Louis Penfield House Collection 1952-1998 1952-1998

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Louis Penfield House Collection 1952-1998 1952-1998

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Collection of copies of architectural drawings, correspondence, articles, and photographs associated with the Louis Penfield House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and located in Willoughby, Ohio. The collection also includes concept drawings and documentation related to a second house designed by Wright, which is referred to as House #2, and the campaign to raise funds to build the second house; correspondence related to a documentary planned by Penfield about his relationship with Wright, his house, and other Frank Lloyd Wright Houses in Ohio. Collection processed and EAD Finding Aid created by Amy E. Dawson.

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Wright, Frank Lloyd, 1867-1959

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Architect, designer; Illinois, Wisconsin and Arizona. From the description of Frank Lloyd Wright textile design studies, [ca. 1955]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86122971 BIOGHIST REQUIRED Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) was an American Architect internationally recognized for his distinctive Prairie Style houses, innovative building design, Taliesin school and fellowships, and philosophy of "organic architecture." From the guide to the Frank Lloyd Wright Miscel...

Penfield, Louis.

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Louis Penfield, a painter and teacher at Mayfield High School in Ohio, was an acquaintance of Frank Lloyd Wright. He commissioned Wright to design a house that would accommodate his 6 ft., 8 inch frame. The house was built in Willoughby, Ohio in 1955. It has a "floating staircase" supported by ceiling beams, a bottleneck entryway, and several walls made almost entirely of windows, one of which gives a panoramic view of the outside. The Penfield house was restored over a period of four years by P...