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2017 Vol 9 No 2 Summer Newsletter Summer/Fall 2017 Prairie Places Volume 9, No. 2 a quarterly publication of Preservation North Dakota The Sanderson House, located on Photo Our Mission courtesy of John and Sherri Stern.. Preservation North Dakota is dedicated to preserving and cele- brating the architecture, historic places, and communities in the varied landscapes of our prairie state. 1 A Small House with Lots of Significance by John Stern 4 Storm Strikes Stee- ple: Emergency Pres- ervation Work at A Small House with Lots of Significance the Old Stone By John Stern Church Frank Lloyd Wright is considered by many to Usonian houses, a term he used to describe by Emily Sakariassen th be the greatest architect of the 20 century. buildings uniquely suitable to life in the His buildings, commercial and residential, are United States. Smaller than his earlier Prairie viewed today as artistic treasures. The Or- Style homes, they were designed to be more ganic Architecture theory he origi- affordable, with common themes Prairie Places, the mem- nated guided his work throughout that could be adapted to different “The Anderson bership newsletter of his life. Among his most famous sites and different clients. Typi- House is the only Preservation North Da- works are the Unity Temple cally built on inexpensive land far house designed kota, is published quar- (Chicago Ill 1906), the Frederick from crowded urban centers, they by Ingraham and terly. All submissions are Robie House (Chicago Ill 1909), were usually single-story, flat- Ingraham in edited for clarity and Taliesin (Spring Green WI 1911), roofed structures with cantilevered North Dakota, content. the Imperial Hotel (Tokyo Japan overhangs, clerestory windows, ra- and the only one Preservation North Da- 1915-1968), the Johnson Wax Build- diant-floor heating, and included a remaining in the kota is a statewide, ing (Racine WI 1936), Fallingwater carport (a term coined by Wright). area.” non-profit, (Mill Run PA 1936), the Pope- They were often L-shaped, fitting IRS certified 501(c) 3 Leighy House (Woodlawn VA around a garden patio. 1940), The Guggenheim Museum (New York After his picture was on the cover of Time organization. NY 1956). Magazine on January 17, 1938, Wright found In 1936, observing the changes in American his business exploding. In 1940, the Museum families, Wright developed what he called (Continued on page 2) Prairie Places A Publication of Preservation North Dakota (Continued from page 1) ture design themes of Frank Lloyd Wright: the of Modern Art in New York devoted the entire very horizontal lines of the brickwork and flat- museum to Wright’s work, including a full-size roof overhangs, the mysterious privacy evoked by Usonian house built in the courtyard. The huge the clerestory windows on three sides of the model for Broadacre City, his famous vision for house, the use of natural light from those win- Usonia, was also on display. At age 73, Frank dows and skylights, the contrasting openness to Lloyd Wright, already a famous the back of the house through exten- architect, was finally a commercial “This home was de- sive windows, and the custom built- success. The Taliesin Fellowship he signed specifically to fit in millwork cabinets, closets and created in 1932 developed his de- in with the naturally storage areas. As with all signs into real homes, and his influ- wooded river lot...sited “Wrightian” homes, this home was ence on future generations of archi- to take advantage of designed specifically to fit in with tecture was assured. After WWII, views and sun angles, the naturally wooded river lot where with the trend toward larger homes, with structural allow- it was constructed. Built into the basic Usonian principles were ances for the unstable elevated river bank, it was sited to adapted to fit the needs of the cli- soils in the Red River take advantage of views and sun ents and the building sites, and Valley.” angles, with structural allowances these principles are considered to be for the unstable soils in the Red the inspiration for ranch-style homes popular in River Valley. Since Frank Lloyd Wright recom- the 1950s. mended the Ingrahams to the Andersons, it is George and Beth Anderson contacted Frank quite likely that the Ingrahams consulted with Lloyd Wright in 1955 about designing a house for him on the design of the home. Many of the them on a river lot they owned just one mile from original finishes in the house, bathroom fixtures, downtown Fargo, ND. Wright told them he had kitchen counter coverings, 6x6 red clay tile, and perhaps 10 years of life left and 20 years of com- 8x8 cork tile flooring, were identical to those missioned work ahead of him. He recommended used in Wright’s Kentuck Knob house in Penn- his granddaughter Elizabeth Wright Ingraham sylvania, constructed about the same time. The and her husband Gordon Ingraham, a former Tali- house is in excellent condition, with original ma- esin apprentice, for the commission. The Ingra- sonry walls and woodwork throughout, but with hams worked together to design this home in updated kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms, and exter- Fargo ND and two in Moorhead MN, all on nal deck and patio areas. From the street and the wooded lots backing to the Red River. The back of the house, it looks nearly identical to its Anderson House is the only house designed by original appearance in 1959. Ingraham and Ingraham in North Dakota, and the The City of Fargo, in its efforts to deal with the only one remaining in the area, as the two Moor- devastating flooding of the Red River, has di- head homes were demolished due to rected its engineering department to flood damage. devise a plan to protect the City The Ingrahams designed 2 guest “The current City plans through a system of levees and flood houses and 35 homes in 22 years calls for the removal walls. While completion of the Red together from their Colorado of the Anderson River Diversion Project would allevi- Springs, CO base, which followed a House...and the City is ate serious flooding through the City, Wrightian vision of architecture. reluctant to make any the proximity of the Anderson house Their early work reflected the form deviations to the to the water treatment plant and the of Usonian and Prairie Style houses plan.” neighborhood’s affordable housing that Wright designed at mid-century. complicates things. The current City In an interview in 1996, Elizabeth Wright Ingra- plan calls for the removal of the Anderson house ham described the Anderson House as “derivative and the adjacent houses in the neighborhood to of Wright’s style. We used many of the forms make way for a levee. This levee would provide 1 Wright used.” The home manifests many signa- (Continued on page 3) 2 Prairie Places A Publication of Preservation North Dakota (Continued from page 2) a back-up to the Diversion, or if the Diversion does not get built, be the primary protection for the area. Although a flood wall built behind the house is technically feasible, it would be more expensive than a clay levee, and the City is reluc- tant to make any deviations to the plan. A one year reprieve to the neighborhood was granted while all options are explored. We hope a solu- tion is found to preserve this architecturally sig- nificant structure. The North Dakota State His- toric Society has approved an application to have the house entered into the National Register of Historic Places. Editor’s note: It is a common misconception that listing a property on the National Register of Historic Places provides protection against demolition. In actuality, the National Register serves as an inventory of places important to our Nation’s heritage and guarantees basic consid- erations in planning for Federal undertakings. The portion of the City’s plans affecting Stern’s neighborhood and the Anderson House do not currently constitute a Federal undertaking. Top: Front view of the Anderson House. Note the recessed entrance and clerestory windows. Bottom: View of the gar- den space and patio, partly shaded by cantilevered over- hangs. Preservation North Dakota Board of Directors: Brent Larson, Colfax—President Emily Sakariassen, Bismarck—Vice- President Prairie Barns of North Dakota Lenny Krueger, Colfax—Secretary available for $24.95 at: Susan Quinnell, Bismarck—Treasurer http://www.preservationnorthdakota.org Melinda McCarthy—At Large Or Lauren Donovan, Hazen—Advisory Member Preservation North Dakota Melanie Thornberg, Walhalla—Advisory 911 N 9th St Member PO Box 3096 Accountant: Carl Kvanvig CPA Bismarck, ND 58502 Editor: Emily Sakariassen 3 Prairie Places A Publication of Preservation North Dakota Storm Strikes Steeple By Emily Sakariassen On the morning of July 6th, a bolt of lightning struck the steeple of the Old Stone Church in Cas- selton, North Dakota, damaging the 131 year-old building that currently houses the Casselton Heri- tage Center. The timing was particularly upsetting, as the former Episcopal church had received a PND Grass-roots Grant in 2016 to replace the roof’s wood shingles— work that had only recently been completed. Initial concerns were that the struc- tural integrity of the belltower may he says, “it’s almost inconceivable have been compromised. Architec- that this kind of rehabilitation could tural historian Steve Martens worked have been accomplished almost any- with the CHCI board and its presi- where else in the US in such a short dent Julie Burgum to organize an timeframe and with such a high de- architectural and engineering rapid gree of preservation integrity.” response to assess the damage. To- Crow Wing Masonry completed re- gether, they were able to recommend pairs to the stone steeple and Mi- a plan for rehabilitation within ten chael Orchard is still working to re- days of the strike.
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