Sol Friedman House ''Toyhill'', was built in
Pleasantville,
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in 1948. This was the first of the three
Frank Lloyd Wright
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homes built in the "
Usonia Homes" development north of
New York City
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.
The Friedman House forms part of the
post-war
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development of Wright's use of the circle, culminating in his
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
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in
Manhattan
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. The Sol Friedman house in Pleasantville, N.Y., is roofed with mushroom-like concrete slabs; the two intersecting closed circles of the actual dwelling are balanced at the end of a straight terrace
parapet
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by the mushroom-shaped
carport
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. This house was completed in 1949 with battered (sloped) walls of almost
Richardsonian random
ashlar
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masonry below a strip of metal-framed windows.
Wright dubbed the house ''Toyhill'' because Sol Friedman was a retailer of books, records, and (in some stores) toys.
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
Friedman House Pleasantville New York by Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
Houses in Westchester County, New York
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