Frank Lloyd Wright

1867 - 1959  (91 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Frank Lloyd Wright
  Born	8 Jun 1867	Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870
  		1870 Wright. 1870 US census, McGregor, Clayton, Iowa, Family Number 67, Wright.
  Census	1880
  		1880 Wright. 1880 US census, Madison, Dane, Wisconsin, enumeration district 74, Family Number 6494289, Wright.
  		Wright 1880 2. 1880 US census, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin, enumeration district 160, Family Number 6547256, Wright. Frank was first counted on this census dated 2 Jun 1880 as a nephew of the Jones family. On 30 Jun 1880 he was counted again, this time living with his proper family. Currently I do not know the reason for this.
  Census	1900
  		1900 Wright. 1900 US census, Cicero, Cook, Illinois, enumeration district 1146, Family Number 351, Wright.
  Occupation	1907
  	Architect.
  		Fabyan Villa. The home of Colonel George Fayban was redesigned and enlarged by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1907. It is on the Register of Historic Places and is now part of Fayban Forest Preserve in Batavia, Illinois.
  Census	1910
  		1910 Wright. 1910 US census, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois, enumeration district 71, Family Number 226, Wright.
  Census	1920
  		1920 Wright. 1920 US census, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin, enumeration district 170, Family Number 134, Wright.
  Occupation	1938
  	Architect.
  		Wingspread Interior. This interior shot of "Wingspread" that Wright designed for Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. of the Johnson Wax family says about every thing you could want to know about his talent. He was absolutely brilliant. He could take pencil to paper and see in his mind how well the lighting would work in this room. It was a skill that most architects would have to wait 60 years for computer technology to catch up to be able to match him. He was decades ahead of his time. While he knew that this is how he wanted these windows, it would be decades before a calking compound good enough to make them work well would be invented. Until that time the windows leaked a lot requiring constant reapplications of caulk. He was eccentric and that was central to his designs. In this case the vertical fireplace was an example of art triumphs practicality. The first time it was used, predictably the logs burnt at the bottom first dumping burning logs into the living room. The first time it was used was also the last time it was used. The stair case here is child sized. It went up to a Plexiglas dome that was there for Samuel Curtis Johnson, Jr. to watch for his father who was a pilot.
  Census	1940
  		1940 Wright. 1940 US census, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin, enumeration district 25-30, Family Number 32, Wright.
  Died	9 Apr 1959	Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona
  		Frank Lloyd Wright Dies The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, Thursday, April 9, 1959 page 1.
  		Frank Lloyd Wright Dies The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, Thursday, April 9, 1959 page 8 (continued from 1).
  		Frank Lloyd Wright Death Frank Lloyd Wright Death
  Buried	14 Apr 1959	Unity Chapel Cemetery, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States
  	According to his wishes, Wright's body was interred in the family plot in the Unity Chapel Cemetery near his home, Taliesin, in Wisconsin.
  Biographical Information	1985	Taliesin West Burial Site , Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States
  	Wright's third wife Olgivanna's dying wish had been that Wright, she, and her daughter by her first marriage all be cremated and interred together in a memorial garden at Taliesin West in Arizona. Olgivanna took no legal steps to move Wright's remains. Against the wishes of other family members and, objections presented by the Wisconsin legislature, in 1985, Wright's remains were removed from his grave by members of the Taliesin Fellowship. His remains were cremated, and sent to Scottsdale, Arizona, where they were divided. Half the cremains were interred in the memorial garden. The remainder was scattered in the Arizona Deseret. The original grave site in Wisconsin is empty. The original memorial remains as a cenotaph.
  		Wrights Reburial Stirs Dispute. The New Mexican Sun, Santa Fe, NM, Sunday, April 14, 1985 Section A, Page 4.
  		Taliesin West. Taliesin West.
  Siblings	4 siblings
  1. Jenny L Wright,   b. Abt 1850, Wisconsin
  2. Charles Wright,   b. Abt 1865, Connecticut
  3. Jane Wright,   b. Abt 1869, Iowa
  4. Margret E Wright,   b. 19 Jun 1880, Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts ,   d. 18 Apr 1966, East Hampton, Suffolk, New York
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  Person ID	I36953	Nagel
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	William Carey Wright,   b. 2 Jan 1825, Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts ,   d. 6 Jun 1904, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania  (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Anna Lloyd Jones,   b. 25 Apr 1838, Ceredigion county, Wales ,   d. 10 Feb 1923, Oconomowoc, Waukesha, Wisconsin  (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	17 Aug 1866	Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin
  Family ID	F11788	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Catherine Lee Tobin,   b. 25 Mar 1871, Nebraska ,   d. 24 Mar 1959, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 87 years)
  Married	1 Jun 1889	Chicago, Cook, Illinois
  Divorced	Yes
  Children	1. Frank Lloyd Wright, Jr,   b. 31 Mar 1890, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 31 May 1978, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California  (Age 88 years)  [Birth]   2. John Lloyd Wright,   b. 12 Dec 1892, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 20 Dec 1972, Del Mar, San Diego, California  (Age 80 years)  [Birth] + 3. Catherine Dorothy Wright,   b. 12 Jan 1894, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 27 Jan 1979, Los Angeles County, California  (Age 85 years)  [Birth]   4. David Samuel Wright,   b. 26 Sep 1895, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 1 Nov 1997, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona  (Age 102 years)  [Birth]   5. Frances B Wright,   b. 3 Sep 1898, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 17 Feb 1959, Washington, District of Columbia  (Age 60 years)  [Birth]   6. Robert Llewellyn Wright,   b. 15 Nov 1903, Oak Park, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 22 Feb 1986, Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland  (Age 82 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2020
  Family ID	F11789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Maude Hicks,   b. 9 May 1869, Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Jan 1930, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin  (Age 60 years)
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F11794	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Olga Ivanovna Lazové,   b. 27 Dec 1898, Montenegro ,   d. 1 Mar 1985, Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona  (Age 86 years)
  Married	Aug 1928	Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, California
  Children	1. Iovanna Lloyd Wright,   b. 3 Dec 1925, Chicago, Cook, Illinois ,   d. 7 Sep 2015, San Gabriel, Los Angeles, California  (Age 89 years)  [Birth]
  Last Modified	12 Dec 2018
  Family ID	F11795	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Jun 1867 - Richland Center, Richland, Wisconsin Married - 1 Jun 1889 - Chicago, Cook, Illinois Married - Aug 1928 - Rancho Santa Fe, San Diego, California Died - 9 Apr 1959 - Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona Buried - 14 Apr 1959 - Unity Chapel Cemetery, Wyoming, Iowa, Wisconsin, United States Biographical Information - Wright's third wife Olgivanna's dying wish had been that Wright, she, and her daughter by her first marriage all be cremated and interred together in a memorial garden at Taliesin West in Arizona. Olgivanna took no legal steps to move Wright's remains. Against the wishes of other family members and, objections presented by the Wisconsin legislature, in 1985, Wright's remains were removed from his grave by members of the Taliesin Fellowship. His remains were cremated, and sent to Scottsdale, Arizona, where they were divided. Half the cremains were interred in the memorial garden. The remainder was scattered in the Arizona Deseret. The original grave site in Wisconsin is empty. The original memorial remains as a cenotaph. - 1985 - Taliesin West Burial Site , Scottsdale, Maricopa, Arizona, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show		Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright.
  		S C Johnoson Postcard. A 1975 postcard showing the Frank Lloyd Wright designed S C Johnson headquarters.
  		HF Johnson & Frank Lloyd Wright. HF Johnson & Frank Lloyd Wright.
  		Wingspread. Herbert commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design his home "Wingspread". It was donated by Johnson and his wife Irene to The Johnson Foundation in 1959 as an international educational conference facility. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places has been designated a National Historic Landmark.
  		Edmund D. Brigham House, Glenco, Illinois. This Frank Lloyd Wright house commissioned By Edmund Douglass Brigham. It was designed about 1908 and built in 1915. The walls of the home are 22 inch thick Poured concrete.
  		Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright - Architect. Arguably the most famous architect of all time - My 7th cousin 7 times removed.
  		Avery Coonley House. Avery Coonley House.
  		The Robie House In 1909 Frederick and Lora built "The Robie House" designed bu Frank Lloyd Wright. Frederick worked for his father. His father died in 1908 leaving the company in very poor financial condition. In 1911 the Robies were forced to sell the house. Today the house is owned and preserved by the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust.

  
  

  Documents		15-Story Test Tube. The Waukesha Daily Freeman, Waukesha, Wisconsin, Wednesday, March 20, 1946, page 12.
  		Johnson Wax Building On Exhibit Kenosha News, Tuesday, April 22, 1986, Page 19

  
  

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