Window in the adobe wall at the Frank Lloyd Wright Pottery House in Santa Fe, photo Steve Collins
There’s a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Santa Fe, sort of. While it’s from a Wright plan, as it was build after his death, it gets the designation “based on a design by Frank Lloyd Wright.” The Pottery House was built from plans that Frank Lloyd Wright created for a pueblo style house commissioned by an El Paso, Texas couple in 1941. That house didn’t get built. It wasn’t until 1984 that the plans were purchased posthumously from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. (Wright died in 1959 at the age of 91.) Unique, in that it uses the construction and materials one would expect in New Mexico, this house has many of the familiar Wright touches, such as built-ins throughout. One of the special features is that the swimming pool can be accessed from the master bathroom. This house could be yours; it’s currently on the market. This window frames a view of the Sangre de Christo Mountains through the wall that encloses the swimming pool. This shape is a theme that is repeated throughout the house.
Looks like a beautiful view. Not only does the window have a nice view, it looks like it could also open your beer bottle.
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Thanks, Ted! That wold be a really huge beer bottle.
The Pottery House is a most spectacular piece of architecture, but from a purist point of view, it is not a truly authentic Wright house. As you say, Steve, the design was adapted after his death (albeit by his foundation former colleagues in Arizona). Wright’s handiwork for the Pottery House consisted of only a single rough sketch and the work should be recognized as a collaborative design.
There is however a nearby dwelling which is entirely Mr. Wright’s work. this mysterious abode is the only 100% Wright design in New Mexico:
http://www.gregallegretti.com/fir-tree-house/
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Thanks for your comments. We’ve clarified the post. When we interviewed architect Arnold Roy at Taliesin West for a more complete post on the house, he said the correct term “based on a Frank Lloyd Design.” That designation never made it to the photo. We are glad you pointed that out. I hear the house in Pecos that Wright designed is a seasonal cabin. I’ve been trying to get in to see it with no luck. If you have any connections, we’d love to see it.
Nice picture. Moving to Chicago made me interested in Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture. I didn’t know about the house in Santa Fe, I’m sure it’s nice!
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