The Tracy House (also known as the Bill and Elizabeth Tracy House) is a
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 Automatic home that was constructed in
Normandy Park, Washington
Normandy Park is a city in King County, Washington, United States. The population was 6,771 at the 2020 census.
History
Normandy Park was officially incorporated on June 8, 1953. The city is located in King County and is bordered on the nor ...
, a suburb near
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. With a population of 780,995 in 2024, it is the 18th-most populous city in the United States. The city is the cou ...
, in 1956.
The house, like other Wright-designed Usonian automatics, is composed of
concrete
Concrete is a composite material composed of aggregate bound together with a fluid cement that cures to a solid over time. It is the second-most-used substance (after water), the most–widely used building material, and the most-manufactur ...
blocks that is broken up by glass and redwood plywood. The Tracy House is and has three bedrooms and one bathroom as well as a two-car
garage
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*Garage (residential), a building or part of a building for storing one or more vehicl ...
; the lot itself is and faces the
Puget Sound
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.
The Tracy House was built for Bill and Elizabeth Tracy, who occupied it until the latter's death in 2012; the property was listed on the real estate market for the first time at a price of $950,000.
In 2011, ''
Seattle Met
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'' named it one of the ten greatest homes in the Seattle area.
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
Tracy Houseon waymarking.com
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The Wright Idea — This Famed Architect's Design Was Both Art and Labor ''
The Seattle Times
''The Seattle Times'' is an American daily newspaper based in Seattle, Washington. Founded in 1891, ''The Seattle Times'' has the largest circulation of any newspaper in the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region. The Seattle Time ...
'', September 8, 1996
Photos on Arcaid Images
Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
History of King County, Washington
National Register of Historic Places in King County, Washington
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington (state)
Houses completed in 1956
Modernist architecture in Washington (state)
Houses in King County, Washington
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