Albert "Ollie" Adelman and wife Edith had three young sons[3] (Lynn, Gary & Craig) in 1948 when Ollie asked Frank Lloyd Wright to design a home for the family on his lot at Fox Point. The house should cost about $75,000.[2] Albert was the son of Benjamin Adelman, who founded a large laundry and dry cleaning business in the Milwaukee area.[3] Wright designed a number of projects for the Adelman family, including a laundry plant, three homes for Benjamin, and two for Albert. Of these, only this house and the Benjamin Adelman Residence in Phoenix (1951), were actually built. Wright's first design for the house, with brick walls and tile roof, would have cost $325,000 to build, far beyond Adelman's budget. Eventually Wright scaled down his plans to fit Adelman's budget.[2]
The Adelman house brings together the long, low profile of some of Wright's turn-of-the-century Prairie school homes with Wright's Usonian ideals for low-maintenance buildings. It is built of buff-colored concrete block and cypress, neither of which requires paint or plaster. The roof is covered with hand split cedar shakes and has wide overhangs. Wright also designed many of the interior furnishings: shelves, wardrobes, desks and sofas. The 170-foot (52 m) long home has three bedrooms on one end, a kitchen and dining room at the other end, and a large living/reception area in the center.[2] A covered walkway leads from the end of the house to the garage, forming an "L" shape.[4]
This house is built on a long, 2.5-acre (1 ha) lot and set back well from the road at the end of a long, winding drive.[2] The lot has a deep, wooded ravine at one end. The house sits at the rear of the lot, overlooking the ravine, and faces south/southeast to take maximum advantage of natural light.[3]
The house, still occupied by members of the Adelman family, was restored in 2015 by Kubala Washatko Architects.[5]
^ abcdefSusan G. Mikos (2005-05-27). "NRHP Inventory/Nomination: Adelman, Albert and Edith, House". National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-04-11. With ten photos.
^ abcd"Adelman, Albert and Edith, House". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
^"Albert and Edith Adelman House". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
^"Albert and Edith Adelman Residence Restoration". www.architectmagazine.com. 2015-05-21. Retrieved 2022-11-26.
Storrer, William Allin. The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN0-226-77621-2 (S.308)
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'Residential Architect' - Albert and Edith Adelman Residence Restoration
Milwaukee Historic Photos - Adelman House
All-Wright Site - Frank Lloyd Wright Building Guide - Wisconsin ( 2009-10-25)
Original 1948 Frank Lloyd Wright design board and vintage fabrics for the Albert Adelman House
December 15, 2023
albert, edith, adelman, house, scale, home, point, wisconsin, designed, frank, lloyd, wright, built, 1948, national, register, historic, placesshow, wisconsinshow, united, stateslocation7111, barnett, point, wisconsincoordinates43, 14583, 89917, 14583, 89917ar. The Albert and Edith Adelman House is a mid scale home in Fox Point Wisconsin designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1948 2 Albert and Edith Adelman HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of WisconsinShow map of the United StatesLocation7111 N Barnett Ln Fox Point WisconsinCoordinates43 8 45 N 87 53 57 W 43 14583 N 87 89917 W 43 14583 87 89917Area2 5 acres 1 0 ha Built1948Built byClaude Debbink 2 ArchitectFrank Lloyd WrightArchitectural styleUsonian likeNRHP reference No 05000951 1 Added to NRHPAugust 26 2005 3 Albert Ollie Adelman and wife Edith had three young sons 3 Lynn Gary amp Craig in 1948 when Ollie asked Frank Lloyd Wright to design a home for the family on his lot at Fox Point The house should cost about 75 000 2 Albert was the son of Benjamin Adelman who founded a large laundry and dry cleaning business in the Milwaukee area 3 Wright designed a number of projects for the Adelman family including a laundry plant three homes for Benjamin and two for Albert Of these only this house and the Benjamin Adelman Residence in Phoenix 1951 were actually built Wright s first design for the house with brick walls and tile roof would have cost 325 000 to build far beyond Adelman s budget Eventually Wright scaled down his plans to fit Adelman s budget 2 The Adelman house brings together the long low profile of some of Wright s turn of the century Prairie school homes with Wright s Usonian ideals for low maintenance buildings It is built of buff colored concrete block and cypress neither of which requires paint or plaster The roof is covered with hand split cedar shakes and has wide overhangs Wright also designed many of the interior furnishings shelves wardrobes desks and sofas The 170 foot 52 m long home has three bedrooms on one end a kitchen and dining room at the other end and a large living reception area in the center 2 A covered walkway leads from the end of the house to the garage forming an L shape 4 This house is built on a long 2 5 acre 1 ha lot and set back well from the road at the end of a long winding drive 2 The lot has a deep wooded ravine at one end The house sits at the rear of the lot overlooking the ravine and faces south southeast to take maximum advantage of natural light 3 The house still occupied by members of the Adelman family was restored in 2015 by Kubala Washatko Architects 5 See also editList of Frank Lloyd Wright worksReferences edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 a b c d e f Susan G Mikos 2005 05 27 NRHP Inventory Nomination Adelman Albert and Edith House National Park Service Retrieved 2017 04 11 With ten photos a b c d Adelman Albert and Edith House Wisconsin Historical Society January 2012 Retrieved 2017 04 11 Albert and Edith Adelman House Wisconsin Historical Society January 2012 Retrieved 2017 04 11 Albert and Edith Adelman Residence Restoration www architectmagazine com 2015 05 21 Retrieved 2022 11 26 Storrer William Allin The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion University Of Chicago Press 2006 ISBN 0 226 77621 2 S 308 External links edit Residential Architect Albert and Edith Adelman Residence Restoration Milwaukee Historic Photos Adelman House All Wright Site Frank Lloyd Wright Building Guide Wisconsin Archived 2009 10 25 Original 1948 Frank Lloyd Wright design board and vintage fabrics for the Albert Adelman House Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Albert and Edith Adelman House amp oldid 1158331295, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
