Design: The Wright Inspiration

A pizza king who owns the Detroit Tigers plans a museum

It took 31 years, but Frank Lloyd Wright's wish has finally come true. In 1953 the master designed a small, practical house that was erected as part of a huge retrospective of Wright's work on the site of the present Guggenheim Museum in New York City. When the show ended the house was dismantled, and Wright expressed the hope that it could be sold at auction to someone who would "permanently reestablish" it.

Last week, it was. Having lain in storage for years, original cabinet...

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