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Wright Sites in Iowa. Frank Lloyd Wright designed 11 buildings in Iowa, making it an important center of his work in the Midwest. His first commission in the state was the Dr. G.C. Stockman House in Mason City, which was completed in 1908.
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- Alvin Miller House
- Carroll Alsop House
- City National Bank and Hotel
- Delbert Meier House
- Douglas Grant House
- George Stockman House
- Jack Lamberson House
- Lowell Walter House
- Paul Trier House
- Robert Sunday House
Location: 1107 Court St., Charles City Year built:1946 Tours?No; private residence. History:On the banks of the Cedar River, the Alvin Miller house was originally built for the home's namesake and his wife, Inez Miller. Wright's plans initially called for a connected dental office where Miller, a dentist, would practice alongside his son, William M...
Location: 1907 A Ave. East, Oskaloosa Year built: 1948 Tours?No; private residence currently for sale. History:The Alsop house is one of a pair in Oskaloosa; the Alsop and neighboring Lamberson families both asked Wright to design homes for them in 1947. The home was completed in 1951, and still features multiple pieces of Wright-designed furniture...
Location: 5 West State St., Mason City Year built: 1909 Tours? Yes History: This historic Mason City building is the only remaining Wright-designed hotel in the world. The City National Bank and Hotel overlooks the city's central park; alongside the hotel, it hosts space for a former bank and law offices, and is home to "Spirit of Mercury," a statu...
Location: 402 North Page, Monona Year built:1917 Tours? Yes History: The Meier house was one of Wright's first forays into prefabricated buildings; many parts of the Monona home were originally constructed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, before its assembly onsite. The couple who now owns the home run a website called "This American House" which documents...
Location: 3400 Adel Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids Year built:1946 Tours?No History: Built on a hillside on the outskirts of Cedar Rapids, the Douglas Grant house was constructed using limestone the Grants mined from the property. Donna Grant Riley, daughter of Douglas and Jackie Grant, wrote a book titled "An American Proceeding: Building the Grant House wi...
Location: 530 1st St., Mason City Year built: 1908 Tours? Yes; www.stockmanhouse.org/stockman-house-tour History:The Stockman House is currently operated by the River City Society for Historic Preservation after the building faced an ultimatum from Mason City in 1987: move or get demolished. The RCSHP rallied to preserve the Wright house, and with ...
Location: 511 North Park Ave., Oskaloosa Year built: 1948 Tours?No History: The neighbor to Oskaloosa's other Wright home, the Alsop House, the Lamberson House finished construction in 1947. The house, still used as a private residence, sits on a hill and contains unique features, including its "extensive use of 60- and 120-degree angles," accordin...
Location: Cedar Rock Park, Quasqueton Year built: 1945 Tours?Yes History: Original owners Lowell and Agnes Walter contacted Wright to build their home in rural Iowa after retiring from the Iowa Road Building Company, which they sold to their employees. The Walters lived in the home for over 30 years, but because they had no children, decided to don...
Location: 6880 NW Beaver Dr., Johnston Year built: 1957 Tours?No History:On the edge of the Des Moines River, Paul and Ida Trier commissioned Wright to build their house, modeled after an exhibition house built onsite at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The Johnston home was the last house Wright built in Iowa. More:Chicken sandwich restaura...
Location: 1701 Woodfield Dr., Marshalltown Year built: 1955 Tours?No History: Robert Sunday, who owned Marshall Lumber in Marshalltown, acted as his own contractor to construct the Wright house, which is now believed to be the last of its kind created in brick, according to the National Register of Historic Places. The home was expanded in 1970 to ...
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1908 Wright designed & built the Stockman house in Mason City, IA, the third of his “Concrete House Cousins” (after Tan I Deri at Spring Green and the Stephen M. B. Hunt house in La Grange). 1909 Wright designed the Park Inn Hotel and City National Bank in Mason City, IA. 1909 Wright elopes to Europe with Mamah Cheney for “spiritual ...
One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most complete designs, nearly everything at Cedar Rock bears the architect’s imprint. OPEN FOR THE SEASON. Please call or email to make a tour reservation. cedar_rock@dnr.iowa.gov. 319-934-3572. A Frank Lloyd Wright designed home in Quasqueton, Iowa. The Lowell and Agnes Walter The Walter House at Cedar Rock - A ...
Visit - Stockman House - Frank Lloyd Wright Home, Mason City, Iowa. Stockman House Tour. Touring the Stockman House will provide you with a first-hand view of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture and the impact he made on Mason City.
November 9, 1988. The Paul J. and Ida Trier House is a historic building located in Johnston, Iowa, United States. It is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed Usonian home that was constructed in 1958. It was the last of seven Wright Usonians built in Iowa. [2]
Mason City, Iowa is home to many impressive architectural sites including designs from the famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. Stockman House is a primary example of Wright’s Prairie School style.
