Paul J. and Ida Trier House

Iowa, United States

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The Paul J. and Ida Trier House is a Usonian residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Johnston, Iowa, completed in 1958 as the last of seven Wright Usonians built in the state. A variation on Wright's 1953 Exhibition House at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the home features the characteristic low profile and southern orientation typical of the Usonian philosophy. Its exterior employs hollow clay tile blocks beneath a flat roof, with red concrete slab floors throughout the interior except for slate in the kitchen. Philippine mahogany woodwork and a prominent living room fireplace complete the primary spaces, which open to the outdoors through generous window walls in the living room and master bedroom, shaded by deep overhangs. A north wing originally serving as a carport was enclosed into a playroom by Taliesin Associates in 1967, along with additions of a new front carport and shop extension in brick. Now surrounded by suburban development, the house was originally situated amid farmland and remains listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Architect

Frank Lloyd Wright

Type: single-family detached home
Heritage: National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place: Iowa, United States

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