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Usonia: Frank Lloyd Wright's Design for America Written by Alvin Rosenbaum, son of Stanley Rosenbaum.

Frank Lloyd Wright designed but a single home in Alabama.  It was one of his classic Usonian homes, designed in 1939 for Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum and referred to as one of the “purest examples of Wright’s unique style.”  Constructed of cypress, glass and brick, the original house was completed in 1940; Wright added two new wings as per a Rosenbaum request in 1948. 

Wright’s Usonian style typically included flat roofs, large overhanging eaves, plenty of glass and flowing space.  But perhaps one of the most incredible innovations for the time was his use of radiant heat provided by hot water that circulated though pipes imbedded in the concrete floors of the home.

The Rosenbaums were the sole owners of the home until 1999.  It has been meticulously restored and is now a museum piece, illustrating Wright’s classic Usonian style.

Construction & Unique Features

•  Built in 1939

•  Materials: cypress, glass and brick

•  Radiant heat

•  Usonian Period

Links

•  www.wrightinalabama.com

Nearby Attractions

•  Indian Mound and Museum

•  Renaissance Tower

•  University of Northern Alabama

•  Alabama Music Hall of Fame

•  Pope's Tavern Museum

•  W.C. Handy Home

•  Kennedy-Douglass Center for the Arts

•  Birthplace of Helen Keller (Tuscumbia)

Places to Stay in Florence

• Comfort Inn

• Hampton Inn

• Holiday Inn Florence

 
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Location
601 Riverview Dr
Florence, Alabama Map
(256) 740-8899

Tours

•  Hours 10 AM – 4 PM, Tuesday-Saturday; 1 PM - 3 PM Sundays

•  Admission $8/Adults, $5/Seniors & Students

•  Reservations required for large groups

Photos courtesy of The Rosenbaum House
www.wrightinalabama.com

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