[MassHistPres] demolition of Frank Lloyd Wright House

[Dennis De Witt]

A very "Cambridge" looking house of the period.  Not right to be  
Wright.  Presumably the town records would show the architect.

Dennis De Witt


On Oct 2, 2009, at 12:35 PM, Barbara Wales wrote:

> This must be the one they are talking about.   But, I do not have an  
> details, nor have I been inside.    I am attaching the listing sheet  
> and the floor plan.
>
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> ** Please excuse spelling errors, while I adjust to a new, larger  
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> Barbara Wales, GRI, ABR
> C21 Commonwealth
> 29 Washington Street
> Wellesley, MA 02481
> BarbaraWales at realtor.com
> Barbara.Wales at commonmoves.com
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> 617-762-4073 (accessline)
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> Oct 2, 2009 12:09:23 PM, DFixler at eypae.com wrote:
> 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?
>
>
> David Fixler
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> President, DOCOMOMO-US/New England
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> EYP/
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> David N. Fixler, FAIA, LEED AP
> Principal, Design and Preservation
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> Einhorn Yaffee Prescott
> Architecture & Engineering P.C.
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> From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu 
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> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 11:35 AM
> To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] demolition of Frank Lloyd Wright House
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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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