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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.

Search for books on Frank Lloyd Wright, Wisconsin, cheese, and also for books on any other topic (and music and more)

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.

• Image at FA 267

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
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.

Charles S. Ross House, Lake Delevan, Wisconsin, 1902
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.

Fred B. Jones House, etc. "Penwern", Lake Delevan, Wisconsin, 1902
This Lake Delevan cottage project consisted of four buildings: the main residence, a gate lodge, a barn, and a boathouse.

A.P. Johnson House, Lake Delevan, Wisconsin, 1905
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.

Robert M. "Robie" Lamp House, Madison, Wisconsin, 1904.
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)

Thomas Paul Hardy House, Racine, Wisconsin, 1905

Andrew Porter House "Tanyderi", Spring Green (at Taliesin), Wisconsin, 1907

• Tan-y-Deri Section [taliesinpreservation]

"The Airplane House" E. A. Gilmore House, in Madison, Wisconsin, 1908

A. D. German Warehouse (#183), in Richland Center, Wisconsin, 1915.
This large brick building with Mayan-esque detailing is located in the town where Mr. Wright was born.

• Text and image (and map and tour information) found in the FLLW in Wisconsin pages.

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

• Frederick C. Bogk House [msoe]
• Bogk Clock. Commercial page at maclinstudio.

Arthur Munkwitz Apartments, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1916. Demolished.
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.

Arthur L. Richards Apartments, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1916.
These buildings are similar to the Munkwitz apartments, but are free-standing buildings.

• Arthur L. Richards Houses [msoe]

Arthur L. Richards "Small House", Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1916.
This small, single-story flat-roofed house lies near the Richards Apartments described above.

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.
This is the summer home of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, and is part of the Taliesin complex.

• 6 photos at Digital Archive of American Architecture

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.

• S.C.Johnson Wax company's own site
• Text and image (and map and tour information) found in FLW in Wisconsin pages.

"Wingspread" Herbert F. Johnson House, in Wind Point (near Racine), Wisconsin, 1937.

• Johnson Foundation at Wingspread, official site of this house and the foundation housed within it.
• Page with many Wingspread images at the "Digital Archive of American Architecture" (fa267)
• Restoration Project [kcd]

Charles and Dorothy Manson House, Wausau, Wisconsin, 1939.

Bernard Schwartz House, Two Rivers, Wisconsin, 1939.
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.

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.
This house in the Madison area juts out of a hillside.

Herbert Jacobs (II), Middleton, Wisconsin, 1948.

• Making Wright Right, a site about the restoration of this hemicycle residence. Contains a lot of information.

Richard Smith House, Jefferson, Wisconsin, 1950.
This one-story house off a golf course is built of limestone, plaster, cypress, and cedar shingles.

Patrick Kinney House, Lancaster, Wisconsin, 1951.
This house was planned with triangular modules, and is built of stone and wood.

"The Spring Green", Riverview Terrace Restaurant, Spring Green Visitor's Center, Spring Green, Wisconsin, 1953.
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.

• Page with several photos [inmadcity],

Willard H. Keland House, Racine, Wisconsin, 1954.
This large residence includes the original Wright designed home, and a substantial addition made in 1961 by John H. Howe and the Taliesin Fellowship.

Maurice Greenberg House "Stonebroke", Dousman, Wisconsin.
This house is similar to Taliesin East: it cantilevers from the brow of its hill, and it was originally designed in native stone.

E. Clarke Arnold House, Columbus, Wisconsin, 1954.
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.

Albert Adelman House, Fox Point, Wisconsin, 1948.
This house is built on the I-plan, and is located near Milwaukee. The clients also have a Arizona.

Albert Adelman House [msoe]

Wyoming Valley Grammar School, Wyoming Valley, Wisconsin, 1956.
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.

• Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church [msoe]
• Text and image found in the Greek Orthodox Church page in the FLlW in Wisconsin web site.

Eugene Van Tamalen House, Madison, Wisconsin, 1956.
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.

Arnold Jackson House, Madison, Wisconsin, 1956.
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.

Frank Iber House, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, 1956.
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.

Joseph Mollica House, Bayside, Wisconsin, 1956.
This stone house is similar to the Marshall Erdman Company Prefab #1 design.

• Joseph Mollica House [msoe]

Walter Rudin House (#412) Madison, Wisconsin, 1957.
This house built from the Marshall Erdman Prefab plan #2 is on a square plan (prefab #1 is an L-plan).

Dewey Wright House, Wausau, Wisconsin, 1956.
This house resembles a musical note from above. The client is not related to the architect, but owned a Wausau music store.

Seth Petersen cottage, Lake Delton (near Wisconsin Dells), Wisconsin, 1958.

• The Seth Page [Frank Lloyd Wright Weekend]. This page contains photos, and an account of a weekend stay by Wright enthusiasts.
• Text and image (and map and tour information) found in the Seth Peterson Cottage page in the FLW in Wisconsin web site.

Riverview Terrace Restaurant, Spring Green, Wisconsin

Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, Wisconsin, 1997.
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.

• Monona Terrace, the official site of this new building.
• Public Buildings - Monona Terrace [FA 267]
• New Monona Terrace Page [Making Wright Wright]. A variety of color photos of the exterior.
• Yahoo's Monona Terrace index

"The Boathouse" (Lake Monona), Madison, Wisconsin, planned design.

• Boathouse Page [Madison Capital Times]. Text by Dave Zwiefel.

Other Wright or Architecture Related Links (general Wisconsin pages, regional, or related and non-Wright buildings of interest)

• Milwaukee Art Museum - Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Collection
• Book: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie School in Wisconsin: an Architectural Touring Guide by Kristin Visser.
• Spring Green's Architectural Gems, excellent page with large driving map, and listings for many buildings.
• Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture, a comprehensive listing of the buildings.
• Frank Lloyd Wright in Wisconsin [formerly Badgernet]
• "House on the Rock", located a mere few miles south of Taliesin, a major tourist attraction started by man who fancied himself a rival of Wright.
  • House on the Rock [Roadside America],
  • House on the Rock [Sauk County]
• Historic Racine: Frank Lloyd Wright and Prairie School Architecture

Other Wisconsin Links on unrelated topics

• Vern's Green Bay Packer Page
• August Derleth Society. August Derleth, the famous Wisconsin regional author (and enthusiast, promoter, publisher of H.P.Lovecraft's fiction) was, like Wright, a child of South Central Wisconsin.

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