Experience Frank Lloyd Wright’s Auldbrass Plantation Yemassee, South Carolina | Saturday, March 27, 2010 | 2pm to 4pm Auldbrass Plantation is an extraordinary example of historic preservation and is very rarely open to the public. The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy has just received permission to make the property available for a private tour. Nestled in the lowlands just outside of Beaufort, South Carolina is a hidden treasure, a plantation unique to the South. Designed by Wright in 1939 for C. Leigh Stevens, Auldbrass Plantation consists of a main house, kennels, stables, a barn and various other outbuildings. It served as a self-sufficient modern plantation for farming, hunting and entertaining. Stevens owned Auldbrass until his death in 1962, when it passed to his daughter, Jessica Stevens Loring. The property fell into disrepair after it was sold to a group of men who used it as a hunt club. A preservation easement and the sale of the property saved it. Joel Silver, a successful motion picture producer and admirer of Frank Lloyd Wright, purchased the plantation in 1987. Mr. Silver has not only brought the estate back to the pristine beauty intended by Wright, but taken it even beyond the dream realized by Stevens; Auldbrass Plantation is being completed with the construction of the remaining structures in Wright’s original plan. In keeping with his theories of organic architecture, Wright designed Auldbrass to be in harmony with the landscape. Constructed of native cypress boards laid diagonally at 80 degree angles and held by brass screws, the exterior is intended to conform to the lean of indigenous live oak trees, while the abstract forms of ornamental rainspouts suggest hanging clumps of Spanish moss. Tour is 2 - 4 pm. Attendance is limited. Tour fee is $50 per person. Proceeds benefit The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy. Contact FLWBC Member and Event Host Donna Butler at 912.236.3841 No Refunds. Tour will not be cancelled in the event of rain. A Reservation Confirmation will be sent by email and this confirmation should be presented at tour check-in. The for more information. Reservation Confirmation will include travel directions and additional information. To register for the event, complete the attached form or contact the Conservancy office at 312-663-5500 or [email protected] THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BUILDING CONSERVANCY Facilitating the preservation and maintenance of the remaining structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright through education, advocacy, preservation easements and technical services. REGISTRATION Auldbrass Plantation Tour Yemassee, South Carolina | Saturday, March 27, 2010 | 2pm to 4pm PLEASE TYPE OR PRINT Please reserve __ tour ticket(s) at $50 each. _____________________________________________________________ NAME TOTAL DUE $__________ _____________________________________________________________ ADDITIONAL NAME ■ I have enclosed a check for $_________ (made payable to The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, U.S. Funds only, drawn on a _____________________________________________________________ U.S. Bank) ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________ Please charge my: CITY STATE ZIP ■ Visa ■ MasterCard ■ Discover ■ American Express _____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ DAYTIME PHONE EVENING PHONE NAME (as it appears on card) ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ BILLING ADDRESS E-MAIL ____________________________________________________ CARD NUMBER EXP. DATE ____________________________________________________ SIGNATURE (for credit card users only) Please complete and return with your payment to: The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy 53 West Jackson Boulevard, Suite 1120 Chicago, IL 60604-3567 If paying by credit card, you can fax to 312.663.5505. No Refunds. Tour will not be cancelled in the event of rain. A Reservation Confirmation will be sent by email and this confirmation should be presented at tour check-in. The Reservation Confirmation will include travel directions and additional information. THE FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT BUILDING CONSERVANCY.