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Wright for Stevenson

Date: 1952
Description: Among those attending a dinner for Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson in 1952 was Frank Lloyd Wright and Oligavanna Lloyd Wright.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Boathouse

Date: 1900
Description: A Lake Mendota boathouse, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built at the foot of North Carroll Street in 1893.
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Monona Terrace Civic Center Tower Drawing

Date: 12 1954
Description: Sketch of a tower, drawn by Frank Lloyd Wright, for the Monona Terrace Civic Center. The drawing is of a ten-story tower that would include office space a...
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Rocky Roost

Date: 1915
Description: Rocky Roost, west of Governor's Island in Lake Mendota. The structure was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his childhood friend Robert Lamp. The home's ...
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Eugene A. Gilmore House

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Description: The Eugene A. Gilmore residence at 120 Ely Place. Known as the "Airplane House," it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1908.
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Rocky Roost

Date: 1915
Description: Rocky Roost, located west of Governor's Island, Lake Mendota. Robert Lamp, in 1902, had his friend Frank Lloyd Wright design a cottage to be called "Rocky ...
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Frank Lloyd Wright Boathouse

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view from the lake of the Madison City Boathouse at the foot of North Carroll Street on Lake Mendota. It was an early design of Frank Lloyd Wright...
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Lamp House

Date: 1965
Description: The Robert Lamp house, 22 North Butler Street (viewed from East Mifflin Street). The house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, architect, in 1902, and bui...
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Erdman Prefab

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Description: Alternative view of the Van Tamlen House, an example of Erdman #1, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed prefabricated home marketed by Marshall Erdman.
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Perspective of Olin Terraces

Date: 1938
Description: Reproduction of a color rendering of Olin Terraces, an early proposal for a Madison civic center by Frank Lloyd Wright. This perspective is the view from ...
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First Unitarian Meeting House

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of Frank Lloyd Wright's First Unitarian Meeting House, 900 University Bay Drive.
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Rocky Roost

Date: 1915
Description: Rocky Roost, a vacation home west of Governor's Island, in Lake Mendota. Frank Lloyd Wright served as the architect in the remodeling (in 1901 and 1903) of...
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Men on the Balcony of Rocky Roost

Date: 09 18 1892
Description: Four men sit on the balcony of Rocky Roost, the vacation home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Located west of Governor's Island in Lake Mendota. The men ar...
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Robert Lamp House

Date: 08 29 1976
Description: Exterior of a house at 22 North Butler Street designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904 for Robert M. Lamp. The house features horizontal lines, balcony parap...
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Unitarian Meeting House Construction

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Description: Workers erecting scaffolding outside the First Unitarian Society Meeting House during construction. The building was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and the...
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View of Near East Madison

Date: 1967
Description: A depiction of the near east side of Madison circa 1885. The arrow indicates the location of the old Second Ward Grammar School and the circle shows the ar...
Postcard

Rocky Roost

Date: 1913
Description: Rocky Roost, a cottage, which was located west of Governor's Island in Lake Mendota. The cottage was designed and built in 1893 (according to Taliesin Asso...
Historical Essay

Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959

Read about the life of this influential Wisconsonite and his contributions to the field of architecture. Article includes links to many primary sources.
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Rocky Roost

Date: 
Description: View across Lake Mendota of Rocky Roost, also known as the Lamp Cottage, located west of Governor's Island.
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Unitarian Meeting House Work Day

Date: 09 29 1950
Description: A group of skilled workmen in front of the First Unitarian Society meeting house on one of the work days they donated to the project. The building was desi...

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