Price House in Bartlesville, OK
Price House in Bartlesville, OK
Does anyone know any information about the Harold Price house in Bartlesville, Oklahoma?
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Until recently, it was owned by Mrs. Caroline Price. The new owner has visited this site and commented on his acquisition, and it appears to have ended up in good hands. It is one of FLW's houses that I did not care much for until I actually saw it. The HB article that featured it shortly after it was completed made it look vast and undomestic. In reality, it's one of the handsomest post-WWII houses of Wright's career. Even Wes's addition, the round rumpus room, works perfectly. If you everr have the opportunity to get into it, by all means do so.
Unfortunately two other houses on Price property, a Cliff May design for Price, Sr., and a major masterpiece by Bruce Goff for the other son are no longer extant. New owners demolished the May house and an arson set fire to the Goff house, which was built of anthracite coal.
Unfortunately two other houses on Price property, a Cliff May design for Price, Sr., and a major masterpiece by Bruce Goff for the other son are no longer extant. New owners demolished the May house and an arson set fire to the Goff house, which was built of anthracite coal.
These are the images of the Harold C. Price, Jr. residence (1955) that Wright included in his "A Testament," in 1957 (my captions):
A plan worth studying

Floating brick-faced terraces

Master bedroom, looking east





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The top is the elevation
and the bottom photo is the living room
The photos come from Building Bartlesville-1945-2000.
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Yes. Wright would typically have placed bookshelves, a long built-in seat, or both, in that location.
Here are photos by Alan Weintraub from "FLLW:Mid-Century Modern":
entry at center
front door
accordian door to dining room

workspace, dining beyond; upstairs bath
Here are photos by Alan Weintraub from "FLLW:Mid-Century Modern":





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