James McBean Residence

James McBean Residence
General information
Type House
Architectural style Usonian
Location Rochester, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°00′04″N 92°29′36″W / 44.001165°N 92.493446°W / 44.001165; -92.493446Coordinates: 44°00′04″N 92°29′36″W / 44.001165°N 92.493446°W / 44.001165; -92.493446
Construction started 1957
Design and construction
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright

The James McBean Residence is a house in Rochester, Minnesota designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This Usonian house is an example of the second type (Prefab #2) of the Marshall Erdman Prefab Houses. This house and the Walter Rudin House have the same floor plan and vary only in minor details such as paint color and siting, because they are the only 2 Prefab #2 houses in existence.

Construction

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 cantilevered roof appear to float above the house. A carport attached to one corner of the house completes the design.[1]

References

  1. Kiera Walsh (Spring 2003). "The Marshall Erdman Prefab Homes".
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