Edward Serlin House

New York, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

Completed in 1949, the Edward Serlin House in Pleasantville, New York, is Frank Lloyd Wright's second of three designs for Usonia, an experimental cooperative community launched in the late 1940s. The modest three-bedroom, two-bathroom residence exemplifies Wright's organic principles through its design on a five-foot square module and distinctive shed roof over the living room. Construction was overseen by David Henken, a former Wright apprentice, with design refinements contributed by Aaron L. Resnick. The house stands as part of the Usonia Historic District, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.