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SW CORNER OF COUNTY HIGHWAY C AND STATE HIGHWAY 23

Historic Name:
Taliesin - house (Taliesin III)
Other Name:
Taliesin III
Reference Number:
27790

Property Location

Location (Address)
SW CORNER OF COUNTY HIGHWAY C AND STATE HIGHWAY 23
County
Iowa
City/Village
Township
Wyoming
Unincorporated community
Town
8
Range
4
Direction
E
Section
30
Quarter Section
Quarter Quarter Section

Property Features

Year Built
1911
Additions
Survey Date
1976
Historic Use
Architectural Style
Structural System
Wall Material
Stone - Unspecified
Architect
Frank Lloyd Wright
Other Buildings On Site
Demolished
No
Demolished Date
Additional Comments
A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office.
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Taliesin and the Herbert & Katherine Jacobs house have been added to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

National Historic Landmark. Frank Lloyd Wright's home, farm, office, and school from 1911 until his death in 1959.

2006-
The Taliesin property is treated as five distinct resource areas in the NHL nomination. The AHI uses a similar set of area designations which results in six resource designations. They consist of the following:

1)Taliesin III (this listing), Wright's residence on the property. Originally built in 1911, severly damaged by fire in 1914 and again in 1925, today's structure is the third incarnation of the home.
2)Hillside Home School (AHI# 0139058)
3)Midway Farm Buildings (AHI# 0139059)
4)Romeo & Juliet Windmill (AHI# 0139060)
5)Taliesin Dam (AHI# 0139061)
6)Tan-Y-Deri (AHI# 0139062)

A Historic Structure Report of this building can be found in Room 312 at the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Covenant/Easement: In Perpetuity. A 'covenant file' exists for this property. It may contain additional information such as photos, drawings and correspondence. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office.
Bibliographic References
THE NEW YORK TIMES 6/2/1994 B1. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/2/1994. BARABOO NEWS REPUBLIC 5/27/1994. MILWAUKEE DAILY REPORTER 6/16/1994. THE SPRING GREEN HOME NEWS 6/22/1994. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/18/1994. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL 6/15/1994. THE SHEBOYGAN PRESS 6/17/1994. MILWAUKEE SENTINEL 5/12/1994. THE CAPITAL TIMES 5/12/1994. SPRING GREEN HOME NEWS 5/25/1994. SPRING GREEN HOME NEWS 8/10/1994. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/15/1994, P. 7A. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL 10/16/1994. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/5/1994. MADISON CAPITAL TIMES 6/9/1994. BEAVER DAM DAILY CITIZEN 6/9/1994. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 6/18/1995. WOODVILLE LEADER 5/3/1995. WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL 8/5/1995. MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL 10/15/1995. SPRING GREEN HOME NEWS 9/11/1996. Beloit Daily News 5/23/1997. Spring Green Home News 12/24/1997. Spring Green Home News 9/9/1998. Wisconsin State Journal 5/19/1999. The Capital Times 5/26/1999. Wisconsin State Journal 5/23/1999. Wisconsin State Journal 5/30/1999. The Capital Times, Home & Garden, 9/25/1999. Boscobel Dial 4/13/2000. Beloit Daily News 5/21/2001. Superior Daily Telegram 5/25/2004. Capital Times 5/25/2004. Milwaukee Daily Reporter 5/24/2004. Wisconsin State Journal, p. G1, 1/9/2011. Frank Lloyd Wright Wisconsin Heritage Tour Guide Perrin, Richard W. E., Historic Wisconsin Architecture, First Revised Edition (Milwaukee, 1976).

National And State Register Of Historic Places Listings

National/State Register Listing Name
Taliesin
National Register Listing Date
Apr 14, 1973
State Register Listing Date
Jan 01, 1989
Contributing
National Historic Landmark Status Granted
Jan 7, 1976
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