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Frank Lloyd wright’s pope- leighey house

Frank Lloyd wright’s pope- leighey house. A Story of Innovation’s Triumph Despite Severe Economic Downturn. Images Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division,.

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Frank Lloyd wright’s pope- leighey house

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  1. Frank Lloyd wright’s pope-leighey house A Story of Innovation’s Triumph Despite Severe Economic Downturn • Images Source: Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division,

  2. "There are certain things a man wants during life, and, of life. Material things and things of the spirit. The writer has one fervent wish that includes both. It is for a house created by you."  • Great Depression: 1929 – 1939 • Loren Pope worked an only $50 per week job as a copy editor at the Washington Evening Star • Frank Lloyd Wright built the first Usonian Home for Herbert and Katherine Jacobs in 1937 for just $5,000 • Pope struggled to allocate sufficient funds– borrowing money during the Great Depression was difficult • The Loren Pope Residence was completed in 1941 for $7000 due to increased cost of building materials

  3. “Dear loren pope: of course I am ready to give you a house” • Carport • L-shaped single story • Board and batten panel walls • Structural glass • Large living room • Built-in furniture • Radiant heating system • Low-pitched rooflines • Open interior plan • Clerestory windows • Cherokee red concrete floor • Piano hinges • Central fireplace • Deep overhangs • 1,200 sqft • Solar Hemicycle design

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