In 1996 sheet metal contractor joseph massaro and his wife barbara purchased the island which came with the chahroudi cottage as well as wright s five original drawings of the unbuilt larger residence including a floor plan with ideas for built in and stand alone furniture a building section and three elevations writes elsa.
Massaro house floor plan.
Although frank lloyd wright did not have a direct hand in the final design and construction of the massaro house the blueprints for the dwelling are based on the original sketches he had created in 1950 for ahmed chahroudi the former petra island owner who due to prohibitive building costs ended up turning down.
Businessman joseph massaro then bought the island along with wright s original plans and had the.
The massaro house sits on the exact site wright intended it for a rocky stretch of coast as seen in his original sketch.
The 5 000 square foot house was.
The property also comes with a controversial frank lloyd wright connection.
While excavating we found the cleft on it that wright had marked as where to put the front door heinz says.
The focal point is a 78 foot long living room.
Located just 47 miles north of manhattan the property which is called the massaro house is perfect for frank lloyd wright lovers and nature aficionados alike.
More information original plans site shows how the architect envisioned the house s positioning massaro house petra island new york 2003 2007 usonian thomas heinz heinz has written 30 books on wright.
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Massaro house is a residence on privately owned petre island in lake mahopac new york roughly 50 miles north of new york city its construction was inspired by designs of a never built project conceived by famed architect frank lloyd wright as conceived it was known as the chahroudi house for the client who commissioned it ahmed a.
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Approximately 1996 i could not find an exact date the image that i choose that i find interesting is the floor plan for frank lloyd wright s massaro house.
As built it gained the name of its owner.
There s a whale rock that comes right into the house.
Wright instead designed a small cottage for chahroudi which is now the current guest house.
2015 parade of homes 1101 abberly circle.