
Wright's (nothing to do with the Robie House
in Chicago)
This large brick building with Mayan-esque detailing
is located in the town where Mr. Wright was born.
This apartment complex consisted of four linked squarish two-story
wings, each with an apartment on each floor. Arthur Munkwitz was
a partner of Arthur L. Richards, client for the following few buildings
also in Milwaukee.
These buildings are similar to the Munkwitz apartments, but are free-standing
buildings.
This small, single-story flat-roofed house lies near the Richards Apartments
described above.
This is the summer home of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture,
and is part of the Taliesin complex.
This house is based on the design published in Life magazine's September
26, 1938 issue in the article "House for a Family of $5000-$6000 Income".
A sort of "two-story Usonian house", it is constructed of brick and
horizontal cypress board and batten.
This house in the Madison area juts out of a hillside.
This one-story house off a golf course is built of limestone, plaster,
cypress, and cedar shingles.
This house was planned with triangular modules, and is built of stone
and wood.
This was the only building Frank Lloyd Wright designed as a restaurant,
for the Wisconsin River Development Corporation (Willard H. Keland: see the
following entry). It was completed in the late 60s as part of a planned
resort. It is now a tourist center for the Spring Green area, which
of course includes the Taliesin complex.
The building is on a hillside near Taliesin, overlooking the Wisconsin
River.
This large residence includes the original Wright designed home,
and a substantial addition made in 1961 by John H. Howe and the
Taliesin Fellowship.
This house is similar to Taliesin East: it cantilevers from the brow
of its hill, and it was originally designed in native stone.
This house in south-central Wisconsin is built of native stone from
the area. It was originally built with two sings set at 120-degree
angles.
This house is built on the I-plan, and is located near Milwaukee. The
clients also have a Arizona.
This school, the only elementary school built from a Wright design,
is located south of the Taliesin complex, on the road to Dodgeville.
It was an operating school for some time.
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church,
Wauwatosa (near Milwaukee), Wisconsin, 1956.
web site.
This house is one of 5 constructed from the "Marshall Erdman
Prefab Design #1". Two of the others are also in Wisconsin. These
plans include a masonry "core" L-plan.
Please see the Jackson House entry below for a link to
a site with images of one of these prefabs.
This house is one of 5 constructed from the "Marshall Erdman
Prefab Design #1". Two of the others are also in Wisconsin. These
plans include a masonry "core" L-plan.
This house is one of 5 constructed from the "Marshall Erdman
Prefab Design #1". Two of the others are also in Wisconsin. These
plans include a masonry "core" L-plan.
Please see the Jackson House entry above for a link to
a site with images of one of these prefabs.
This stone house is similar to the Marshall Erdman Company Prefab #1
design.
This house built from the Marshall Erdman Prefab plan #2 is on
a square plan (prefab #1 is an L-plan).
This house resembles a musical note from above. The client is not
related to the architect, but owned a Wausau music store.
web site.
This large new lakefront civic center has been controversial for its cost,
impact on Madison traffic during construction, and its deviation
from Mr. Wright's original designs.
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