subject: Marshall Erdman Prefab Houses - Digital Photo Frame 2.4-3.5 Inch - Atom Mini Pc [print this page] Prefab #1 Prefab #1
His design was for a single story, L-shaped home with a pitched-roof bedroom wing joining a flat-roofed living-dining-kitchen area centered on a large masonry fireplace. A carport with one end of its roof resting on a detached storage shed completed the design. Eventually, Wright produced variations, including a fourth bedroom and options for a full or partial basement. The versions ranged in size from 1,860 to 2,400 square feet (173 to 223m2).
To limit costs, Wright used standard Andersen windows and Pella doors, and designed the prefab to be built using standard sheets of plywood, Masonite and drywall. The exterior was to be painted Masonite with horizontal redwood battens attached, though the house could also be built of stone or concrete block, or partially faced with stone.
Prefab #1 Houses:
Eugene Van Tamelen House - Madison, Wisconsin (1956)
Arnold Jackson House "Skyview" - moved from Madison to Beaver Dam, Wisconsin in 1985 (built 1957)
Donald C. Duncan House - moved from Lisle, Illinois to Polymath Park in 2002 (built 1957) - one of the few Wright homes that allow guests to spend the night.
Frank Iber House - Plover, Wisconsin (1957)
Al Borah / Carl Post House - Barrington Hills, Illinois (1957)
Catherine and William Cass House "The Crimson Beech" - Staten Island, New York (1959)
Socrates Zaferiou House - Blauvelt, New York (built 1961)
Joseph Mollica House - Bayside, Wisconsin (1958)
Dr. Edward & Laura Jane LaFond House - St. Joseph, Minnesota (1960)
Prefab #2
Prefab #2 is a square, 2 story home with a flat roof. The house has a large, square 2-story living room which is lit by a wall of windows. Also on the first floor are the dining area, kitchen, entry hall, utility room, and the master bedroom. A large concrete block fireplace separates the kitchen and living room. A stairway leads to a balcony and three second-story bedrooms.
The house is constructed from concrete block with horizontal board and batten siding. A row of windows just below the soffit make the chunky flat roof appear to float above the house. A carport attached to one corner of the house completes the design.
Prefab #2 Houses:
Walter Rudin House - Madison, Wisconsin (1957)
James McBean Residence - Rochester, Minnesota (1957)
Both houses have the same floor plan and vary only in minor details such as paint color and siting.
See also
American System-Built Homes
References
^ a b c d e f Kiera Walsh (Spring 2003). "The Marshall Erdman Prefab Homes". http://kiersmarie.tripod.com/prairiehouses.htm#5.
^ a b c d ""Duncan house" Waymark". 2008-09-22. http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4R8H.
^ a b c d e WENDELL NELSON. "Frank Lloyd Wright house resides in Plover". The Portage County Gazette. http://www.pcgazette.com/news/2002/nov02/wrighthouse11-15.htm.
^ Michael Meteyer (10/1/2003). "About Marshall Erdman...". Madison, WI Chapter of ASHRAE. http://www.ashraemadison.org/company_histories/marshall_erdman_history.pdf.
Storrer, William Allin. The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 0226776212 (S.406, S.407, S.408, S.409, S.410, S.411, S.412)
