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Melson House, detail of windows and wood window hood

Photographer / artist:

Mati Maldre, Chicago, Illinois

Copyright:

© Mati Maldre, Chicago, Illinois, 1990

Source:

Mati Maldre, Chicago, Illinois

Architects:

Walter Burley Griffin

Subject Date:

Plans completed 1912

Image Date:

1990

Type:

b&w photograph

Notes:

The Melson House at Rock Crest, Mason City, Iowa is built of stone and reinforced concrete. It shows a command of stone that Frank Lloyd Wright was not to equal for many years.