Rethinking the modern house museum
How these historic sites can cope with costs, challenges, and societal changes in an Instagram era A corkscrewing creation in the Arizona desert, the David and Gladys Wright House boasts an impressive pedigree. Built in 1952, this three-bedroom nautilus of a home, designed by architecture icon Frank Lloyd Wright for his son, is one of a handful of rounded designs that foreshadows the contours of the Guggenheim Museum.
It seemed like a shoe-in for preservation, especially after local lawyer Zach Rawling purchased the home for $2.4 million in 2012, saving it from the wrecking ball. Rawling had grand plans to create a museum and wedding venue, and despite neighborhood resistance to having a new cultural institution down the block, he seemed on the verge of success. There were even plans announced last summer to donate the home to the School of Architecture at Taliesin, which Wright founded, turning the residence into a ?living laboratory? and reconnecting it with the architect?s legacy.
That plan fell through last month. Rawling and Taliesin struggled with fundraising?Rawling needed to raise $7 million by 2020 for the agreement to work?and without financial support, the home again returned to the open market, asking $12.9 million.
?I think it?s highly emblematic of the challenges any historic house faces,? says Liz Waytkus, executive director of Docomomo, a preservation organization focused on modern architecture. ?The suggestion that a nonprofit would be able to co...
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