palphd
09-07-2008, 03:44
Building:
Wingspread (AKA Herbert F. Johnson House)
Architect:
Frank Lloyd Wright
Description (Excerpt from Wikipedia):
"Wingspread, also known as the Herbert F. Johnson House, is a house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Herbert Fisk Johnson, Jr. and built in 1938-1939 in the village of Wind Point near Racine, Wisconsin. The living room is the centre of the home, and four wings extend from it to four "zones": the master bedroom, the children’s rooms, the kitchen and servants' quarters, and the guestrooms/garage. The living room resembles a gigantic dome, and features a tall stone multiple fireplace rising from its centre.
Johnson was also Wright's client for the Johnson Wax Headquarters Building in Racine, which was built at about the same time (1936).
Wingspread is no longer a residence; it was donated by Johnson and his wife to The Johnson Foundation in 1959 as an international educational conference facility."
Location:
The Johnson Foundation
33 East Four Mile Road
Racine, Wisconsin, USA 53402
Phone: (262) 639-3211
Fax: (262) 681-3327
Access:
Public Tours are limited toTuesday through Friday from 9:30am - 3:00pm. No tours are given during conferences. Please check the conference schedule, then call 262-681-3353 or email tour@johnsonfdn.org.
Travel Directions:
Here (http://www.johnsonfdn.org/directions.html)
More Information:
Official Website (http://www.johnsonfdn.org/tour.html)
Wingspread (AKA Herbert F. Johnson House)
Architect:
Frank Lloyd Wright
Description (Excerpt from Wikipedia):
"Wingspread, also known as the Herbert F. Johnson House, is a house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright for Herbert Fisk Johnson, Jr. and built in 1938-1939 in the village of Wind Point near Racine, Wisconsin. The living room is the centre of the home, and four wings extend from it to four "zones": the master bedroom, the children’s rooms, the kitchen and servants' quarters, and the guestrooms/garage. The living room resembles a gigantic dome, and features a tall stone multiple fireplace rising from its centre.
Johnson was also Wright's client for the Johnson Wax Headquarters Building in Racine, which was built at about the same time (1936).
Wingspread is no longer a residence; it was donated by Johnson and his wife to The Johnson Foundation in 1959 as an international educational conference facility."
Location:
The Johnson Foundation
33 East Four Mile Road
Racine, Wisconsin, USA 53402
Phone: (262) 639-3211
Fax: (262) 681-3327
Access:
Public Tours are limited toTuesday through Friday from 9:30am - 3:00pm. No tours are given during conferences. Please check the conference schedule, then call 262-681-3353 or email tour@johnsonfdn.org.
Travel Directions:
Here (http://www.johnsonfdn.org/directions.html)
More Information:
Official Website (http://www.johnsonfdn.org/tour.html)