[MassHistPres] demolition of Frank Lloyd Wright House

[Tristram Metcalfe 3]

Even If that was FLW's,, it would be the very worst he ever designed.  
It actually is an insult to him and looks more like it was a claim  
dreamed up for selling it.
Tris Metcalfe

On Oct 3, 2009, at 8:54 AM, Dennis De Witt wrote:

> 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.
>>
>>
>> ** Please excuse spelling errors, while I adjust to a new, larger  
>> keyboard! :- }
>>
>> Barbara Wales, GRI, ABR
>> C21 Commonwealth
>> 29 Washington Street
>> Wellesley, MA 02481
>> BarbaraWales at realtor.com
>> Barbara.Wales at commonmoves.com
>>
>>
>> 617-762-4073 (accessline)
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>> President, DOCOMOMO-US/New England
>>
>>
>> EYP/
>>
>> David N. Fixler, FAIA, LEED AP
>> Principal, Design and Preservation
>>
>> Einhorn Yaffee Prescott
>> Architecture & Engineering P.C.
>>
>> Telephone 617 305 9871
>> Fax 617 305 9888
>> Cell 617 733 4287
>>
>> eypae.com
>> expertise driven design
>>
>> P  Please consider the environment before printing this email
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>> From: masshistpres-bounces at cs.umb.edu [mailto:masshistpres- 
>> bounces at cs.umb.edu] On Behalf Of Swanseaconcom at aol.com
>> Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 11:35 AM
>> To: masshistpres at cs.umb.edu
>> Subject: Re: [MassHistPres] demolition of Frank Lloyd Wright House
>>
>>
>> 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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