The building is slowly progressing...

Some shots today of the work going on at the site.

The Official First Usonian Home

The first Usonian home that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright was the Herbert Jacobs house in Madison, Wisconsin. The house was a modest 1500 square feet and was built for $5500. The Usonian design was Wright’s solution to a small house problem as he saw it. The Jacobs house, like most of the other Usonian houses Wright designed incorporated natural materials, such as low priced concrete block, wood and brick; was one story, had no storage areas (no attics, basements and a carport for a garage) and had radiant heating in the floors. Almost all of the Usonian homes featured spacious outdoor patios. They were a uniquely American design for the average family.

The construction of the visitor's center is moving along. There is a Wright block right near the fence that suggests what the building will look like on completion.