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There are 11+ Frank Lloyd Wright structures in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area. Click on links below to view tour information, additional photos and learn more about each building’s history and location. Some of the Arizona sites are open for tours or available for overnight stays!
- Arizona Biltmore Hotel. This stunning legendary landmark hotel boasts a colorful history and superior service. It is set within 39 acres in the heart of Phoenix and is a great place to stay in given its luxurious accommodations.
- Taliesin West. The Taliesin West is perhaps the architect’s most famous work in Arizona. It actually served as his winter home and school in the desert, and is now the main campus of The School of Architecture.
- Raymond Carlson House. While one may consider Raymond Carlson House one of the more underrated Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in Arizona, it’s still worth featuring.
- Benjamin Adelman House. The housing crisis after World War II was a real problem. Therefore, Wright started designing architecture that would turn to be affordable and modular housing solutions for the medium family.
- Arizona Biltmore
- Taliesin West
- ASU Gammage
- First Christian Church
- Raymond Carlson House
- Benjamin Adelman House
- David and Gladys Wright House
- Arthur Pieper House
- Boomer Cottage
- Harold Price House
Where:2400 W. Missouri Ave., Phoenix. Built:1929. Tours: 90-minute tours are available at 10 a.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, free to guests and $10 for visitors. 602-955-6600, arizonabiltmore.com. Architect Albert Chase McArthur was a protégé of Wright and also a brother to two of the entrepreneurs who opened the resort. Wright consulted on...
Where:12621 N. Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd., Scottsdale. (GPS address: 12345 N. Taliesin Drive.) Built:1937. Tours: Guided tours from one to three hours are held daily ($19-$75); reservations strongly recommended. 888-516-0811, franklloydwright.org/taliesin-west. Take the “virtual tour,” dubbed the Taliesin West Digital Experience, at franklloydwright....
Where:Mill Avenue and Apache Boulevard, Tempe. Built:1964. Tours: By appointment. 480-965-5062, asugammage.com. Wright’s last public commission before his death in 1959 was a world-class concert hall for Arizona State University and a budding metropolis that needed some cultural cachet. Dubbed the “pink wedding cake” for its swooping silhouette, th...
Where:6750 N. Seventh Ave., Phoenix. Built:1973. Tours: By appointment. 602-246-9206, fccphx.com. ASU Gammage isn’t the only Wright design that got repurposed (and many never got built at all). In 1949, he got a commission to create a campus for Southwest Christian Seminary, but the Bible school closed the next year. First Christian Church bought t...
Where:Near 11th Avenue and Bethany Home Road, Phoenix. Built:1950. Named after the Arizona Highwayseditor for whom Wright designed it, the home was last sold in 2003 for $400,000.
Where:Near 30th Street and the Arizona Canal, Phoenix. Built:1951. It’s one of Wright’s “Usonian Automatic” housesmade from modular concrete blocks to keep expenses down. The idea was to offer DIY materials for war veterans, but like many of Wright’s ideas, that didn’t pan out; an architect was still required. Designed for a Milwaukee businessman, ...
Where:Near Camelback Road and 54th Street, Phoenix. Built:1952. Tours: Public tours have been suspended, but you can take a virtual tour, including video and 360-degree photos, at davidwrighthouse.org. Built for Wright’s son, this spiral design is the architect’s best-known private residence in Arizona, thanks in part to controversy. When a previou...
Where:Near 65th Street and Cheney Road, Paradise Valley. Built:1952. The second of two Usonian houses in the Valley, it was designed for one of Wright’s apprentices. But is it really still a Wright house after it was expanded to triple its original square footage (1,400 to 4,500)?
Where:Near 30th Street and the Arizona Canal, Phoenix. Built:1953. With lots of glass in off-kilter angles, this two-story parallelogram was conceived as a beach house in California, but the striking redwood eaves blend perfectly with the landscape. Named for Jorgine Boomer, who had been co-owner (with her late husband, Lucius) of the famed Waldorf...
Where:Near Tatum Boulevard and Clearwater Parkway, Paradise Valley. Built:1955. The biggest (and maybe grandest) of Wright’s Arizona houses, it was the winter home of MaryLou and Harold Price, a businessman who inherited the Popsicle brand from his dad and commissioned Wright’s tallest design, the Price Tower, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
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May 10, 2024 · Architecture. Taliesin West: Everything You Need to Know About Frank Lloyd Wright’s Winter Home and Studio. Located in Scottsdale, Arizona, the iconic space was where the imitable architect...
Sep 12, 2019 · Frank Lloyd Wright’s connection to Arizona, the location of his personal winter home Taliesin West, runs deep, with his architectural influence seen all over the Valley. Here, PhD student David R. Richardson gives a brief overview of several of Wright’s most notable projects in the Grand Canyon state.
On July 7, 2019, UNESCO announced the addition of Taliesin West along with seven other Frank Lloyd Wright designed buildings to the United Nations’ list of the world’s most significant cultural and natural sites. View the complete list. Tour Taliesin West. There are a number of different ways to experience your time at Taliesin West.
Jan 7, 2024 · Last Updated on January 7, 2024 by Leslie Livingston. Here's my guide to visiting Taliesen West, a Frank Lloyd Wright UNESCO site in Scottsdale Arizona. This guide covers the history of Taliesen West, everything to see at Taliesen West, and gives you must know tips for visiting.
