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Frank Lloyd Wright

The dining room of Martin House

Frank Lloyd Wright’s Vision for the Martin House Included Everything Inside It. See How Experts Recovered Furniture, Artworks and Decorative Glass

A new exhibition at the home in Buffalo spotlights curators’ decades-long efforts to track down the original furnishings and other items, some of which the architect had designed himself

The Kalil House, one of seven Usonian Automatic residences by Frank Lloyd Wright in the country

One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Rare Usonian Automatic Homes Achieves Landmark Status

The Kalil House, located in Manchester, New Hampshire, is one of only seven Usonian Automatics in the country

David Lynch in his private movie studio at his Los Angeles estate in 2004.

David Lynch’s Sprawling Midcentury Compound in Los Angeles Could Be Yours for $15 Million

The “Twin Peaks” director worked on some of his most famous projects at the seven-building estate—which is also featured in the film “Lost Highway”

Fallingwater is located in the Bear Run Nature Reserve in Pennsylvania's Laurel Highlands.

Fallingwater’s Roof Is Leaking. Can This $7 Million Renovation Protect Frank Lloyd Wright’s Masterpiece?

Leaky roofs and windows have long plagued the famous home in Pennsylvania. Experts say the three-year project will address decades of water damage and prevent similar problems from worsening in the future

Wright designed the house to resemble the shape of a ship.

Florida’s Only Private Home Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Is Officially on the Market

Built in 1954, the Spring House is located on the outskirts of Tallahassee. The 2,040-square-foot residence is a rare example of the renowned architect’s hemicycle design

These custom copper stools from Price Tower were sold in 2024 and later purchased by the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy.

Custom Furnishings From Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Skyscraper Have Been Preserved for Posterity

The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy hopes to return the 11 artifacts to the Price Tower in Bartlesville, Oklahoma

The lamp features the "sumac pattern," which Wright also used elsewhere throughout the Susan Lawrence Dana House.

This Lamp Just Became the Most Expensive Object Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Ever Sold at Auction

The double-pedestal light fixture brought in $7.5 million. It was designed around 1903 for the Susan Lawrence Dana House, a 12,000-square-foot residence in Springfield, Illinois

RiverRock was completed in 2025, 66 years after Frank Lloyd Wright's death.

You Can Spend a Night in the Last House Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright Before His Death in 1959

The plans for the RiverRock house in northeastern Ohio were left on Wright’s drawing board when he died. But whether the project counts as a true “Wright” is up for debate