Robert Llewellyn Wright House
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The Robert Llewellyn Wright House is a historic home located at 7927 Deepwell Drive in Bethesda
, Maryland
, United States
. It is a two-story concrete-block structure designed by noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright
in 1953, and constructed in 1957 for his sixth child. The Usonian
house was designed using intersecting and concentric
segments of a circle, or "hemicycles". The house can be seen from Deepwell Drive on a sloping lot that overlooks a stream. It is also visible from the Cabin John Stream Valley Trail, which follows the Cabin John Creek
below it. In 1960, the grounds were landscaped by the son of the architect, Lloyd Wright
.
It is one of only two Wright-designed structures in Maryland; the other is the Joseph Euchtman House in Baltimore County
. The Robert Llewellyn Wright House was added to the National Register of Historic Places
on August 12, 1986.
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, United States
United States
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. It is a two-story concrete-block structure designed by noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
in 1953, and constructed in 1957 for his sixth child. The Usonian
Usonia
Usonia was a word used by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright to refer to his vision for the landscape of the United States, including the planning of cities and the architecture of buildings...
house was designed using intersecting and concentric
Concentric
Concentric objects share the same center, axis or origin with one inside the other. Circles, tubes, cylindrical shafts, disks, and spheres may be concentric to one another...
segments of a circle, or "hemicycles". The house can be seen from Deepwell Drive on a sloping lot that overlooks a stream. It is also visible from the Cabin John Stream Valley Trail, which follows the Cabin John Creek
Cabin John Creek (Potomac River)
Cabin John Creek is a tributary stream of the Potomac River in Montgomery County, Maryland. The watershed covers an area of . The headwaters of the creek originate in the city of Rockville, and the creek flows southward for to the Potomac River....
below it. In 1960, the grounds were landscaped by the son of the architect, Lloyd Wright
Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr. , commonly known as Lloyd Wright, was an American landscape architect and architect, most active in Los Angeles and Southern California...
.
It is one of only two Wright-designed structures in Maryland; the other is the Joseph Euchtman House in Baltimore County
Baltimore County, Maryland
Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...
. The Robert Llewellyn Wright House was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
on August 12, 1986.
See also
- List of Frank Lloyd Wright works
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, MarylandNational Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, MarylandThis is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Montgomery County, Maryland.This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States...
External links
- Robert Llewellyn Wright House, Maryland Historical Trust