BUILDING CONSERVANCY Wright’s Late Years: 1946-59 2016 Conference , Nov. 2 – 6 Wright’s Late Years

3 Conference at a Glance 4 Hotel Information 5 General Information 7 Board of Directors 9 Daily Schedule with tours and presentations 14 Walton House / St. Stephen Catholic Church 15 St. Elizabeth Seton Church / Wormser-Coleman House 16 Marin County Civic Center 17 V.C. Morris Gift Shop 18 Berger House / Buehler House 19 Flowers House / Feldman House 20 Chapel of the Chimes / Chick House 21 Bazett-Frank House / Mathews House 22 Hanna House / Hughes-van Tamelen House 23 Ohta House / Fairfield House 24 Walker House / Fawcett House 25 Conference Attendees 28 Past Conferences 29 Silent Auction / Wright Spirit Awards

Sponsors

Special sponsors Mary and Steven Swig Susan and John Major Donor Advised Fund

Tour sponsor sponsors Architectural Resources Group Carey & Co. | A TreanorHL Company Forderer Cornice Works

conference Support Page & Turnbull J. Charles Crystalworks, John Clouse, Walker Warner Architects Joel Puliatti, Scot Zimmerman

Homeowner/Site PartnerS Jeanne Allen and Marc Grant, Chapel of the Chimes, Ken and Carrie Cox, Laurence and Oliver Frank, Foster Goldstrom, the Henderson Family, ISAIA, Marin County Civic Center, Paul and Susan Opsvig, James Rega and Eric Berger, Al and Arlyss Rothman, Gerald Shmavonian, Betty Sox and John Badenhop, and Dr. Laura Jones, St. Elizabeth Seton Church, St. Stephen Catholic Church, Mary and Steven Swig, Mary and Jane van Tamelen, Mary and Robert Walton, William Wheeler . com additio n al i set photos b y S cot zimmerma a d susa R. T hompso M ai n cover P hoto b y puliattiphoto

1 Welcome

Because of the abundance of Wright and Wright-influenced architecture in the area, it is always a pleasure to return to Northern California for a Conservancy conference. The tours and events planned by conference co-chairs Chuck Henderson and William J. Schwarz will give the op- portunity to view a range of public and private sites—some of which are rarely open to the public. I offer many thanks to them for their work.

Additionally I would like to thank conference speakers chair Richard Longstreth for putting together a stimulating series of morning lectures, board members Marsha Shyer and Scott Perkins for developing a Edith K. Payne pertinent program for the Homeowners and Public Sites Dinner, George Board President Meyer for spearheading our enticing silent auction, Mary and Steven Swig for hosting the Leadership Circle event, and all of the homeowners opening their homes to us. We are fortunate, as well, to have a board of directors that works tirelessly to fulfill the mission of the Conservancy, and to have at our helm executive director Janet Halstead, who, together with our staff Joel Hoglund, Kristen Patzer and John Waters, ensures that the Conservancy continues to function as a respected voice in the preservation community. I also thank you as attendees for contributing your knowledge and your fellowship to our joint preservation endeavor.

A special lineup of presentations, discoveries and experiences awaits you here in San Francisco! Thank you for being a part of this annual confer- ence. Your participation here and in our organization throughout the year helps to safeguard the extraordinary architecture that we all value.

The Conservancy is grateful to the speakers, homeowners and institu- tions who are generously opening their spaces to us, and to our sponsors for their special support. We also thank our volunteers. All of these contributions are essential ingredients in this conference and we are very grateful. We hope you have a wonderful and enlightening time. Janet Halstead Executive Director

Chuck Henderson | William J. Schwarz Conference Co-Chairs

Conference Committee Conference Speakers Committee Patrick J. Mahoney, Chair Richard Longstreth, Chair Kyle Johnson, Tim Quigley, Jack Quinan, David De Long, Dale Allen Gyure, Neil Levine, Sandra Shane-DuBow, Larry Woodin Jack Quinan

Local Conference Committee Libby Garrison, Daniel Gregory, Jan Novie, Daniel Ruark, Paul V. Turner

FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BUILDING CONSERVANCY

The mission of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy is to facilitate the preservation and maintenance of the remaining structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright through education, advocacy and technical services. The Conservancy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit based in Chicago. 2 Conference at a Glance Note: Italics indicate add-on events not included in the general conference fee. You must present your conference badge indicating that you have registered to attend these events.

Wednesday, Nov. 2 Saturday, Nov. 5 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Pre-conference Tour: 9 – 10:30 a.m. Morning Sessions Walton House, St. Stephen Church, • Wright’s circular houses presentation St. Elizabeth Seton Church • Wright and Elizabeth Gordon presentation • Wright’s Calico Store Project presentation 5:30 – 7 p.m. Opening Reception at Hilton SF Financial District, 4th Floor 10:50 – 11 a.m. Tour Mathews House, Hanna House, Bazett-Frank 7 – 9:15 p.m. Leadership Circle House, Hughes-van Tamelen House Dinner at Wormser-Coleman House 7 – 11 p.m. Silent Auction, Gala Din- Thursday, Nov. 3 ner and Wright Spirit Awards 8:30 – 11 a.m. Morning Sessions • Annual Meeting of the Conservancy Sunday, Nov. 6 • Keynote presentation by Paul V. Turner 7:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. Post-conference • New Conservancy initiatives presentation Tour: Ohta House, Fairfield House, • Marin County Civic Center presentation Walker House, Fawcett House

Tour V.C. Morris Gift Please note: Daylight savings time ends at 11:30 – 5 p.m. 2 a.m. Sunday—set your alarm clock back Shop, Marin County Civic one hour before bed. Center, Berger House Post-conference tour attendees will be assigned in advance to one of two bus 6 – 7 p.m. Book signing at Hilton departures. You must travel on your as- signed bus. 6:30 – 9 p.m. Homeowners and If you miss your assigned Public Sites Dinner Meeting at Hilton departure you will not be able to take the other bus. Both buses will be full.

Friday, Nov. 4 Approx. 6 p.m. First bus will stop 9 – 11:30 a.m. Morning Sessions at BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) • Wright’s Studio in 1946-59 presentation Coliseum Station for public train • Wright in the Fifties presentation transfer to Oakland or SFO airports • Preserving Postwar Wright panel (a SuperShuttle van from Coliseum Station to SFO will also be available 12 – 5:30 p.m. Tour Buehler House, with prior booking through the Con- Feldman House, Flowers House, servancy office). For more informa- Chapel of the Chimes tion on BART visit bart.gov.

5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Conservancy Approx. 7 p.m. First bus arrives at Benefit Dinner: Guy Hyde Chick Hilton Approx. 8 p.m. Second bus House arrives at Hilton. The second bus will not stop at the BART station. 3 Hotel Information All morning sessions are held at the conference hotel and all tours depart from and return to the hotel.

Hilton San Francisco Financial District Architect: 750 Kearny Street, 415.433.6600

Getting to the Hotel Attendees must provide their own transportation to the hotel.

Parking Conference attendees staying at the Hilton automatically receive a discounted rate of $30 per night for overnight self-parking (not valet). The Hilton garage entrance is north of the hotel entrance. The discount will not apply at the garage across the street.

Registration Desk Hours Your first stop at the conference should be the Conservancy registration desk at the Tuesday, Nov. 1 4 – 9 p.m. Hilton. We will be located adjacent to the hotel check-in desk in the lobby Tuesday Wednesday, Nov. 2 8 – 9 a.m. and Wednesday, and outside the Grand 1 – 8 p.m. Ballroom on the third floor from Thursday. Here you will receive your conference Nov. 3-5 8 – 11 a.m. credentials and program, ask any questions and purchase available books.

Where to board the bus Transportation for all events will commence outside the main hotel entrance.

Breakfast and the Neighborhood Breakfast is not included at the Hilton. Coffee and tea will be served during morning sessions (please arrive on time). There are several options in the Financial District and toward North Beach, where you will also find many excellent dinner options. 750 Restaurant & Bar (hotel lobby) – open 6 a.m. every day Columbus Ave. to North Beach Palio Caffe (505 Montgomery

St.) – open 5:30 a.m. M-F only Chinatown

Proper Food (655 Montgomery Hilton Financial St.) – open 7 a.m. M-F only District Entrance

Kearny St to Brioche Cafe (210 Columbus Union Square Ave.) – open 7 a.m. every day 4 General Information What To Wear The can have unpredictable weather. Average temperatures this time of year range from the mid 60s to low 50s in the evenings. Casual dress with light layers is recommended for the afternoon tours. All tours are rain or shine. Plan ahead with an umbrella and a waterproof jacket if the forecast calls for rain.

Please remember to wear comfortable walking shoes. Some sites have uneven, sloping or gravel terrain leading up to the house. Please do not wear high heels on any house tours or events. Shoe covers will be provided and required at several sites. You may also choose to remove your shoes.

Business attire is recommended for most evening functions. Those attending the Friday Benefit dinner should note that transportation to the dinner will commence directly after the day’s tour, so more casual dress is acceptable. Business or evening attire is recommended for the gala dinner.

Lunch A box lunch and bottle of water will be provided for all general conference tour attendees as they board the bus. We will have a vegetarian option for those who indicated vegetarian for the gala dinner—please make yourself known to staff. You may bring another beverage but no glass containers.

On the Wednesday pre-conference tour a sit-down lunch will be provided at the Walton House upon arrival at approximately 12:30 p.m. On the Sunday post-conference tour a box lunch will be provided when we arrive at the Walker House. Guests are encouraged to bring snacks for the afternoon tours.

Accessibility While we strive to make our tours accessible to all, please be advised that the majority of the tour sites are private homes and may not be able to accommodate all visitors.

Photo Policy Exterior photography is permitted at all tour sites provided it does not interfere with the tour schedule and is for private, non-commercial use only. Staff will advise when interior photography is permitted. Failure to abide by these policies may affect future access to private sites and the Conservancy’s ability to interact productively with the owners. Thank you for your cooperation.

Security at Marin County Civic Center Everyone must pass through security to visit the courtroom. Please do not carry a metal water bottle, lighter, matches or pointed objects on this tour. 5 Policies In general the conference morning sessions may be age-appropriate for high school students and above. Faculty and students (high school and college) with identification are admitted free to these sessions. Conservancy tours cannot accommodate children under the age of 12.

No pets are allowed at any of the morning sessions, afternoon tours or evening events. No smoking is allowed on tours or at evening events.

Schedule Please be aware that each morning session, tour and event will start at its scheduled time. Sessions, buses, tours and events will not be delayed waiting for latecomers. Please respect your fellow conference attendees by arriving on time for bus departures, and by following the instructions of bus staff and tour docents who must maintain a strict schedule.

AIA/CES Continuing Education Credits We are pleased to provide AIA continuing education credits for morning sessions and afternoon tours. Please pick up Form C-1 at the registration desk, check off the attended sessions, write in your AIA number, sign the form and return it to the registration desk before 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 5. Credit will not be provided if you do not return the form to the registration desk by this time, or if it is not properly completed.

Book Signing Two books will be available for a donation at the conference registration desk, and the authors will be present for a signing Thursday, Nov. 3 from 6–7 p.m. in the silent auction room on the fourth floor at the Hilton. The Fantastic Seashell of the Mind: The Architecture of Mark Mills By Janey Bennett (ORO Editions, 2016) Minimum donation: $35

Architectural historian Janey Bennett Frank Lloyd Wright and San Francisco explores the architecture of Wright By Paul V. Turner apprentice Mark Mills, whose work we Keynote speaker at the conference will visit on the post-conference tour. (Yale University Press, 2016) Minimum donation: $65 Plus Stanford University professor emeritus Joyce Muns of Berkeley-based antique Paul V. Turner surveys the full body of book dealer J.B. Muns Fine Arts Books Wright’s work in the Bay Area in this will display a selection of rare books for essential addition to any Wright library. sale during the book signing.

6 Annual Meeting The nominating committee of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy proposes the following slate to the membership for election to the board of directors.

New Board Nominations Susan Jacobs Lockhart served as president of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy during 2009-2011, has served a combined total of 14 years on its board, and is the first executive editor of SaveWright magazine. Susan grew up in the first and second Jacobs House designed by Wright. As a member of the Fellowship for 45 years, she worked in all areas of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation’s activities. She was a faculty member of the school, a graphic designer for Taliesin Architects, the director of the biannual Taliesin Day Symposium, a pianist, dancer and chef. As an artist, she currently works on commissions for architectural glass, steel sculpture and wood plate art. Her products have been licensed with Heath Ceramics, Tampopo and J. Charles Crystalworks. Her firm, Susan Jacobs Lockhart Designs, operates out of Cambridge, Massachu- setts. Currently she is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and the Board of Governors of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture.

Fred Prozzillo is director of preservation for the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. He directs the preservation at in Scottsdale, Arizona. Prozzillo interned with renowned conserva- tion architects Sandy, Kentro & Associates, working in Angkor Wat, Cambodia, and Kathmandu, Nepal, and has worked on notable projects such as the award-winning restoration of the Hotel Valley Ho in Scottsdale, Arizona. Prozzillo is a graduate of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, where he is currently an instructor. He has also served on the board of directors for Taliesin Fellows and the Western Chapter of the Association for Preservation Technology.

Tim Quigley, AIA, is principal of Quigley Architects, a Minneapolis-based residential firm. Previ- ously, he taught architectural studio and history courses for 20 years as an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota and Ball State University. He is a former board president of the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, board vice president (and founder) of the Minnesota chapter of Docomomo and former board president of the Goldstein Museum of Design at the University of Minnesota. He recently co-authored, with Jane King Hession, the 2015 book John H. Howe: From Taliesin Apprentice to Master of Organic Design (University of Minnesota Press).

Nominations for Additional Terms The nominating committee proposes the following current board members for a second three-year term: Dan Chrzanowski and Vincent Michael. For a third three-year term: Edith Payne and Ron Scherubel.

The Conservancy extends its sincere thanks to Ron Burkle, Leo Koonmen and Debra Nemeth, who will be leaving the board in November. Board members continuing their terms in 2017 are: Diane Belden, John Blew, Ron Duplack, Dale Allen Gyure, T. Gunny Harboe FAIA, Chuck Henderson, Scott Jarson, Bruce Judd, Neil Levine, Patrick J. Mahoney AIA, George Meyer, Scott Perkins, Mary Roberts, Sandra Shane-DuBow, Marsha Shyer and Larry Woodin. Richard Longstreth and Lynda Waggoner are continu- ing to serve, per the bylaws, through an extension to a third term to permit the director to serve a two- year term as an officer.

Conference Fellowships This year’s conference will welcome the first recipients of the John G. Thorpe Young Professionals and Students Fellowship, established in memory of our longtime board member, architect and preservation advocate John G. Thorpe. In recognition of John’s extraordinary contributions to Wright’s built legacy, the Conservancy board set up a program in John’s name to underwrite costs for young practitioners or graduate students in architecture and related fields to attend the annual Conservancy conference. This year’s fellows are Suzan Ozcelik of Mark Cavagnero Associates Architects and Matthew Palmquist, a first-year Master of Architecture student at the University of California, Berkeley. We are also proud to welcome Arianna Urban as recipient of a fellowship from Keepers Preservation Education Fund. Please join us in making this next generation of preservationists feel welcome.

7 Board of Directors

Executive Committee Bruce Judd Senior Preservation Architect, PRESIDENT Quinn Evans Architects Edith K. Payne Owner, Richardson House Leo Koonmen Retired Judge, Superior Court of Commercial Real Estate New Jersey Investment Consultant FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Neil Levine Ron Scherubel Emmet Blakeney Gleason Research Professor of Retired Vice President and General Counsel, History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University Sara Lee Foods Retired Executive Director, Frank Lloyd Wright Patrick J. Mahoney, AIA Building Conservancy Vice President, Graycliff Conservancy Lauer-Manguso & Associates Architects SECOND VICE PRESIDENT Richard Longstreth George Meyer Director, Graduate Program Vice President, Operations, Irvine Company in Historic Preservation, Commercial Property Management Executive George Washington University Vincent Michael SECRETARY Executive Director, San Antonio Lynda S. Waggoner Conservation Society Vice President, Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Debra Nemeth Director, Fallingwater Owner, Guy C. Smith House Design Director, TREASURER Swimmer Design Associates Mary F. Roberts Executive Director, Martin House Restoration Scott W. Perkins Corporation Director of Preservation, Fallingwater

Chuck Henderson Sandra Shane-DuBow Owner, Mrs. Clinton Walker House Member, Board of Directors, Taliesin Preservation Inc. Larry Woodin Member, Board of Governors, Executive Director and Founder, Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture EcoHome Foundation President, Gold Standard Capital Group Marsha Shyer Owner, Brandes House Marketing and Communications Professional Members at Large Diane Belden Honorary Board Senior Sales Representative, Vincent Scully Tai Ping Carpets Americas Inc. Eric Lloyd Wright Thomas Wright John Blew Retired Partner, K & L Gates LLP Executive Director Ron Burkle Janet Halstead Chairman, The Yucaipa Companies Staff Daniel Chrzanowski Joel Hoglund Owner, John J. and Syd Dobkins House Communications and Events Manager Visual Artist Kristen Patzer Ronald P. Duplack General Manager Partner, Rieck and Crotty, PC John H. Waters Dale Allen Gyure Preservation Programs Manager Professor of Architecture, Lawrence Technological University T. Gunny Harboe, FAIA Thank You to Our Volunteers! Founder and Principal, Harboe Architects, PC Many people you will encounter during the conference are volunteers generously Scott Jarson donating their time and talents to support Co-founder and President, the Conservancy. Be sure to thank them azarchiteture/Jarson & Jarson Real Estate for their hard work! 8 Daily Schedule

Tuesday, Nov. 1 Hilton, lobby level 4–9 p.m. Conference Registration

Stop by and pick up your registration bag or ask questions. See full registration desk hours on p. 4.

Wednesday, Nov. 2 Pre-Conference Tour Opening Reception *Not included in general registration. Hilton, fourth floor silent auction Hilton, lobby level 5:30–7 p.m. Conference Registration 8–9 a.m. Opening Reception

8:45–9 a.m. Bus loading All general conference registrants are invit- Bus departure 9 a.m. ed to join us for drinks (drink tickets will be provided) and hors d’oeuvres in the silent Two buses will load outside the Hilton main auction room to kick off the conference. entrance. The silent auction will be open for bidding.

9:45–11:30 a.m. Tours of St. Stephen and St. Elizabeth Seton Leadership Circle Dinner *Not included in general registration. By invitation only. 12:30–2 p.m. Picnic lunch and tour at the Walton House Hilton, main entrance 6:35–6:45 p.m. Bus loading Bus departure 6:45 p.m.

Leadership Circle members and their guests who have RSVPed to attend board the bus at the main hotel entrance.

Wormser-Coleman House Dinner n house P hoto b y scot zimmerma walto 7–9:15 p.m. Hosted by Mary and Steven Swig Lunch will be served on the Walton House lawn while the house is open to roam. Enjoy dinner and wine in the landmark 1876 Victorian home of Mary and Steven Swig.

Bus departure 2 p.m. Bus departure 9:15 p.m. 4 p.m. Arrive at the Hilton 9:30 p.m. Arrive at the Hilton 9 Thursday, Nov. 3 Hilton, third floor 1963 documentary on the Marin County Conference Registration Civic Center by Welsh journalist Colin D. 8–11 a.m. Edwards, followed by a brief film clip docu- menting a 1961 meeting on the construc- Morning Sessions tion site of the Civic Center. Both films are from the collection of the Anne T. Kent Hilton, Grand Ballroom, third floor California Room, Marin County Free Library. 8:30 a.m. Annual Meeting Board President Edith K. Payne reports on Afternoon Tour the Conservancy and leads board elections. 11:25–11:40 a.m. Bus loading Bus departure 11:30–11:40 a.m. 9–9:05 a.m. Announcements Box lunches and bottled water will be dis- Speakers Committee chair Richard tributed while boarding the bus. A vegetar- Longstreth introduces the speakers. ian lunch option will be available for those who ordered vegetarian for the gala dinner. 9:05–9:55 a.m. Keynote Please arrive on time for boarding. Buses Presentation: Frank Lloyd Wright will not be held past 11:40 a.m. and the San Francisco Bay Area 11:30 a.m.–5 p.m. Tour Marin Stanford University County Civic Center, V.C. Morris Professor Emeritus Paul V. Turner, Gift Shop, Berger House (see archi- author of the new tecture notes on p. 16-18). book Frank Lloyd Wright and San Francisco (Yale University Press) discusses Wright’s built and unbuilt works created for the Bay Area—the perfect introduction to our tours of all of Wright’s existing structures in the region. B erger house P hoto b y . com puliattiphoto

9:55–10:05 a.m. Break

10:05–10:20 a.m. Our Mission and the Wright Building Database

Learn more about how the Conservancy C ivic ce n ter P hoto b y . com puliattiphoto saves Wright as Preservation Programs Manager John Waters discusses the new 5–5:15 p.m. Arrive at the Hilton Wright Building Database initiative. Hilton, fourth floor 10:25–11 a.m. Marin County Civic 6–7 p.m. Book Signing Center Historical Films Presentation Authors Paul V. Turner and Janey Bennett Marin County Civic Center Consulting will sign copies of their new books, avail- Architect William J. Schwarz, AIA, and able for a donation to the Conservancy (see Marin County Historian and Archivist Laurie p. 6). The silent auction will be open for Thompson present a recently discovered bidding until 8 p.m. 10 Speakers Laura Jones Homeowners and Public (University Archaeologist Sites Dinner and Director of Heritage *Not included in general registration. Services at Stanford Uni- versity) and Mary Roberts Hilton, Grand Ballroom, third floor (Executive Director, Martin 6:30–9 p.m. Dinner, Presentations House Restoration Cor- Supported by Susan and John Major poration) discuss useful Donor Advised Fund topics around the theme Landscape and Frank Lloyd Wright Structures. Owners of Wright houses and staff/volun- teers at Wright public sites meet over drinks and dinner (wine is available at the tables From Top: Laura Jones, plus a cash bar) at this annual gathering. Mary Roberts

Friday, Nov. 4 Hilton, third floor Ann Abernathy (Abernathy Architects, Conference Registration Kalita Humphreys Theatre), Scott Ambler 8–11 a.m. (Ambler Architects and Director, Price Tower Arts Center) and Chuck Henderson Morning Sessions (owner of the Mrs. Clinton Walker House) discuss their experiences restoring and Hilton, Grand Ballroom, third floor maintaining their associated Wright build- ings. Jeffrey Herr (Curator, Hollyhock 9–9:10 a.m. Announcements House) moderates.

Dale Gyure introduces the speakers. Afternoon Tour 9:10–9:30 a.m. The Workings of Wright’s Studio: 1946-59 11:55–12:10 p.m. Bus loading Bus departure 12–12:10 p.m. Tim Quigley (Architect, Quigley Architects) examines Wright’s architecture practice during his productive late years. 12–5:30 p.m. Tour Buehler House, Feldman House, Flowers House, 9:35–9:55 a.m. Wright in the Chapel of the Chimes (see architec- Fifties: Fine Tuning the Photo- ture notes on p. 18-20). graphic Image of the Man

Jack Quinan (Distinguished Service Profes- sor Emeritus, University at Buffalo) explores Wright’s use of the television medium in the ’50s, including his appearance on the Faye Emerson Show.

9:55–10:05 a.m. Break

10:10–11:30 a.m. Preserving Postwar Wright: Restoration,

Rehabilitation and Maintenance . com F eldma n house P hoto b y puliattiphoto 11 Those who have registered to attend the Conservancy Benefit Benefit Dinner will be directed to board *Not included in general registration. one of two buses. Dinner attendees will travel directly to the Benefit following the last tour of the day. 5:30–7:30 p.m. Benefit Dinner

Please note that the Buehler House will be After the last tour of the day Benefit an exterior-only tour. Shuttle vans will be attendees will travel to the Bernard used to bring people to the Feldman and Maybeck-designed Guy Hyde Chick Flowers Houses. The Bernard Maybeck- House (see architecture notes p. 20) in designed First Church of Christ, Scientist, Oakland for dinner and fine wines amidst heralded as Maybeck’s masterpiece, will the owner’s world-class art collection. be open for viewing while waiting for the shuttle transfer to the Feldman House. , scie n tist C hick H ouse photo b y An tho ny li n dse F irst church of christ Benefit attendees 6:15–6:30 p.m. Attendees not Approx. 8 p.m. arrive at Hilton going to the Benefit arrive at Hilton

Saturday, Nov. 5

Hilton, third floor 9:35–9:55 a.m. Leveraging Wright: 8–11 a.m. Conference Registration Elizabeth Gordon, House Beautiful and the Quest for an American Morning Sessions Style Hilton, Grand Ballroom, third floor Monica Penick (Assistant Professor, Design Studies, University of Wisconsin, Madison) 9–9:10 a.m. Announcements explores the role of Elizabeth Gordon, the influential editor of House Beautiful maga- Jack Quinan introduces the speakers. zine for more than 20 years, as a major sup- porter of Wright and a champion of educat- 9:10–9:30 a.m. Master of Earth and ing the American public about design and new American architecture. Sky: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Circular Houses 10–10:20 a.m. Weaving Together Michael Desmond (Professor, Louisiana East and West, Culture and Com- State University) examines Wright’s increas- merce: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Calico ing use of circles and circular arcs in resi- Store Project dential design from the late 1930s to the end of his life through the study of a series Daniel Williamson (Professor of Architec- of largely unbuilt house designs. ture History, Savannah College of Art and 12 Design) looks at Wright’s late-career philoso- Approx. 6 p.m. Arrive at Hilton phy through an unbuilt project in Ahmed- abad, India, designed in 1946. Hilton, fourth floor 7–8 p.m. Silent Auction Reception Afternoon Tour Hors d’oeuvres, bar and final bidding on 170+ auction items. Bus loading 10:45–11 a.m. Hilton, Grand Ballroom Bus departure 10:50–11 a.m. 8–10:30 p.m. Gala Dinner and Wright Spirit Awards presentation 11 a.m.–5 p.m. Tour Mathews House, Bazett-Frank House, Hanna Auction checkout House, Hughes-van Tamelen House 10:30 p.m. (see architecture notes on p. 21-22).

Due to road restrictions in the vicinity of the houses, on this day we will be traveling in smaller buses that do not have onboard restrooms. Please be sure to use the rest- room before boarding the bus. Tours will include a midday restroom stop at the newly restored Rinconada Library, designed in 1958 by Edward Durell Stone, in Palo Alto. . com ha nn a house P hoto b y puliattiphoto

Sunday, Nov. 6 Post-Conference Tour Fairfield House, Fawcett House *Not included in general registration. (see architecture notes on p. 23-24)

Please note: Attendees will be assigned Box lunches will be served at the Walker to one of two bus departures based on the House to picnic there or take for the drive. order in which you registered and whether Driving times between stops are between you are traveling onward to the airport. one and 2.5 hours. Light refreshments will Both buses are sold out and if you miss be served at the Fawcett House before the your assigned departure you will not be drive back to the hotel. able to take the other bus. Also note: Daylight savings time ends at Approx. 6 p.m. Group 1 bus stops 2 a.m. Sunday—set your alarm clock back at BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) one hour before bed. Coliseum Station for public train transfer to Oakland or SFO airports. 7:20–7:30 a.m. Group 1 bus loading A SuperShuttle van from Coliseum Station Group 1 Bus departure 7:30 a.m. to SFO will be available with prior booking through the Conservancy office). For more 8:20–8:30 a.m. Group 2 bus loading information on BART visit bart.gov. Group 2 Bus departure 8:30 a.m. Approx. 7 p.m. Group 1 bus arrives 9 a.m.–4 p.m. (Group 1) at Hilton. Approx. 8 p.m. Group 2 10 a.m.–5 p.m. (Group 2) bus arrives at Hilton. Group 2 bus Tour Ohta House, Walker House, will not stop at the BART station. 13 Architecture Notes P hoto b y S cot Z immerma n

Robert and Mary Walton House (Wright, 1957) Modesto • Wednesday, Nov. 2

Wright was known to encourage clients to designed light-stained mahogany furniture for “go out as far as you can, and then go 10 all of the rooms, including straight-back chairs, miles farther” in selecting a home site. The tables, ottomans, shelves and bunk beds for Usonian Walton House is still on the agricul- the smaller bedrooms. The Waltons are among tural fringe of Modesto. Wright’s plan for the the group of original Wright homeowners who 3,500-square-foot concrete-block house com- still reside in their house. English-born Robert prises a central living area and a wing of four Walton studied at Stanford University, where bedrooms and a playroom connected by a long he learned of Wright’s Hanna House. Growing gallery. Wright oriented the house on a north- up in Michigan, Mary had seen several Wright south axis, set far back from the road for pri- houses and first met Wright at Taliesin in the vacy. Central air conditioning and heating were late 1940s when her brother, Douglas Lee, installed rather than radiant heating because was a Wright apprentice. Their father Edgar of the Central Valley climate. Between design Lee commissioned Wright to design a house and the completion of construction in 1961, in 1953 that was never built. Soon after the six units were added between the workspace Waltons purchased the rural lot in 1955, Mary and first children’s bedroom for a second study Walton wrote to Wright asking him to design and extra bathroom. Wes Peters supervised a house for them. Today, the Walton House is construction. A pool was added several years largely without modification. – Bill Orr later, redesigned by Mary’s brother. Wright Thank you to Mary, Robert and Betsy Walton

The first of four parish churches designed St. Stephen Catholic Church by Aaron Green for the Roman Catholic (Aaron Green, 1969) Oakland Diocese, St. Stephen departs in form Walnut Creek • Wednesday, Nov. 2 from traditional basilica-type churches as an architectural response to changes that the Second Vatican Council of 1962–65 meant to bring to the experience of the Catholic mass. Building forms derive from the new functional- ity that Green determined would be facilitated by a fan-shaped nave. At the room’s geometric focus, the specially designed church taber- nacle is set into an inclined supporting mast from which are suspended the sheltering roof and roof-wall elements. An electronic organ speaker chamber is accommodated behind the crucifix that hovers above the sanctuary. A freestanding altar enables the celebrant to conduct rituals while in eye contact with his parishioners. – William J. Schwarz, AIA Thank you to St. Stephen Catholic Church 14 St. Elizabeth Seton Church (Aaron Green, 1990) Pleasanton • Wednesday, Nov. 2 The main church of the St. Elizabeth Seton sular clergy. Attending parishioners enjoy clear parish represents a second completed element sight lines across the nave and altar, fostering of a master plan by Aaron Green, following a connectedness to each other as well as to the the earlier construction of a secondary chapel. celebrant. A strong axis is maintained through Primarily hexagonal, with seating for 800, its the church, from entry at the narthex to the base is constructed of split-face concrete ma- choir area opposite, allowing the celebrant a sonry. A shallow copper-roofed dome shelters high degree of flexibility for liturgical furnish- the assembly space and is intersected by a tall, ing arrangements and processional movement copper-roofed pyramid split down the center by before the congregation. Taliesin Fellow artist a broad skylight. Diffused daylight highlights Heloise Crista created the bronze sculpture of the altar as the center of liturgical movement. St. Elizabeth Seton at the base of the church The “theater-in-the-round” configuration em- prow. – William J. Schwarz, AIA and Jan Novie bodies post-Vatican II aspirations for a less in- Thank you to St. Elizabeth Seton Church

Wormser-Coleman House (1876) San Francisco • Leadership Circle Dinner Event hosted by Mary and Steven Swig

This San Francisco landmark, located in an en- clave of architecturally significant 19th-century structures, was constructed in 1876 for Isaac Wormser, a pioneering San Francisco merchant, who lived in the house from 1877 to 1895. In 1895 the house was sold to John C. Coleman, a successful miner who was born in England and came to California with his brother Edward. The brothers discovered gold in Grass Valley, California, and developed the Idaho Mine. John also owned the Morning Star Mine at

Iowa Hill. When he moved to San Francisco in y a n d steve swig 1893, Coleman became active in the develop- ment of a number of public utilities. After pur- chasing the Wormser House, he remodeled it to accommodate his large family and added to the site by purchasing a strip of land with a 50-foot frontage to add to the original 87.5-foot lot. P hoto courtes y of M ar The additional land was used for open space glass window, fine woodwork and carved and gardens. Mary and Steven Swig acquired fireplaces. Marble steps lead to the front porch, the house from the Coleman estate in 1984. framed with paired columns. The tower has curved bay windows and is surmounted by a The three-story wood frame house contains 20 conical steep pitched roof. Its lookout room rooms, an elegant reception room, a library, a has an aerial view of the gardens. A 19th-cen- grand staircase at the front of a large stained tury wrought iron fence encloses the property. 15 P hotos b y scot zimmerma n

Marin County Civic Center (Wright, 1957) San Rafael • Thursday, Nov. 3 The Marin County Board of Supervisors California Room. The Hall of Justice, com- commissioned Wright to develop a master pleted in 1969, contains circular courtrooms, plan for a 140-acre site north of San Rafael offices, a cafe and the original county jail. with the intention of centralizing 13 widely dispersed county departments. Wright designed Wright planned the building’s central atriums the master plan and preliminary plans for the to be open to the sky, but practical consider- Administration Building and Hall of Justice in ations prompted a change to barrel-vaulted 1957, initialing and dating them that Decem- skylights after his death. The exterior screen ber. He presented the design to Marin County walls are divided into rhythmic arcades and in late March 1958, and preliminary plans for circular openings that shade the buildings’ a theater, an auditorium, a fairground pavilion interiors while framing views of the surround- and a lagoon were completed later that year. ing hills. The circular motif is continued in the Because the start of construction coincided grillwork and gold-anodized aluminum spheres with Wright’s death in 1959, William Wesley rimming the roof edge. The buildings were Peters of Taliesin and Aaron Green, a San Fran- constructed of precast, prestressed concrete cisco architect and Wright associate, took over and steel at a cost of $16.7 million. Segmenta- as project directors. tion and the use of expansion joints allow the buildings to withstand seismic shock. The site Wright’s plan specified a 584-foot-long Admin- includes a post office (the only Wright-designed istration Building and an 880-foot-long Hall of U.S. government facility ever constructed), Justice that would bridge the valleys between which continues the use of circular forms, and three adjacent hills. The focal point and center a fourteen-acre lagoon with an island. Later of the plan was a flattened dome, 80 feet in construction on the site includes the 2,000-seat diameter, crowned by a 172-foot-tall gold Veterans’ Memorial Auditorium by Taliesin tower encasing a smokestack. The Administra- Associated Architects, a 22,500-square-foot tion Building houses offices as well as a domed, exhibition hall and fairgrounds. circular county library and the Anne T. Kent Thank you to

Book Available at Registration An Architecture for Democracy: The Marin County Civic Center By Aaron Green (Grendon Publishing, 1990, new/sealed) Minimum donation: $20 Donor: Jan Novie Learn more about the Civic Center in this account by Wright’s associate Aaron Green, who oversaw its completion.

16 Wright rejected all conventions of ground-level retail V.C. Morris Gift Shop display windows in his design for a gift shop for (Wright, 1948) California businessman V.C. Morris. The street side is San Francisco • Thursday, Nov. 3 an imposing masonry facade that recalls the influence of Louis Sullivan. The solid brick curtain wall, which rises dramatically from the street, is pierced by two slender strands of illuminated glass that converge at the arched opening and barrel-vaulted entryway. The composition is an elegantly conceived interplay of solid and void, light and shadow, angle and curve.

Wright intended the mysterious reticence of the facade to entice passersby through the tunnel-like entrance to the interior, which is an expansive, light-filled space well suited to the display of art and decorative wares. A curvilinear ramp leads to the up- per level and provides additional display areas along its path. The ramp walls contain circular recesses for the display of goods, as well as openings that offer views to the other levels of the store. The curvilinear theme extends to the custom black-walnut display

P hoto b y scot zimmerma n cases, tables, seating and built-in cabinetry included in Wright’s designs for the space.

Similarities between the design of the store and Wright’s concurrent work on plans for the Guggen- heim Museum are obvious. They even extended to an earlier, unexecuted design for Morris: a cylindrical cliffside house whose three tiers were accessible by a series of ramps. Occupied by successive retailers after Morris’ death, including Xanadu Gallery from 1997– 2015, the building was acquired for retail leasing by a new owner in 2015. Italian menswear brand ISAIA is expected to open in the space in late spring 2017.

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Robert and Gloria Berger House (Wright, 1950) San Anselmo • Thursday, Nov. 3 Designed at its owner’s request as a low-cost and expandable home, the Berger House was constructed on a hilltop site almost entirely by its original owner, an engineer and professor at the College of Marin. Its main living space is a large hexagon and was constructed of form-cast walls of 14-inch-thick desert rubblestone using concrete and native rock. A triangular deck juts off the main living area. Construction began in 1953. The Bergers built it themselves, one wheelbarrow-full at a time. By 1957 the core living area was complete and the couple and their four children were able to move in, camping in sleeping bags until the bedroom wing was finished two years later. Young son Jim wrote to Wright in 1956 requesting a design for a doghouse. Wright responded with a plan for a triangular doghouse that the family built. It was discarded in the 1970s but rebuilt by Berger sons Jim and Eric in 2010. When Mr. Berger died in 1973, Gloria Berger hired a professional carpenter to finish the house, including the construction of additional Wright-designed furniture. She remained a dedicated Wright homeowner until her death in 2011. The house was sold by the family in 2013 and restored by the new owner. – Bill Orr Thank you to James Rega

Katherine and Maynard Buehler House (Wright, 1948) Orinda • Friday, Nov. 4 Sited on a 3.5-acre site with a green- cabinetry and furniture for the V.C. house, tea pavilion and beautiful Morris Gift Shop. Wright apprentice Japanese-style grounds by landscape Walter Olds supervised construction. architect Henry Matsutani, who de- In 1957, Olds also designed a guest signed the Japanese Garden in Golden house to the southwest of the original Gate Park, this L-shaped Usonian has residence along the stream. In 1994, an octagonal living room whose roof a fire destroyed the entire bedroom slopes up from 2 feet to 14 feet and wing, carport and main kitchen wall is inset with gold leaf that reflects the and charred the living room. Olds was natural light. The main wing consists enlisted again to reconstruct the house of three bedrooms, a den, dining after the fire. The kitchen, hallway, room, living room and kitchen. The study and master bedroom were smaller wing is a machine shop Mr. enlarged slightly, and the roof was Buehler, a tool engineer, used to pro- covered in copper shingles. Following duce gun accessories. Wright-designed the Buehlers’ passing, the house under- furniture for the house was crafted by went a $900,000 renovation. – Bill Orr Manuel Sandoval, who also made the Thank you to Gerald Shmavonian 18 19

photos by puliattiphoto.com Photo by leslie flowers Berkeley •Friday, Nov. 4 (Charles Warren Callister, 1958) andIrisFlowersHouse Leslie A compact workspaceistucked behinda dining roomand a hexagonalbrickfireplace. bathroom whilethe largercontainsalivingand smaller wingcontains twobedroomsanda that wasnotpartoftheoriginaldesign. A meet seismiccodesandbuiltwith a basement conform totheBerkeleysite,engineered to original Wright planwasflippedtobetter attached totheside.Whenconstructed, the a largehexagonwithanelongated hexagon by Taliesin AssociatedArchitects.Theplanis and builtin1974forJoeHilaryFeldman nian housewasre-sitedfortheBerkeleyHills (Wright calledtheplanHillcrown),thisUso- Originally designedforasiteinLosAngeles Berkeley •Friday, Nov. 4 House,1939) Bell Joe andHilaryFeldmanHouse(1974;from Wright’s plansforLewis N. Thank youtoPaulandSusanOpsvig steel sashwindowsanddoors.–AlanHess crete elementsandthegnarledoakbranchesframedby textured spacescharacterizedbyruggedbrickandcon- serene interiors— and naturallight.Typical ofCallister’s artistryarethe together structure,circulationspace,woodjoinery remarkable centralstairhall—atourdeforcebringing slope tocreatemultiplelevels,tiedtogetherbythe the street’s blankwall.Theinteriorexploitsthesite’s lines ofatreeinitsplanterserveascounterpointto bines theseelementsdistinctively. Forexample,delicate street facadearevernacularbarnplain.Callistercom- structure. Simplevolumesandabroad,windowless of wood,glassandspandrelsexpressingthewood tion ofJapanesearchitecture,asdorhythmicgrids wooden decksandrailingsreflectCallister’s apprecia- Maybeck’s earlierinnovations.Theslopingroof,wide ernism. CurtainsofsteelsashpayhomagetoBernard exemplifies hisabilitytobridgemanyaspectsofmod- the term“eclectic”affirmatively. TheFlowersHouse ern architectureinthemid-20thcentury. Heembraced unique positionduringthecreativefloweringofmod- Charles Warren Callister(1917-2008)stakedouta Thank you toJeanneAllen andMarcGrant in 2011.– and AlbertMuseum wasreturnedtothehouse had beenpreviously donatedtotheVictoria current owners.Wright-designed furniturethat The househasbeenownedsince1980 bythe only afewmonthswhileitwason themarket. England. Mr. Feldmanlivedinthehousefor a teachingpositionatOxfordand movedto completed in1976,Mrs.Feldman hadaccepted Bay inthedistance.Bytime housewas at BerkeleycampusandtheSanFrancisco Sather Tower ontheUniversity ofCalifornia a generousterracewithpanoramicviewsof patterned screen.Thelivingareaopensto Bill Orr not abstracted minimalism, but richly not abstractedminimalism,butrichly photos by anthony lindsey Photos (from top) by William J. Schwarz and puliattiphoto.com the Hillside ClubwithMaybeck, whodesigned Guy Chickandhis wifeCora,bothmembersof residential works. Itwasbuiltforcivilengineer Chick HouseinOakland isoneofhisfinest in 1951,twoyearsafterWright. TheGuyHyde Berkeley. HewasawardedtheAIAGoldMedal First ChurchofChrist,Scientist(1910) in of FineArts(1913)inSanFrancisco andthe most treasuredbuildings,including thePalace influences. Hedesignedmanyofthe BayArea’s bined Spanishmission,Gothicand Japanese American architectwhoseeclecticstylecom- Bernard Maybeck(1862-1957)wasaprolific Oakland Hills•ConservancyBenefitDinner Guy HydeChickHouse(BernardMaybeck,1914) Thank youtoChapeloftheChimes scaped indoorplantingareas.–DanielRuark relief, aswelloriginalfountainsplacedwithinland- precast concreteandglassmosaictileingeometric these spaces,includingtwo-storymuralsofpatterned tent-like skylights.Greendesignedallfeatureswithin between floors,androofspenetratedbylargeglass stories highwithgenerouslysizedlightwellopenings lithic cast-in-placeconcreteandmarble,oftentwo additions werespaciousvolumescarvedfrommono- updated alongasimpler, modernaesthetic.Green’s theme, The additionscontinuedtheGothic-influenced sion ofadditionsthatwouldspanthenext40years. Aaron Greenwasretainedasarchitectforasucces- ed remains.In1955,followingMorgan’s retirement, of courtsandniche-filledalcovesforhousingcremat- skylit gardensandintricate,multilevelarrangements Morgan createdapeacefulandsereneenvironmentof shell ofanimpressivegothic-inspiredconcreteedifice, was dedicatedasChapeloftheChimes.Within the expanded facility, designedbyarchitectJuliaMorgan, on thissitein1909,butitwasn’t until1928thatan A columbariumandchapelwereoriginallyestablished Oakland •Saturday, Nov. 5 1957-97) additions, Morgan,(Julia 1926-30;Aaron Green Chimes Chapel ofthe Thank you toFosterGoldstrom The restofthehouse islargelyoriginal. kitchen backtoits originalCraftsmanstyle. in thelate1970s and returnedtheremodeled numerous worksofartinthehouse, movedin current owner, anartdealerwhoshowcases oaks, fortheChicksandtheirfive children.The roof, setinacanyonamidgrove ofCalifornia story, six-bedroomshinglehousewithagabled disfiguring houses.”)Maybeckdesigned atwo- Berkeley from…thebuildingofunsuitable and club’s missionwas“toprotectthehillsof the group’s originalclubhousein1906.(The 20 . com P hotos b y puliattiphoto

Bazett-Frank House (Wright, 1939) Hillsborough • Saturday, Nov. 5 Wright used a hexagonal unit system similar to tub-showers. Original Wright apprentice Blaine the Hanna House when designing this house Drake supervised construction. The Bazetts for Sidney and Louise Bazett. The plan is a V lived in the house for only a short time. Betty with a loggia at the juncture of the living and and Louis Frank purchased the house in 1945, bedroom wings. The walls are made of raked only two years after completion. To move into red brick and redwood. The private facade of the house, the Franks had to evict its renter— the living wing is an undulating honeycomb of future famed midcentury developer Joseph cells comprised of wood-latticed, floor-to-ceil- Eichler. In 1954, the Franks asked Wright for ing windows. The back of the main living area more room. A playroom was added to the has long built-in seating and bookshelves. A original guest room for the growing boys. This geometric lightscreen pattern adorns the clere- was later converted to a studio and master story windows. A small workspace is tucked bedroom when the boys moved out. The Frank behind the massive chimney. The hexagon unit family continues to own the house. – Bill Orr even carries over into the custom stainless steel Thank you to Laurence and Oliver Frank P hoto b y scot zimmerma n

Arthur Mathews House (Wright, 1950) Atherton • Saturday, Nov. 5 The very rarely seen Mathews House is on a glass doors onto the terrace. The living room is heavily wooded, secluded lot framed by sculpt- rotated 120 degrees from the dining space and ed oak trees. The raked brick, U-shaped Uso- also opens onto the terrace. The sleeping wing nian was built on a diamond module, similar to consists of two bedrooms separated by a bath the Berger House and more easily constructed and the master bedroom suite, forming the other than the earlier hexagonal Hanna and Bazett- leg of the U. Interior paneling and partitions Frank houses nearby. The Mathews House is are board and batten redwood. Aaron Green comprised of equilateral parallelograms wrap- supervised the construction. The proposed cost ping around a central triangular patio terrace. of $25,000 doubled to approximately $51,000 The house was designed with a wood shingle by completion, according to Mathews’ letter to hip roof that is currently being faithfully Wright, in which he called the house “mag- rebuilt. The public facade has a series of soffit nificent.” Arthur Mathews and his wife Judith and awning windows to provide cross-ventila- were in their twenties with a one-year-old child tion. The private facade of the living wing and when they moved in to the house. They sold it dining area frames a spacious terrace with a as their family grew. – Bill Orr wall of windows. The dining room opens with Thank you to Betty Sox and John Badenhop 21 . com P hotos b y puliattiphoto

Jean and Paul Hanna House (1936) Stanford • Saturday, Nov. 5 Designed for a Stanford University professor to encompass 4,825 square feet. In 1950 the and his young family, the National Historic Hannas added a wing, separated from the main Landmark Hanna House exemplifies Wright’s house by the carport, that included guest quar- first exploration of abandoning the square or ters and a workshop. In 1957 they again turned rectangle in favor of the hexagon as a basic to Wright, asking him to remodel the three chil- unit for the grid and plan. Wright found a new dren’s bedrooms into a new master bedroom freedom that translated into a remarkable de- and to convert the original into a library/office. gree of flexibility and spatial continuity. Walls While generally considered a Usonian, the even- joined at 120 degrees create an interior of fluid tual size and cost of this dwelling far surpassed space and unrestricted views, further extended the means of the typical Middle American. But by large expanses of glass that open out to the the reliance on a grid in the development of the terraces and hillside. Given the hexagonal grid, plan, interior and exterior board-and-batten it was nicknamed the Honeycomb House. Even walls, and central location of the kitchen are in its initial design, the house greatly exceeded characteristics shared with Wright’s Usonian the Hannas’ proposed budget of $15,000 and designs elsewhere. Thank you to Laura Jones continued to grow through successive additions and Stanford University

Hughes-van Tamelen House (Aaron Green, 1953) Los Altos Hills • Saturday, Nov. 5 This brick, redwood and plaster house next to a nature preserve was an early independent Bay Area project by Aaron Green. Originally built for Green’s clients the Hughes family, it was sold within 10 years and had fallen into disrepair when Eugene van Tamelen, a Stanford chemistry professor, bought it in 1968. He soon had his entire family sanding off paint to re- store the redwood. Mary van Tamelen, former mayor of Los Altos Hills, worked tirelessly to preserve the rural character of the area. Green was a master of light. Mitered glass windows bring the outside in, and reflections of the pool water dance across the living room ceiling. The roof seems to float and interior spaces flow seamlessly into the garden. An inviting sunken conversation pit is the focal point of an open living area and was the center of many soirees attended by Nobel laureates, political figures, and wild teenagers. – Jane van Tamelen Thank you to Mary and Jane van Tamelen 22 photos courtes y of B ill W heeler

Victor and Virginia Ohta House (Aaron Green, 1965) Soquel • Sunday, Nov. 6 An exceptional example of the many fine redwood and glass features several juxtaposed, organic houses Aaron Green built throughout intersecting axes with multiple glass prows the Bay Area is the Victor and Virginia Ohta thrusting out from an anchoring stone fire- House, built for the family of a physician who place. Each prow is further extended by a deck also commissioned a medical clinic from Green, or terrace so that outdoor living spaces could though it was never built. With a sensational also capture the views. Outside, an intricate 10-acre wilderness site, the Ohtas wrote an elo- redwood and stone trellis frames a free-form quent request to Green, characterizing the sort swimming pool, linked to the kitchen and din- of environment in which they hoped to live. ing areas through floor-to-ceiling glass walls. A Mentioning views, intimacy, and sun patterns, Japanese garden completes the tranquil setting. they declared, “We want to feel glorious in the Green was assisted by John Howe, Wright’s kitchen.” The house sits among redwoods on a former chief draftsman. Howe produced an ridge overlooking Monterey Bay, deftly wedded aerial rendering of the house, published in to its isolated site. The spacious 3,800-square- House Beautiful in 1965. – Tim Quigley foot house of Arizona sandstone, teak, Thank you to Bill Wheeler photos courtes y of krebs desig n group

Fairfield House, The Tipped Gable (Mark Mills, 1952) Carmel • Sunday, Nov. 6 Born and raised in Arizona, Mark Mills spent two unequal legs, tilted, its ridge considerably four years as an apprentice to Wright, begin- off center so that one side of the ridge comes ning in 1944. After leaving Taliesin, Mills down steeply, held in place by a massive wall of would go on to build the Dome House in Cave desert masonry. Integrated rafters turn 90 de- Creek, Arizona, with fellow Wright apprentice grees to become vertical supports and mullions Paolo Soleri. After relocating to San Francisco for the doors. The final distance of the Chero- to join the architectural firm of Anshen & Al- kee red steel roof dematerializes into glass, and len, Mills was approached by contractor Miles a skylight zone in the roof lets daylight flood Bain to work as a carpenter on Wright’s Walker in. There’s a strong homage to Taliesin West, House in Carmel. Mrs. Walker then hired Mills both in the desert masonry and the 120-de- to build two spec houses on side-by-side lots gree parallelogram grid underlying the plan. she owned in Carmel. The Fairfield House, also – Excerpted from The Fantastic Seashell of the known as the Tipped Gable, was Mills’ second Mind by Janey Bennett house for Mrs. Walker. Its roof is a gable of Thank you to Al and Arlyss Rothman 23 photos (L to R) By S cot zimmerma n a d . com puliattiphoto

Mrs. Clinton Walker House (Wright, 1948) Carmel • Sunday, Nov. 6 Occupying a rocky promontory overlooking oramic views of the coastline. Bedroom spaces Carmel Bay, the Walker House is the only Uso- are located in small wings toward the rear. A nian design completed by Wright in a coastal large, boxy chimney punctures the hexagonal environment. It has an irregular, arrow-shaped living room roof. The interior has Carmel stone plan with the head of the arrow expressed as walls, cedar wood paneling, red-tinted hexago- a hexagonal roof form resting on triangular- nal concrete flooring and built-in furniture. In shaped, Carmel stone walls that resemble a 1960, Mrs. Clinton Walker’s grandson, archi- ship’s prow projecting into the ocean. The tect Sandy Walker, built an expanded master 1,200-square-foot house’s most prominent fea- bedroom addition from plans Wright designed ture is its hexagonal living room space framed for a studio addition in 1956. in reverse-stepped glass panels that afford pan- Thank you to the Henderson Family nn swa photos By D avid

Harriet and Randall Fawcett House (Wright, 1955) Los Banos • Sunday, Nov. 6 The Fawcett House is located on 80 acres of versity. Buck was a football star drafted to the rural farmland. An expansive five-bedroom NFL, but he returned to work his father’s farm design on a triangular grid, it is constructed of when he became ill. A decade later the couple battered concrete block with wings at 60/120 sought out Wright to design their family home. degree angles and cedar patterned clerestories. Initially reluctant, Wright commented, “Not Both wings flow from the large living area just much beauty there.” Fawcett responded, “The inside the main entry. The main living space is Central Valley of California is the most fertile anchored by a walk-in fireplace. The southwest agricultural land in the world, and you should wing comprises four bedrooms and three baths consider it an honor to build a house there.” with the master bedroom at the end. The south- Wright apprentice Robert Beharka supervised east wing consists of the workspace and large construction. New owners restored the house playroom. A large carport extends from the beginning in 2012 and realized unconstructed northeast corner of the house with a tool shed features of the original plans, including a spiral at the far end. The yard is landscaped with a caldron in the main fireplace, another fireplace Koi pond and swimming pool. Original owners in the master bedroom and a fountain with a “Buck” and Harriet Fawcett met Wright while waterfall according to original plans. taking an architecture class at Stanford Uni- – Bill Orr Thank you to Carrie and Ken Cox 24 Silent Auction The silent auction is one of the Conservancy’s most important fundraising events of the year. Thanks to our generous auction donors, all proceeds go directly to funding the Conservancy’s mission to facilitate the preservation and maintenance of the remaining structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Refer to the auction catalog for all auction items and procedures.

Fourth Floor at the Hilton

Wednesday, Nov. 2 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 3 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Silent Auction Reception Saturday, Nov. 5 8 p.m. Auction close 7 p.m. Bidding, hors d’oeuvres, bar 10:30 p.m. Auction check-out

Wright Spirit Awards Introduced in 1991, the Wright Spirit Award recognizes efforts of extraordinary individuals and organizations who have preserved the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright through their tireless dedication and persistent efforts. Recipients will be recognized during the gala dinner on Saturday. Congratulations to this year’s honorees (pictured counter-clockwise from top).

Peter Maunu and Irmi Maunu-Kocian Private Category

Glencoe Historical Society Public Category

JOHN G. Thorpe* Professional Category *Presented posthumously

Jeffrey herr Special Honors

William j. Schwarz Special Honors

29 Upcoming Events Out and About Wright: Chicago Points West April 28-30, 2017 Oak Brook, Illinois

We have exciting events in the works for 2017. Our annual spring event, Out and About Wright, will tour a number of Wright works in the region surrounding Chicago, and our annual conference will feature an extended symposium held at the Museum of Modern photos b y a n d ol ick M uirhead farmhouse Art with more than a dozen renowned speakers from the United States and abroad addressing Wright and his legacy during the 150th an- niversary year of his birth. The conference is timed to coincide with MoMA’s major new exhibition, Frank Lloyd Wright at 150: Unpacking the Archive.

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