Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House

By Steven M. Reiss

Book Overview

In Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House, architect Steven M. Reiss presents the engaging story of one of Wright's few Virginia commissions. Designed and built for Loren and Charlotte Pope and later purchased by Marjorie and Robert Leighey, the Pope-Leighey House stands as a stunning example of an innovative form of shelter--which Wright called Usonian--for families beset by the Great Depression. Here, and elsewhere, Wright offered a unique and unprecedented approach for homes that would be small yet architecturally significant, carefully sited, and constructed of readily available local materials. He believed that anyone with an acre of land should have the opportunity to own a Usonian home. In this richly illustrated book, Reiss echoes Wright's reminder that small, carefully built structures should be the starting point of sustainable and environmentally responsible house design.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813949971
• ISBN13: 9780813949970
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.7" x 7.7"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher