Frank Lloyd Wright-Herman T. Mossberg House tour. She was very kind to ask us if we wanted a tour when she noticed we were taking still photos of the house.
+Greg Appelgren That is true. The original owners were a special breed and their enthusiasm for their homes and their very high tolerance of being inconvenienced by others was to marvel at. I got one of the same sort of fortuitous tours by John C Pew in Madison, WI and pre-arranged but private tours by Melvin Maxwell Smith in Michigan and Louis Penfield in Ohio. But that was decades ago. Considering the explosion of interest in Wright and the easy availability of Storer's guide book I'm amazed that there are still owners like that.
Thanks to you all, who gave us the opportunity to have a look in this house, not a museum but a home (that is what Frank Lloyd Wright designed it for).
To the man behind the camera - Thank You! Anyone else may have been so excited - it would span with energy of the experience!!! I'm a "chief-cook and Love the kitchen"!!! Love the Polar Bears! ...and the occupant's elements just match the design - even the sweet dog is a match to the harmony. Mom has no clue how well "Shawn" is experiencing this "space in time" - (sad fire in his Wisconsin Home) Closet ROCKS! Fixtures are Original! Suggestion for brick Mortar Cleaning - (baking soda, Dawn "a little", and a 1/4 teaspoon of bleach per box of soda - this with warm water and a scrup-brush "nail brush works fab" will bring back the light color of the Mortar" No Vinegar - it is an acid and will eat into concrete and brick. I adore the Passion of this House Helper! aka Housekeeper- Thank you Shawn, Mom, and House Helper! Thank you so much for this Treasure Experience ❤ FLW must be experiencing an energy appreciation for this - ⚛
How wonderful is that ! I would be over the moon to be invited in. It is so great that they are so willing to share their home like that. You can tell they understand what it means to so many.
The Herman T Mossberg House in South Bend Indiana was built in 1948. The two story front facade and the front door in full view parallel to the street are both atypical for Wright's work of this period. The sloped roof is also perhaps less common than a flat roof in Wright's work of the 40's. The stair hung from above with steel rods or bars originated at Fallingwater, 1936. You might say it's one of Wright's more conservative designs, but that's not saying much. So why did Wright give the Mossberg's these features and others in this design? Probably because they asked for these things or they said they liked another Wright house that had these features. Wright was more flexible and accommodating than is commonly understood and it seems Mrs Mossberg had charmed and disarmed Wright.
Thank you very much for this tour video. Awesome info! Very well designed Usonian. Just wish my wife and I were closer to Indiana to see it but this was absolutely the next best thing. Good to see it remained in the original family all these years.
I am a native of South Bend and grew up near Twickingham Hills where the Mossberg house was. It was considered to be something of a legend, in its day.
I am not trying to insinuate anything. This was a great tour, but having said that-- I feel like someone who is very interested in FLW. Appreciating the uniqueness is all part of the art form. This is more than just a house, its a piece of art and history. Saying things like " you'd think they would want to have their own furniture in here instead of this" or "the kitchen isn't big enough" to me sounds like you simply don't get it. Non the less, thanks for the tour.
It is good to know that the house is still in the family. Did not know Frank was a small space guy and, I am going to guess and say that the bathroom sink triangle fixture is not an original (70 years is a bit too long for a water fixture). I love all the homes of Wright.
Thank you for the video, unpretentious...I appreciate it. The patio furniture is Walter Lamb. Its bronze and was rather expensive, rare to find outside of California.
The owner wanted me to post an update. Not all of the information provided was completely accurate. During the tour apparently she made a few statements that were not entirely accurate. I was not privy to the exact information that was incorrect but I believe it was of a personal nature when the family members were being included in the conversation. She also wanted everyone to know that the house was not as presentable as she would have liked. Completely understandable however she did allow the video to remain as is. My mother and I very much enjoyed our day touring through the house. It's a memory I will cherish throughout my life. I am so happy that this video is a time capsule of that day spent with my mother.
What a blessing to have those whom still truly capture the elements and "feel" the design - Excellent video! FLW was truly connected to "Consciousness Reality"
The Paulson house was the one that burned to the ground.I wouldn't change a thing.Although it would be a way to experience his spirit when he came back to change it.As he often did when visiting some of his commissions on surprise visits.
Funny story... I grew up in Oak Park, IL. I painted alot of FLW homes. On a job I was in the backyard mixing the paint, when I tuned around there were Japanese people taking photos. I said you can't be here this is private property.
I found one of his homes in florida the owner died and a person bought it as a tax wright off ! its sitting empty he has a lot of hidden rooms he put into it very bizzare carport/car storage design he put a building in the middle mostly for tool storage i see a lot of it in this home. high ceilings a lot of natural light. The kitchen is almost identical but it has a small sitting area with a fireplace and in the middle he layed the bricks sideways and at an angle it all flows together and works amazing with the ceilings.
There is a TON of misinformation here but kudos to the "son" for his videography. He decided early on to do his own thing and capture as much as he could. In 1946, people didn't have huge kitchens or huge bedrooms or huge bathrooms? What does a family of four need with 6,000 sq. feet? Ridiculous.
These days they can make a house but you wont want to leave much. I used to study architecture and more and more I cant concern these types of dwellings. They are endless on detail and make outside life marginal. It reminds me of Martha Stewart and a life long career in between the backyard and the kitchen. These days crafts and cakes can take over your days truly.
It's almost 100 years old .. it's actually in great shape for the age. $15,000 seems like a small cost to repair a copper roof! I'd sell the copper change to zinc.
It will not be long before all FLW houses are just museums , with nobody living in them . Houses are for living in , and not just for looking at . FLW houses are an example of style trumping substance .
Well Norman, that says "volumes" about you. More's the pity. Appreciation of one's environment and attributes can enrich one's experience going through life. One doesn't have to be in love with other's choices, but it gives insights as to the richness of variety available.
How? His style brings nature and architecture together, plus those windows look pretty big to me. They are much larger than most homes ever built. That’s the whole point of mid-century modern.
Planet guy, Too bad for you that you don't "get it". It doesn't mean that one has embrace it for themselves, but that's why there are so many alternative options out there. Not everyone likes the same cars, food, clothing and music etc., but it would be pretty boring world if everything was the same. I loved FLW since I was in jr. high. I'm now 73 and still enjoy the vast panoply of variety in architecture, design, food, nature, music and so on. Life on earth would be torture without it. Enjoy the differences..........
@@chrisk8187 I'm not a guy. I get people have different tastes. I have a right to my opinion that Frank Loyd Wright style sucks, was way too infuential and overrated. So what? If you love him great, whatever. It's good to have differing opinions. All good then.
@@fossil-bit8439 To me most of his houses look like fancy concrete parking garages. Didn't care for his color choices, seems heavy, cold and stiff. To each his own.
