I'm of the opinion that a vacation shouldn't just be a getaway. It should be an experience — the kind of thing you bring up with your friends years later, like, "did I tell you about that time I swam with sting rays in Fiji?" I've got a list in my head of places I want to go and things I want to do - I'm sure everyone does. Now add to that list: spend the night in a Frank Lloyd Wright house.
Until today I did not realize this was possible, without spending millions of dollars. So imagine my surprise when, while researching Wright's Usonian homes, I found a link to a vacation rental for the FLW-designed Bernard Schwartz house, in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. For $375 a night (or $325 on weekdays), you, too, can experience Wright's architecture the way it was intended to be experienced - by living in it.
It's a bit steep, but hey — it's not every day you have the run of a modern architectural masterpiece. What do you think — is it worth it?
Other Wright rentals:
The Seth Peterson Cottage in Mirror Lake, Wisconsin. (Thanks Jodi!)
The Palmer House (another Usonian!) in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Images: The Schwartz House
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You're welcome, Nancy!
Fun idea!
Growing up a good friend lived in a Wright house (Chicago suburbs). I never really considered that all those sleep overs at her house were really unique experiences.
This post has helped me reconsider how wonderful my childhood really was. Thanks!
You can also stay @ the Inn at Price Tower (FLW's only built skyscraper) in Bartlesville, OK!
http://pricetower.org/innatpricetower/
sending this to the bf....hint, hint...
I want to go!!!
We stayed at the Schwartz House four years ago. It was a great experience. And, while in Two Rivers, make sure to check out the local historical society's museum--it's a hoot! Two Rivers lays claim to the invention of the ice-cream sundae.
I'm a little mad at you guys now.
Because of this post, I discovered that the Scott Peterson Cottage is in Mirror Lake State Park, and that the guided tour they're having right before my best friend's birthday also coincides with their fall color boat tour.
I've really gotten into hiking and camping in the past couple years, so I'm seriously losing my s**t over how cool it would be to go to this deal.
So thanks for that, Apartment Therapy. Now I have to wait 2 months.
One can stay in FLW's Duncan House at Polymath Park, near Fallingwater: http://www.polymathpark.com/
When they open up Fallingwater I'd do it in a second!