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Walker House, Carmel, California. Designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright when he was 84 years old, 1948.

Walker House, Carmel, California. Designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright when he was 84 years old, 1948.

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  1. Mike MartinJuly 30, 2015 at 9:35 AM

    Gotta love Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture, John W Poynton. I wonder if that house is still there or if the sea has claimed it.

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  2. MadgesHatbox VintageJuly 30, 2015 at 10:02 AM

    It'll do.  :)

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  3. Margaret Siemers (Siemers Rafter Room)July 30, 2015 at 10:45 AM

    Mike Martin I checked it out. The basic guts of the house are there, but it is for sale and the listing says..."After extensive renovation" and it doesn't mention Frank at all, so it has bee drastically changed.
    The thing I find wrong with Franks work, like quite a few designers, they look wonderful, but are not practical to live in, and require high maintenance when placed on or near water. : )
    Considering where it is on the beach, this version won't stick around forever either. But... If you have over 3 Mill to buy it, you most likely have the money to fix it too. : )

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  4. Oshi ShikigamiJuly 30, 2015 at 11:10 AM

    My parents had their home designed by his firm. It actually looked a bit like this, huge expanse of windows. And it had a flat roof, in MI! Needless to say whenever it rained or snowed. It had several chronic leaking places. My father spent decades and huge sums of money to try and fix it. He never did...

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  5. Mike MartinJuly 30, 2015 at 11:22 AM

    Margaret Siemers - Thanks, Margaret! I expect one might buy a 2 BR, 1 Bath shack in good shape in Carmel, but I'm tired of paying flood insurance premiums, so I'll pass on Frank's Place.

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  6. MadgesHatbox VintageJuly 30, 2015 at 11:30 AM

    I actually think I've seen this house when we drove Scenic.  Didn't realize who the architect was.

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  7. Margaret Siemers (Siemers Rafter Room)July 30, 2015 at 11:36 AM

    Mike Martin I know what you mean, I thought of moving there...but the folks that live there; I think I can find a better class of people.
    Snicker

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  8. Margaret Siemers (Siemers Rafter Room)July 30, 2015 at 11:37 AM

    Madges Hatbox That's cool.

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  9. John W PoyntonJuly 31, 2015 at 9:00 AM

    Oshi Shikigami His homes were notorious for leaks. There's an old story about the owner of Falling Water in Bear Run, PA (which is on a US postage stamp) calling Wright up one night to complain of a leak. Edgar J. Kaufmann was the owner of the home who commissioned Wright to design it. He called him on the phone and said, "I'm sitting in my living room, it's pouring rain and water is dripping on my head." Whereupon Wright replied matter of factly, "Well, move your chair."

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  10. Oshi ShikigamiJuly 31, 2015 at 1:29 PM

    Yup, my dad got no help from them either.

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  11. Margaret Siemers (Siemers Rafter Room)July 31, 2015 at 2:32 PM

    John W Poynton Oshi Shikigami this is an interesting "addition" to the house story above.
    I love it when members give a bit of history they know.

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  12. MadgesHatbox VintageJuly 31, 2015 at 2:47 PM

    Oshi Shikigami Do you have some photos of your parent's house you can post?

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  13. Oshi ShikigamiJuly 31, 2015 at 3:05 PM

    I will check...  :-)

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