All original museum quality c. 1902 heavily ornamented cast plaster “sumac pattern” exterior frieze fragment removed from the. House designed by prairie architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. The badly deteriorated plaster work was removed in 1979 shortly before restoration commenced on the house. The extant replacement consists of a vinyl-coated plywood. The restoration involved the recasting of the original frieze in a more durable material and put back into place. A few sections (such as the one shown above) of the original frieze are now in museums and private collections. House (built 190204) was designed by architect Frank. The extant house – located along east. Was built for patron. The house reflects the mutual affection of the patron and the architect for organic architecture, the relatively flat landscape of the u. Aesthetic as expressed in. Was an independent woman and heiress to a substantial fortune, including silver mines in the rocky mountains. Enjoyed complete control over her household and fortune. Eager to express her personality and to become the leading hostess in. Decided to completely remodel her family’s. Mansion located in the state capital’s fashionable “aristocracy hill” neighborhood. Search for an architect to match her aspirations ended when she was introduced to frank. Wright, the rising leader of a new movement in architecture. Wright left the office of his mentor. And began to practice as an independent architect. Doctrine of “organic architecture”, wright expanded it into a full-fledged system of congruence between the interior of a building and its surroundings, which came to be called the prairie style. 1902 commission to wright to plan the “remodeling” of the. Mansion was the largest commission that wright had received up to that time. The architect, who recognized a kindred spirit in. Expanded the boundaries of his commission to design and build what was, in effect, an entirely new house. This house was a showcase for wright’s prairie style. And wright’s mutual love of. The house was designed for display and entertainment. An arched doorway admitted guests into a series of expanding spaces, the vestibule and reception hall. The concept of “expanding space” was repeated throughout the house, with windows placed so as to continually draw the resident or guest into an awareness of the outside. Wright designed approximately 450 art glass windows, skylights, door panels, sconces, and light fixtures for the house, most of which survive. Much of the art glass, and the mural by. Niedecken surmounting the dining room interior, centered on a sumac motif. A substantial west wing leads visitors through an interior torii gate into two of the largest rooms in the house. The upper-level gallery was used for musical entertaining, and the ground-level library contains special easels designed by wright for. To display selections from her collection of. Prints, part of more than 100 pieces of free-standing wright-designed white oak furniture in the house. House for approximately 24 years, from 1904 until about 1928. At first a successful hostess and leader of. Social scene, she later became increasingly reclusive and turned her attention to spiritualism and the occult. Suffering from increasing financial constraints in her later years, she closed the main house around 1928 and moved to a small cottage on the grounds. A successful medical publisher, was the second owner and custodian of the. Died in 1969 and his wife. The item “Frank Lloyd Wright Artifact” is in sale since Thursday, January 10, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Architectural & Garden\Other Architectural Antiques”. The seller is “ga-ccon-bepqpwspro” and is located in Little Rock, Arkansas. This item can be shipped to United States.