Duey and Julia Wright House

Wausau, United States

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The Duey and Julia Wright House is a Usonian residence built in Wausau, Wisconsin in 1958–1959 on a bluff above the Wisconsin River. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed under the direction of his former apprentices John H. Howe and John deKoven Hill after the architect's death, the concrete-block home exemplifies Wright's Usonian principles while departing from the style's typical modest scale at 4,337 square feet. The house's distinctive form, resembling a musical note when viewed from above, reflects its client's ownership of a local music store and later the broadcasting company Midwest Communications; this musical theme extends to perforated clerestory boards designed to represent the rhythm of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. The open-plan living spaces—with an integrated kitchen, dining area, and living room featuring a built-in bench seating thirty—demonstrate characteristic Usonian efficiency, while four bedrooms are accessed from a gallery. Listed in both the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places, it remains a notable example of Wright's architectural vision realized posthumously by members of the Taliesin Fellowship.

Architect

John H. Howe John deKoven Hill Frank Lloyd Wright

Movement

Usonian architecture

Built: 1959
Type: single-family detached home
Materials: concrete
Heritage: listed in the Wisconsin State Register of Historic Places, National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place: Wausau, United States

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