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While fewer than half of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural designs were ever brought to life, nearly all have achieved iconic status. Remarkably, you can stay overnight in several of his creations, many of which are located across the United States. Fans of modern architecture and other quintessential American design movements can admire the craftsmanship of these historic homes up close, as they are now available for short-term stays.
In 2019, UNESCO honored eight of Wright’s works—like Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, and Oak Park’s Unity Temple—as World Heritage sites. So, it's amazing that some of the celebrated designer's homes can be rented for less than a hotel visit. From a 3,000-square-foot “dream house” in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, to Wright’s final project before his passing in 1959, these remarkable residences offer unique accommodations. Planning your next adventure? Skip the busy resort and stay in one of these six legendary Frank Lloyd Wright homes.
Named after the family who lived in the home for 32 years, the Schwartz House wasn't the typical commission for a client. In fact, Wright designed it as a model for the American "dream house" for a Life magazine article. The publication enlisted two architects to create vastly different projects: one modern and one traditional. Wright took on the former, which resulted in the Schwartz House.
Today, two brothers, Gary and Michael Ditmer, own the home. They have lovingly restored it back to its former glory and rent it out for groups.
Though it's up for debate, the Norman Lykes House is said to be the last project Wright designed before his death in 1959. In fact, he died before the two-story curvilinear home was completed. Fellow architect and Wright's former apprentice, John Rattenbury, finished it. Wright's original plan was for every room to boast unobstructed views of Phoenix and the surrounding Palm Canyon.
Wright built the Elam House for S. P. “Pearl” Elam and his wife Eleanor Lampert Plunkett without ever stepping foot on the property. He designed the entire five-bedroom home—including the complex stonework, which took two years to finish—based only on photographs of the empty lot.
Wright designed this three-bedroom vacation home for a family, the Cornwells, based in Pennsylvania. It's the only project the architect ever did in Hawaii, and all of the home's features—outdoor lava-rock hot tub overlooking the ocean, panoramic views of the Big Island's volcanoes, and solar hemicycle design—prioritize its unique location.
As evidenced by Wright's most famous design, Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, the creative believed in organic architecture, connecting a building with its surrounding environment. The Palmer House, which the namesake family enjoyed from 1950 until 2009, is built right into the hill crest of the property.
After Wright's death, the Palmers enlisted his protégé, John H. Howe, to design a teahouse—which is connected to the main residence.
The Davises hired Wright under unusual circumstances. They met at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where Dr. Davis was completing his surgery fellowship and Wright was undergoing gallbladder surgery. The night before the surgery, Dr. Davis and Wright got to talking, which is when the architect learned the doctor's plans to eventually move back to his home state of Indiana with his family. Wright decided then and there that he would design the young doctor's home, and in 1955, he did. Twenty-two years later, it ended up on the National Register of Historic Places.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed more than 1,000 homes in his lifetime, but only 532 were built. Unfortunately, several have since been demolished, so the exact number of still-standing Frank Lloyd Wright houses is unclear.
Frank Lloyd Wright's most famous house is Fallingwater in Mill Run, Pennsylvania. The residence is built over a waterfall on Bear Run and has water running through the home.
Jessica Cherner is House Beautiful's Associate Shopping Editor and has an obsession with historic architecture. In fact, she's visited Fallingwater, not one, not two, but three times.
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