Wright Chat

It is surprising that Christopher Dekoven Hill is on the list, but his father, John, is not.

Even though Maher's work falls short of FLW's Prairie Houses, he was definitely affected by FLW. It may take a scalpel to unveil it, but there are details that emulate FLW in Maher's work. As the Mallen House shows, Maher's early attempts to break free of the 19th century were unconvincing, but late...

Heller is magnificent. The interlocking interior spaces (principally living room, stair hall, reception room, dining room) are superbly arranged, reminiscent - on a grander scale - of Charnley. Has a plan of the third story ever turned up? FLW added the elevator at some point, which one source said ...

I've been inside the chapel. Its interiors are as mundane as can be, no hint of FLW or even Silsbee.

SDR, using the Herman Mallen House (1904-5) as an example of Maher's FLW-influenced work is a bit unfair. His Farson House (1897-9) done in the style in which he was trained, is much better than Mallen, which also falls short of other later works where he emulated FLW, such as the James Hall Taylor ...

Towards the next slab below.

I didn't say anything about the fanciness of the interiors; Victorian interiors are infused with gewgaws in every nook and cranny. Aesthetically the interiors don't work for me, SDR. You may be 'bigly whelmed' as much as you like.

As state capitol buildings go, one advantage that NYS has over many others, as well as the DC holy of holies, is that it does not reference St. Peter's Basilica at all. The grandiosity of most state capitols seems to contradict the very nature of the country. Of all 50 capitols, Alaska's is the most...

What needs to be done to prevent or at least lessen the destruction of hurricanes is to restore the mangroves that acted as a barrier to the worst of the storms. But as usual, real estate development will prevent that from happening.

The old photo is revealing. It could be assumed that the white of the house was not original, but the color in the b&w photo looks a lot darker than the new hue. Did research show the color as it is now? If not, why didn't they go back to the original?

...not to mention LHS's Chicago Stock Exchange Bldg.

#5, Savoy-Plaza Hotel, wasn't a particularly fabulous structure (McKim of MM&W), but its demolition made way for the massive General Motors Building by Edward Durell Stone, the architect everyone loves to hate. The scale of this beast, which extends from 57th to 59th Streets, upset the scale of the ...

Has anyone kept track of how many times this house has changed ownership in recent years?

MacFarlane. He's been around for awhile. 45.

I suspect the lack of connection between the top 4 boards of the Suntop Homes is deliberate, since they enclose separate outdoor spaces that are not linked by a passageway. There are two second story plans of the Blossom Garage posted, neither of which, if Storrer is correct, were built. As built, i...