The Gordon House Celebrates Frank Lloyd Wright’s Birthday & 50 Years of Wright in Oregon
June 21, 2014 |
The Gordon House Celebrates Frank Lloyd Wright’s Birthday & 50 Years of Wright in Oregon
Saturday, June 21, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
The Gordon House, designed by world renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, will host a special celebration on Saturday, June 21, to commemorate Wright’s birthday. You’re invited to tour and enjoy his only building in Oregon 50 years after it was built as Wright’s demonstration of the only truly American architectural style.
The Gordon House was designed in 1957 by Frank Lloyd Wright for Conrad and Evelyn Gordon and built on their Wilsonville farm on the banks of the Willamette River in 1964. The house is an “affordable” Usonian style home designed as part of Wright’s vision of the Usonian Community that was an original idea of suburbia in America for families of moderate means.Self-guided tours of the house are available from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the special birthday celebration price of $5 per person. Knowledgeable tour guides will be on hand to answer questions and tell engaging stories about this unique house that was saved from demolition and brought to Silverton in 2002 for public exhibition. The house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is a true Oregon treasure. Gordon and Wright exhibits will be on display in the house for this event. Birthday refreshments will be served.
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Website:
restoreoregon.org/event/frank-lloyd-wrights-birthday/ |
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The Gordon House |
829 W Main Street
Silverton, OR |
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| Contact Information |
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gordonhouse1957@frontier.com |
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