Roland Reisley House
| Roland Reisley House | |
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| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Usonian |
| Location | Pleasantville, New York |
| Coordinates | 41°07′22″N 73°44′43″W / 41.122869°N 73.745347°W |
| Construction started | 1951 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 3,200 sq ft (300 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Frank Lloyd Wright |
Roland Reisley House was built in Pleasantville, New York in 1951. The third of the "Usonia Homes" (now known as the Usonia Historic District) designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, the building sits on a hillside and has a masonry "core" and wood siding. Roland Reisley was 26 when he built his home.[1] The entrance is dominated by a dramatic wood cantilevered carport, which leads to an impressive yet unpresumptuous low-slung house with cypress paneling and indigenous stone.
The original house, built in 1951, had one bedroom, a study and a kitchen and a total of 1,800 square feet (170 m2). Wright returned five years later to design a 1,400-square-foot (130 m2) addition.
Usonia Homes was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. As of 2023[update], Reisley was the last living original owner of a home designed by Wright, as the house had never been sold.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b McLaughlin, Katherine (July 17, 2024). "Working With Frank Lloyd Wright: The Architect's Last Living Client Shares His Experience With the Visionary". Architectural Digest. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ Bernstein, Fred A. (June 30, 2023). "Just One Original Frank Lloyd Wright Homeowner Is Left". Wall Street Journal. p. M1. ProQuest 2831167845. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- Storrer, William Allin (1993). The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77624-8. (S.318)
External links
[edit]- Reisley House Pleasantville New York by Frank Lloyd Wright
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