Walter Rudin House
Madison, United States
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The Walter and Mary Ellen Rudin House, located at 110 Marinette Trail in Madison, Wisconsin, is a prefabricated residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1957 and completed in 1959. Constructed from concrete block with horizontal board and batten siding, it was the first example of Marshall Erdman's second prefab type, sharing its floor plan with the James McBean Residence. The two-story home features a striking square living room flooded with natural light through a wall of windows, divided from the kitchen by a massive concrete block fireplace. The cantilevered roof appears to float, enhanced by clerestory windows running beneath the soffit, while an attached carport anchors one corner. Uncommon for a Wright design, the house includes a full basement. The Rudins, both mathematicians at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, occupied the home, which contains bedrooms on both floors and typical service spaces arranged around the soaring central volume.
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- single-family detached home
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- Madison, United States
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