This article in the Arizona Republic describes a rare Frank Lloyd Wright designed home for sale in Phoenix, Arizona.
It’s not designed by a student of Frank Lloyd Wright. It’s not designed by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. It’s not a Frank Lloyd Wright “inspired” design.
It was designed by the master himself.
Wright homes are not on the market often and in this case, the David Wright house is in original condition, adding to its allure. It also happens to be on two prime acres, with a guesthouse, southwest of 56th Street and Camelback Road.
“Hopefully, somebody buys it and appreciates it for what it is,” said Roy, an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin West in Scottsdale.
The 2,200-square-foot Wright house features an elevated living space with a spiral ramp winding up and around to the second-level entrance. A smaller ramp leads to a rooftop deck above the kitchen.
The ramps are reminiscent of the spiral design of the Guggenheim Museum, completed in New York in 1959, the year of Wright’s death.
Roy said that the David Wright house was designed as part of a Frank Lloyd Wright magazine story circa 1948 on how to live in the desert Southwest.
“His idea was that if you get up one level, you can catch the desert breezes and you’ll also be able to have a view,” he said.
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marsha cates 11.15.08 at 8:17 pm
Please send me the listing on the Phoenix FLW home at 56 St & Camelback. I am an interior designer looking to move into the area from PA and would LOVE to have a Frank Lloyd Wright house. Another favorite architect/designer for me is Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Any of his house out in your neck of the woods?? Also, what are houses going for in the Chaparral HS district? I have two children in 8th & 10th grades to place. Public schoosl with honors/advanced placement and sports are important.
Thank you!
Marsha Cates
marsha@roomservicellc.com
JLWard 01.20.09 at 8:56 pm
Hello! Did this sell? We are probably going to relocate within 3 months from Iowa and adore FLW homes. We have one not too far from us now and have visited his home in Scottsdale, did the tour & all. Amazing! Please contact me and let us know if it is available and send any pictures, price, etc. Thank you!