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Built in phases between 1911 and 1959, this Prairie and Organic Modern-style house and office were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to serve as his family residence and studio, with two fires leading to substantial reconstruction of the house in 1914 and 1925. The house, which is named “Taliesin”, Welsh for “Shining Brow” or “Radiant Brow”, referring to the hill upon which it is situated, is a long and rambling structure with multiple sections built at different times, with the building serving as a living laboratory for Wright’s organic design philosophy, as well as growing with Wright’s family, wealth, and business. The house sits on a hill surrounded by fields, but is notably located below the top of the hill, which Wright saw as being such a significant feature of the landscape that it should remain untouched by the house’s presence. The house’s westernmost wings served as the home of livestock and farm equipment, as well as a garage, later becoming housing for the Taliesin Fellowship, where aspiring architects apprenticed with Frank Lloyd Wright. The central wing served as the Frank Lloyd Wright studio, where Wright and his apprentices and employees worked on projects for clients, as well as where Wright often met with clients. The eastern wing served as the Wright family’s residence, and was rebuilt twice, in 1914 and 1925, after being destroyed by fire, and is overall the newest section of the complex, though some portions of the west and central wings were added after the main phase of construction of the residence was complete.
The house is clad in stucco with a wooden shingle hipped and gabled roof, with stone cladding at the base and on piers that often flank window openings, large casement windows, clerestory windows, outdoor terraces and balconies, stone chimneys, and glass french doors, all of which connect the interior of the building to the surrounding landscape. The interior of the buildings feature vaulted ceilings in common areas, stone floors, stone and plaster walls, decorative woodwork, custom-built furniture, and multiple decorative objects collected by Wright during his life. The exterior of the house has a few areas distinctive from the rest of the structure, with a cantilevered balcony extending off the east facade drawing the eye towards the surrounding landscape from the living room of the residence, next to a large set of glass doors that enclose the living room and adjacent bedroom from a shallower cantilevered terrace, while to the west of the residence, and south of the central wing, is a landscaped garden, which rests just below the crest of the hill.
The building was the full-time home of Wright from 1911 until 1937, when Wright began to spend his winters at Taliesin West in Phoenix, Arizona, due to the effects of the Wisconsin winters on his health. For the rest of Wright’s life, the house was the summer home of Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship, and following his death, the house was deeded to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, which operated and maintained the house as a museum and the home of multiple programs until 1990. Since 1990, the house has been under the stewardship of the nonprofit Taliesin Preservation Inc., which operates the house in conjunction with the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. The building is a contributing structure in the Taliesin Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1976. Taliesin was one of eight Frank Lloyd Wright buildings listed as The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2019. Today, Taliesin is utilized as a museum, offering tours and interpretation of Frank Lloyd Wright’s life and work.
Wisconsin and Southern E9 10C has seen its share of the country and more than its share of paint since being built by EMD in 1956 as Milwaukee Road 202A.
It was powering a passenger special through Whitewater in 2005 with some former Metra cars on an overcast day.
After Milwaukee Road was done with it, it went on to Amtrak and toured the entire United States except for Hawaii as it went on to the Alaska Railroad after Amtrak.
The EMD returned to Wisconsin and pulled dinner excursion trains for Scenic Rail Dining before landing on the Wisconsin and Southern as business train power.
When Watco pulled the plug on the business train after acquiring the Wissor, the old gal finally landed in Minnesota and became the Milwaukee Road 32A for the Friends of the 261 organization and wears a stylized version of Milwaukee Road paint.
Wisconsin Central bay-window caboose #17 waits its next assignment at Stevens Point yard on August 3rd, 1988.
I wonder if this place has a limit on how much leg a girl is allowed to show before she is asked to leave
From last weeks mini skirt and purple tights, I decided to be a more conservative his week. Which is the real me? Actually, probably both.
Wisconsin Central southbound freight led by SD45 #6599 runs alongside Water Street Rd. south of Lomira.
The original background was almost a match of clowns face! This was my first attempt at using CS5 to remove the clown and put in a different background. A feeble attempt at that. No book, and going to my CS3 book didn't help too much. The quick selection tool was a help but I had a hell of a time with the 'refine edges' tool. Should I buy CS6 with one of those bible books? Now that I think about it I could have used the selection brush in Lightroom, de-saturated the background and then applied a gradient. Oh well, it was fun but frustrating! I need to just get Lightroom 4 and learn that well. I'm almost embarrassed to post this, but having spent so much time on it.................
A Wisconsin badger cheerleader barks out a chant and holds a "RED" sign as she yearns for her football team to win.
I realized there is one very important thing missing from this pic--someone to squeeze in next to me
Taken with a Yashica-Mat 124G medium-format film camera, using Kodak Ektar 100 ISO film. Exposure is approximately 45 minutes. Camera was pointed at the constellation Orion. Sky glow was caused by the town of Birchwood, Wisc. to the southwest.
lost in thought--not of lost opportunities in the past, but of determining to make the most of the furture
Union Pacific 1989, the Rio Grande heritage unit, leads Canadian Pacific train 470 thru Richwood, Wisconsin on October 29, 2014.
Following the train west I had a few shots in mind, such as the overhead off Highway 8 but when I got there I found it being rebuilt with a crew at work and a single lane traffic light. So much for that idea. Instead I jumped ahead to Cemetary Road and nearly had full sun here. Wisconsin may not have grown but the reach of Watco sure has. June 6, 2022.