[MassHistPres] demolition of Frank Lloyd Wright House

[David Fixler]

To my knowledge there is no Frank Lloyd Wright designed house in Wellesley, and a couple of quick checks of a Wright Listing of Buildings by Location on the web bears my suspicion out.  The nearest ones are  th Zimmerman House in New Hampshire and the Baird House in Amherst, MA.  

 

This house was probably either designed by an acolyte or is a knock-off by someone else.  This is not to say that it should not be protected.  Does anyone have photos or any documentary information?

 

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A friend was in a Frank Lloyd Wright designed house in Wellsley as they were selling some of the contents. The owner told him that the buyer of the house was going to demolish it in order to build a a mcmansion which is the dominant style of house in this neighborhood. Is there anybody from Wellsley on the list? 

 

Colleen Brown
Swansea Conservation Commission
68 Stevens Rd
Swansea, MA 02777
508-673-6467
508-676-0317 fax

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