Gordon House

Silverton, United States

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright with Burton Goodrich as supervising architect, the Gordon House is a two-story Usonian-style residence completed in 1963 for farmer Conrad Gordon and his wife Evelyn at the Oregon Garden in Silverton, Oregon. Originally sited near Wilsonville between the Willamette River and Mount Hood, the house was relocated 24 miles to its current location in 2001. One of only two houses based on Wright's 1938 "dream house" design published in Life magazine, it features a distinctive "T"-shaped plan with bedrooms and utility spaces in one wing and main living areas in another. The 2,133-square-foot structure showcases Wright's characteristic integration of natural materials—concrete and red cedar interspersed with expansive glass windows and perforated decorative boards—complemented by overhanging flat roofs and terraces. A radiant heating system and materials-driven interior design complete the home. Now the only publicly accessible Frank Lloyd Wright residence in the Pacific Northwest, it opened to visitors in 2002 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.