Frank Lloyd Wright designednearly 60 housesin his life ( and even more if you count the ones that were never establish ) . You ’ll find these iconic structures scattered throughout the U.S. Some are private homes in far - flung home , while others have been turned into museums .
One of these structures is the spiraling - shaped David and Gladys Wright House in the affluent Arcadia neighborhood of Phoenix , Arizona . And if you have $ 12,950,000 to spare , it could be yours to keep . AsCurbedreports , the home is presently up for sale viaRuss Lyon Sotheby ’s International Realty .
The habitation ’s classifiable shape and voluted walk - up are early instance of Wright ’s rounded stylus , which he honed and master while drawing up architectural plan for the Guggenheim Museum in New York City . The museum opened in 1959 , just six months after his death .
Of course , even non - architecture aficionados would probably consort that this is a beautiful — and comfortable — home . It tout three bedroom , four baths , custom - design furniture , and a roof deck overlooking Camelback Mountain . The home was constructed for and named after Wright ’s sonDavidand girl - in - law Gladys in 1952 . After their deaths , a developer bought the household and made plan to pulverize it to make room for new houses in 2012 .
However , another buyer — current owner Zach Rawling — stepped in and took it off the developer ’s hands for $ 2.3 million , save it from sealed demise . Rawling ’s architectural plan was to donate it to the School of Architecture at Taliesin for keep it , but that partnership vanish through , so it ’s back on the market once again .
Frank Lloyd Wright homes can bedifficult to sellfor a number of reasons . For one , the high asking price for these old - fashioned homes — some of which do n’t have air conditioning and other mod amenities — can be hard to warrant . But even if you ca n’t cough up several million dollars for the David and Gladys Wright House , you’re able to still scope it out via an onlineinteractive flooring plan .
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