Carroll Alsop House) is a historic house located at 1907 A Avenue East in
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Oskaloosa is a List of cities in Iowa, city in, and the county seat of, Mahaska County, Iowa. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, Oskaloosa was a national center of bituminous coal mining. The population was 11,558 in the 2020 U ...
.
Description and history
It is one of seven
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed List of Frank Lloyd Wright works, more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key ...
designed
Usonian
Usonia () is a term that was used by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright to refer to the United States in general (in preference over ''America''), and more specifically to his vision for the landscape of the country, including the planni ...
houses located in
Iowa
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, and one of two that were constructed in Oskaloosa.
Both were completed in 1951. This house is an L-plan, unless you count the carport, which makes it a T-plan. It was a custom-built house that embodied the ideals of "free and simple living, in touch with nature, for the family of moderate means."
In 1947, Frank Lloyd Wright was approached by two families from Oskaloosa, Iowa, who requested his architectural services for designing their homes. Wright accepted the commission, leading to the design of the Carroll Alsop house and the adjacent Lamberson house. The project was supervised by Wright's apprentice,
John deKoven Hill
John deKoven Hill (1920–1996) was an American architect, honorary chairman of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation and editorial director of ''House Beautiful'' magazine.
Biography
Hill decided to become an architect early on in his life, but ...
, with construction managed by builder Jim De Reus.
The house was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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on November 9, 1988.
See also
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List of Frank Lloyd Wright works
Frank Lloyd Wright designed 1,141 houses, commercial buildings and other works throughout his lifetime, including 532 that were eventually built. , there were 409 extant structures designed by Wright. Over one-third of the extant structures are on ...
References
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External links
Frank Lloyd Wright's Carroll Alsop House in Oskaloosa, Iowa
Houses completed in 1951
Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
Houses in Mahaska County, Iowa
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
National Register of Historic Places in Mahaska County, Iowa
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Modernist architecture in Iowa
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