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Location: Phoenix, Arizona
Price: $12,950,000
The David and Gladys Wright House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright is on the market in Phoenix, Arizona. The three-bedroom, four-bath house is an early example of Wright?s late-career rounded style, which realized its apex in his Guggenheim Museum in New York City.
The concrete block home sits on 5.9 acres in Phoenix?s Arcadia neighborhood with sweeping views of Camelback Mountain. It was built in 1952 for Wright?s son David and wife Gladys?they called it their Taj Mahal?and boasts a cantilevered, spiral walk up, and kitchen tower. ?It was a family home, and he had a son pushing him to design something unique and special,? Rawling told Curbed in an interview from 2015. ?It was Wright elevating his game and delivering one of his most creative designs.? The house also features hand-cut Philippine mahogany, custom-designed furnishings, and a shaded central courtyard.

In 2012, the property was threatened with demolition before owner Zach Rawling purchased it for $2.4M. After establishing the nonprofit David & Gladys Wright Home Foundation, Rawling worked tirelessly to preserve the house, first as a proposed museum and late...