American System-Built House Models A301, A302 and A303 | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society

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American System-Built House Models A301, A302 and A303

American System-Built House Models A301, A302 and A303 | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
Halftone print of the Model Homes A301, A302 and A303 floor plans and entrance and front elevations. Frank Lloyd Wright outlined his vision of affordable housing. He asserted that the home would have to go to the factory, instead of the skilled labor coming to the building site. Between 1915 and 1917 Wright designed a series of standardized "system-built" homes, known today as the American System-Built Houses. By system-built, he did not mean pre-fabrication off-site, but rather a system that involved cutting the lumber and other materials in a mill or factory, then bringing them to the site for assembly. This system would save material waste and a substantial fraction of the wages paid to skilled tradesmen. Wright produced more than 900 working drawings and sketches of various designs for the system. Six examples were constructed, still standing, on West Burnham Street and Layton Boulevard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Other examples were constructed on scattered sites throughout the Midwest with a few yet to be discovered.
DESCRIPTION
Halftone print of the Model Homes A301, A302 and A303 floor plans and entrance and front elevations. Frank Lloyd Wright outlined his vision of affordable housing. He asserted that the home would have to go to the factory, instead of the skilled labor coming to the building site. Between 1915 and 1917 Wright designed a series of standardized "system-built" homes, known today as the American System-Built Houses. By system-built, he did not mean pre-fabrication off-site, but rather a system that involved cutting the lumber and other materials in a mill or factory, then bringing them to the site for assembly. This system would save material waste and a substantial fraction of the wages paid to skilled tradesmen. Wright produced more than 900 working drawings and sketches of various designs for the system. Six examples were constructed, still standing, on West Burnham Street and Layton Boulevard in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Other examples were constructed on scattered sites throughout the Midwest with a few yet to be discovered.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:113956
Creation Date:circa 1916
Creator Name:Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
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Collection Name:American System-Built House Series portfolio, 1915-1917
Genre:Print
Original Format Type:prints, fine-art
Original Format Number:Mss 1163, Box 1, Fldr 14
Original Dimensions:17 x 11 inches
SUBJECTS
Architectural rendering
Architecture
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959
Housing
Suburbs
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