Theodore Baird Residence
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The Theodore Baird Residence, also known as Baird House, is a suburban house designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright
, and located in Amherst, Massachusetts
, USA. It is the only Wright design in Massachusetts. The house is owned by James Phaneuf and Jean Ida Hoffman.
The Usonia
n house was planned and built in 1940 for Amherst College
's noted English professor Theodore Baird
.
It is a single family house with brick, cypress wood and glass façades and a flat roof highly cantilevered over a carport. Heating is conveyed by pipes distributing hot water through the concrete floor. There are also three fireplaces, one in the master bedroom and another with a single chimney and two grates which is divided by a partition wall separating the living room and study.
The house was the only Usonian for which the materials were prefabricated before being bought to the site. Usually the board and batten constructions were cut and assembled on location, in this instance components were prepared by a contractor in New Jersey
and delivered.
The house is currently a private residence, and is not visible from the street. A period photo can be found here and here.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
, and located in Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst, Massachusetts
Amherst is a town in Hampshire County, Massachusetts, United States in the Connecticut River valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 37,819, making it the largest community in Hampshire County . The town is home to Amherst College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts...
, USA. It is the only Wright design in Massachusetts. The house is owned by James Phaneuf and Jean Ida Hoffman.
The Usonia
Usonia
Usonia was a word used by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright to refer to his vision for the landscape of the United States, including the planning of cities and the architecture of buildings...
n house was planned and built in 1940 for Amherst College
Amherst College
Amherst College is a private liberal arts college located in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. Amherst is an exclusively undergraduate four-year institution and enrolled 1,744 students in the fall of 2009...
's noted English professor Theodore Baird
Theodore Baird
Theodore Baird was a noted American professor of English at Amherst College.Baird was born in Warren, Ohio, and received his Ph.D. from Harvard University...
.
It is a single family house with brick, cypress wood and glass façades and a flat roof highly cantilevered over a carport. Heating is conveyed by pipes distributing hot water through the concrete floor. There are also three fireplaces, one in the master bedroom and another with a single chimney and two grates which is divided by a partition wall separating the living room and study.
The house was the only Usonian for which the materials were prefabricated before being bought to the site. Usually the board and batten constructions were cut and assembled on location, in this instance components were prepared by a contractor in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
and delivered.
The house is currently a private residence, and is not visible from the street. A period photo can be found here and here.