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r.w. lindholm residence
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Built for the same family that commissioned the Lindholm Gas Station (also known as the Broadacre City Gas Station) in Cloquet, the R.W. Lindholm residence is also known as Mäntylä (Finnish for "house among the pines). The L-shaped layout has an enclosed carport, forming a T shape. The house is situated to maximize the setting sun in the living and sleeping quarters, and to have the living quarters shaded at noon during the summer. The Lindholms hired an Iowan cabinetmaker to do the interior work to save money.
The home was completed in 1952, and has been in the family since its construction. The Lindholm residence is currently for sale
elam house
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Located in the same city as the Spam Museum, the S. P. Elam residence was designed by FLW and constructed in 1951. The outstanding features of the building include large limestone piers (dug from the Taliesin quarry), dramatic cantilevers and soaring roofs.
View photos of the home here.
fasbender clinic
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Completed two months after Wright's death in 1959, the Fasbender Clinic was created for Dr. Fasbender, Jr.'s medical practice. The building is a unique blend of complex polygonal shapes, a stylization that became known as Wright's "inward house period." The sloping copper roof enshrouds the light brown utilitarian exterior.
The Fasbender Clinic is one of thirteen FLW designs that were constructed in Minnesota. The building is now owned and operated out of by Edward Jones Investments.
view full location details...the donald lovness house
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Built in 1957 on a 20-acre plot overlooking a lake, the Donald and Virginia Lovness home incorporates many elements of Wright's Usonian building practices, as well as extensive interior furnishings designed by the architect.
Constructed of Wisconsin dolomite stone and Fir wood, the home is now called the "Studio." This is to differentiate it from the "Cottage" that FLW left plans for, completed just a few yards away in the late 1970's. Wright also left plans for three additional cottages.
Today the property is up for sale, now priced just under $2 million.
Several photos can be viewed here.
paul olfelt house
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Designed in 1958 by Frank Lloyd Wright, this home was built for Paul Olfelt and his family. As of 2011, Olfelt continues to own the home. While Wright died in 1959, the construction was carried out and completed in 1960 by Taliesin Architects. As of now, the home is not on the National Register of Historic Places, but there is a file at the Minnesota State Preservation Office.
The house features a dramatic carport that nearly touches the ground, drawing a line towards the entrance. The home is often characterized as a small home built into a hillside. View a picture of the home here.