you’re free to even stay overnight at six of the homes.
Here are 12 Wright-designed buildings you could visit and six that can be booked for an overnight stay.
The property and surrounding grounds were donated to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy in 1963.
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Visitors can choose from a variety of tours to see the home and grounds.
Guided interior toursof the home and studio are available.
Later, he would return to buildTaliesin, which means “shining bow” in Welsh.
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For 48 years, the 800-acre campus was his home and architectural lab.
Architecture aficionados are drawn to the site, as its buildings reflect Wright’s lengthy career.
In 2019, the campus was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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Today, Taliesin hosts a variety of art and cultural events, mindfulness workshops, and cooking classes.
To escape the harsh Wisconsin winters, Wright constructedTaliesin West.
This lab and design studio served as his winter respite in the Sonoran Desert until his death.
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Self- and docent-guided tours are available.
Elam house is mostly windows over 100 to be exact and the whole structure rests on giant limestone piers.
Its an impressive home, with five bedrooms and six baths.
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The structure flows organically into a grassy hillside.
Original chairs, tables, and other furnishings designed by Wright decorate the three bedrooms.
A separate tea house has its own bathroom and a small kitchen.
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The house is available for overnight rentals and sleeps up to five guests.
The house is in the small town of Two Rivers, perched along the river overlooking a large marsh.
It can be rented overnight for up to eight people.
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Property tours are also available.
The home fell into disrepair and was briefly abandoned.
Each building holds a trove of Wright-designed furniture.
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Here, visitors learn about the architectural complex and the history of Wright and the Martins.
For those who can’t visit, a 3D tour is available on the website.
Louis Penfield House, Willoughby, Ohio
Wright was famous for designing spaces that played with proportion.
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Confined spaces or bottleneck breezeways opened into grand double-height rooms with walls of windows.
These were features that created an element of surprise and illumination.
Unique to the property were 16 long, thin windows reflecting the owner’s physique.
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The home is available for overnight rentals and corporate retreats.
In 2019, the property became L.A.’s first UNESCO World Heritage site.
A virtual tour is available online.
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Peterson never lived to see the completion of the880-square-foot cottage.
It was purchased by the State of Wisconsin in 1966 and underwent significant restoration beginning in 1989.
The cottage is located in Mirror Lake State Park, which offers plenty of opportunities for outdoor recreation.
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Monthly tours are also available.
After the death of Donald Duncan in 2002, the Lisle, Illinois, house became run down.
It was dismantled and moved toPolymath Parkin Pennsylvania two years later.
