An interesting story about the complexities of preservation in AZ. The line that stood out for me is "the demolition company the developer had hired, concerned about razing a Wright house, called to check that the permit was valid."
FLW designed, built in 1952, house faces demolition
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FLW designed, built in 1952, house faces demolition
An interesting story about the complexities of preservation in AZ. The line that stood out for me is "the demolition company the developer had hired, concerned about razing a Wright house, called to check that the permit was valid."
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Reading this angle, I am empathetic with the new owners who were apparently quite ignorant about FLW. As one of them says
“Does the house deserve landmark status? Yes. This place needs to be preserved,” he said. “But when three Wright granddaughters sell it for $2.8 million, for me to carry the cross for Frank Lloyd Wright, that’s not fair.”
Reading this angle, I am empathetic with the new owners who were apparently quite ignorant about FLW. As one of them says
“Does the house deserve landmark status? Yes. This place needs to be preserved,” he said. “But when three Wright granddaughters sell it for $2.8 million, for me to carry the cross for Frank Lloyd Wright, that’s not fair.”
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"ignorance of the law excuses no one"
i don't have much empathy for these owners. i have a tough time believing that they had no idea it was a FLW and don't know who he was. Especially with it being located in Phoenix - a bastion of Wright. You don't think that somewhere along the line of a million dollar plus property deal some realtor said - this is a FLW.
Plus they dropped over a million on the property... usually most people know a little about something they pay over a million dollars for. I think they thought they could pull a fast one and then now are saying, "but officer I didn't know I was speeding..."
i don't have much empathy for these owners. i have a tough time believing that they had no idea it was a FLW and don't know who he was. Especially with it being located in Phoenix - a bastion of Wright. You don't think that somewhere along the line of a million dollar plus property deal some realtor said - this is a FLW.
Plus they dropped over a million on the property... usually most people know a little about something they pay over a million dollars for. I think they thought they could pull a fast one and then now are saying, "but officer I didn't know I was speeding..."
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Good news!
https://www.savewright.org/index.php?pa ... tory_id=95
Donations to this preservation organization are always welcome.
https://www.savewright.org/index.php?pa ... tory_id=95
Donations to this preservation organization are always welcome.
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