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Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House

Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House On a beautiful 126-acre estate of rolling hills overlooking the Potomac River, visitors can explore a Capitol. Mrs.
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Woodlawn and Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House are two historic sites owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. We are innovative partners with the Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food and Agriculture as well as Nelly's Needlers, a group of dedicated women who continue needlepoint in Woodlawn's first owner, Nelly Custis' honor, as a way to support our sites. Woodlawn, the first s

ite operated by the National Trust, was part of George Washington’s Mount Vernon. In 1799, he gave the site to his nephew, Lawrence Lewis, and Lewis’ new bride, Eleanor “Nelly” Parke Custis, Martha’s granddaughter, in hopes of keeping Nelly close to Mount Vernon. The newly-married couple built the Georgian/Federal house designed by William Thornton, architect of the U.S. In 1846, the entire plantation was sold to Quaker timber merchants, who purposefully operated the farm plantation with free labor, making a statement in Virginia on the eve of the Civil War. At the turn of the twentieth century, two separate owners, Paul Kester and Elizabeth Sharpe, lovingly restored the property using the best Colonial Revival architects and builders. Senator Oscar Underwood from Alabama, an uncompromising advocate for civil rights, lived at the mansion from 1925 until his death in 1929. Operated as a historic house museum since 1949, Woodlawn is an interesting case-study of the cultural relevance of the house museum. Woodlawn relies on local support and engagement to succeed. During the 1930s, Frank Lloyd Wright set his formidable attention towards designing affordable middle-class residences. More than 100 of these modest homes, referred to as Usonian, thought to mean “the United States of North America,” were constructed between 1936 and Wright’s death in 1959, including the Pope-Leighey house (1940). Commissioned in 1939 by Loren Pope, a journalist in Falls Church, the residence was sold to Robert and Marjorie Leighey in 1946. The house was in the path of an expansion of Highway 66, so in an effort to preserve the building, Mrs. Leighey gave the property to the National Trust, which relocated it to nearby Woodlawn and granted her lifetime tenancy. Leighey occupied the house at Woodlawn, until her death in 1983. Unusually, the house required a second move due to the instability of the clay soil, and was relocated about thirty feet up the hill in 1995-96.

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Join us on Saturday, June 3rd from 11:00am to 4:00pm to celebrate the 156th birthday of American architect, Frank Lloyd ...
05/25/2023

Join us on Saturday, June 3rd from 11:00am to 4:00pm to celebrate the 156th birthday of American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright! Enjoy an open house tour of the Pope-Leighey House and learn about the history of the house and its designer. In the yard, enjoy fun activities and family friendly games related to the life and work of Frank Lloyd Wright - you'll even get a celebratory bite of cake! Stay a little, or all afternoon to enjoy the festivities!

Tickets are $15 for adults and $5 for students (K-12), 5 and under are free.

If you have any questions, you can reach out to us at [email protected]

Purchase tickets here: https://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/upcomingevents/2023/6/3/annual-frank-lloyd-wright-birthday-celebration

Have you seen the new critters in our Museum Shop? Come celebrate Woodlawn's thriving wildlife and purchase your own fin...
05/23/2023

Have you seen the new critters in our Museum Shop? Come celebrate Woodlawn's thriving wildlife and purchase your own finger puppet friend 🦊🦅🦉🐇

For our next  post, we’re looking at the story of how Pope-Leighey was saved by the efforts of its very determined final...
05/19/2023

For our next post, we’re looking at the story of how Pope-Leighey was saved by the efforts of its very determined final owner, Marjorie Leighey.

Marjorie Leighey and her husband, Robert, purchased what was then known as the “Loren Pope Residence” in 1947. In 1963, when the home came under threat of demolition to make room for Interstate. 66, Marjorie Leighey petitioned the state government to have the road moved and save her Frank Lloyd Wright gem. After her request was denied and the state threatened to seize the home through eminent domain, she worked with Robert Udall, then Secretary of the Interior, to save the home. Mrs. Leighey and Udall struck a deal with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, giving ownership of the home to the Trust and relocating it to Woodlawn plantation. Marjorie continued living in the house until her death in 1983. Today the home bears her name in honor of her work to save it for future generations

Today, preservation efforts continue at Pope-Leighey House – at 82 years old, the home has required continuous upkeep. By the early 2010s, the exterior siding had faded from its original lush red to a dull gray, prompting a program to restore the original exterior color to match the interior, as Frank Lloyd Wright intended. This summer, the roof will be replaced as a part of necessary maintenance and to prevent leaks and damage to the interior. Interested in supporting our ongoing preservation efforts? Donate to fund the new roof here: https://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/donate

📷: Image 1: Marjorie Leighey pictured in the living room of Pope-Leighey House, The Washington Post, October 3, 1962.
Image 2: Interior Secretary Stewart L. Udall at the dedication of the new Pope-Leighey House location with a crowd, Washington Evening Star, June 17, 1965.
Image 3: Signatures gathered in support of Marjorie Leighey’s campaign to save the PL House, 1964.
Image 4: Press Release from the National Trust for Historic Preservation () announcing the relocation of the PL House from Falls Church to Woodlawn Plantation in Alexandria, VA, May 1964.

Next for our  posts, we're highlighting Peter Christensen. He is one of the people saving Pope-Leighey House, using his ...
05/12/2023

Next for our posts, we're highlighting Peter Christensen. He is one of the people saving Pope-Leighey House, using his knowledge and skills to lead tours and improve the way visitors experience and connect with this historic site.

“I have been pleased to be a guide at Pope-Leighey House for over two decades. The combination of learning, about not just Frank Lloyd Wright, but architecture, engineering and cultural history and then helping to explain all of this to our visitors has been most rewarding. It has also helped me expand my own knowledge and carpentry skills by making reproduction Wright furniture and Wright inspired objects. Shortly after I began volunteering at Pope-Leighey it became obvious to me that many of our visitors needed help in visualizing the full story that we were telling. I found that when talking about something in the house, it helped to be able to point to an example W At the time, we did not have a bed in the children’s bedroom (one of the few original items the Pope’s took with them when they sold the house to the Leighey’s). Since we have the original blueprints that included the furniture plans, I was able to make a reproduction children’s bed. It was amazing to see how much easier it was to explain the room’s use when we had the proper objects to relate to.”

Thank you for all you do for Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey Peter! You can see him speak more about Pope-Leighey House next month at Nepenthe Gallery's upcoming ART + WINE + CHEESE on Thursday, June 8th at 6:00 PM in celebration of Frank Lloyd Wright's birthday! Located in the Hollin Hills Shopping Center, Nepenthe Gallery will be showcasing works from architect and watercolorist, William Sutton - each of his pieces depict various FLW buildings, including Pope-Leighey shown here.

For more information, click here: https://nepenthegallery.com/events/art-wine-cheese-frank-lloyd-wright-birthday/

Image Credit: Slide 1, Peter Christensen seated outside Pope-Leighey House, 2017, courtesy of the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Slide 2, Pope-Leighey House, Alexandria, VA by William Sutton, courtesy of Nepethe Gallery.

First up for our  posts, we’re highlighting the people who built Woodlawn. If you’ve visited recently, you may have noti...
05/09/2023

First up for our posts, we’re highlighting the people who built Woodlawn. If you’ve visited recently, you may have noticed a new addition to the material culture on display.

These bricks were most likely made on site by enslaved people and used in construction of the columns on the front portico. The varying sizes account for the tapering of the columns. They were then covered with plaster. In a letter to Thomas Jefferson written in 1817 regarding the construction of the University of Virginia, Dr. William Thornton wrote:

“I advise that it be built of Brick in the roughest manner & plastered over in imitation of freestone. Columns can be made in this way most beautifully, as I have seen them done at Mr. Lewis’s, near Mount Vernon, where they have stood above 12 years, & I did not find a single crack or fissure. The Bricks were made expressly for columnar work, and when they were to be plastered, the Brick-work was perfectly saturated with water which prevented the plaster from drying too rapidly.”

The inclusion of these bricks in our guided tours is a small step towards our efforts to tell the full history of Woodlawn. The craftsmanship and labor of the people enslaved here is seen in every inch of this house and is the reason the house still stands today. Ongoing research is documenting the names and stories of those who were enslaved at Woodlawn and we’ll be continuing to share these stories as they’re uncovered. Funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities Grant, Historians Dr. Cassandra Good and Ja’el Gordon are documenting the names and stories of those who were enslaved at Woodlawn and we’ll be continuing to share these stories as they’re uncovered.

Image Credit: Image 1, Bricks hand crafted by those enslaved at Woodlawn, c. 1800, on display in the Family Parlor Room, 2023. Image 2, Woodlawn East Portico, 2023

Join us May 13th and 27th for a new special tour: Designing American Living. Examine both houses through the lens of the...
05/04/2023

Join us May 13th and 27th for a new special tour: Designing American Living. Examine both houses through the lens of the architects who designed them.

Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased here: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/woodlawnpopeleighey/items/453003/?flow=133365&full-items=yes&language=en-us&u=6efa8e0e-7bee-4d63-a0df-8dc042c21a72&from-ssl=no&g4=no&a=yes&back=http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/upcomingevents

📷: Slide 1: Woodlawn East facade, c. 1974, Woodlawn Historic Images Archive. Slide 3: Pope-Leighey House, 2013.

Forest Bathing, also known as Forest Therapy, is a slow, mindful immersion in Nature. During a two and a half hour perio...
05/03/2023

Forest Bathing, also known as Forest Therapy, is a slow, mindful immersion in Nature. During a two and a half hour period, we move through the Forest and connect with the environment using all of our senses. This practice is deeply grounding and has many health benefits.

We're offering two sessions of Forest Bathing this spring: Friday May 12 and Friday June 16 from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM.

Registration is $30 per person, follow the link here: https://fareharbor.com/embeds/book/woodlawnpopeleighey/items/387658/?flow=133365&full-items=yes&language=en-us&u=6efa8e0e-7bee-4d63-a0df-8dc042c21a72&from-ssl=no&g4=no&a=yes&back=http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/upcomingevents

Celebrate Preservation Month this May by putting a spotlight on the people in our community who are doing the important ...
05/01/2023

Celebrate Preservation Month this May by putting a spotlight on the people in our community who are doing the important work saving our places and building our communities through preservation! This year’s theme is People Saving Places. Historic place-savers like you pour their time, energy, and resources into protecting places they care about, often without recognition. The 2023 Preservation Month theme of “People Saving Places” is a national high-five to everyone doing the great work of saving places—in ways big and small—and inspiring others to do the same!

Visit the for resources to help celebrate Preservation Month this year! https://savingplaces.org/stories/preservation-month-2023

By 1941, the year Pope-Leighey House was completed, Frank Lloyd Wright had studied Japan for almost a half-century. He h...
04/30/2023

By 1941, the year Pope-Leighey House was completed, Frank Lloyd Wright had studied Japan for almost a half-century. He had become a serious collector of woodblock prints--even writing a book on the subject--and had won acclaim for his design of the Tokyo Imperial Hotel, one of the few buildings to survive the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923.

Next week, join us for All Lit Up Like A Japanese Lantern: The Japanese Aesthetic in Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House. On this special tour, visitors will discover how the famous American architect incorporated his love of Japanese art, architecture, and philosophy into Usonian homes, and how this East Asian influence shines in Wright’s Pope-Leighey House.

Update: Both dates are sold out, but check back if dates are added!

📷: Slide 1, Second and last owner of the home, Marjorie Leighey (second from right) shown in Japan with friends and family, c. 1966. & Slide 2, Pope-Leighey House Interior, 2022.

Have you checked out our upcoming events calendar recently? We have an exciting slate of programs happening next month i...
04/27/2023

Have you checked out our upcoming events calendar recently? We have an exciting slate of programs happening next month including the return of our popular Wright at Twilight series, as well as Yoga Nidra and Forest Bathing Sessions, and special tours about both of our houses!

May 7: All Lit Up Like A Japanese Lantern: The Japanese Aesthetic in Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House - Special Tour
May 12: Forest Bathing
May 12: Wright at Twilight
May 13: Designing American Living - Special Tour
May 21: All Lit Up Like A Japanese Lantern: The Japanese Aesthetic in Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House - Special Tour
May 25: Yoga Nidra at Pope-Leighey House

You can read full descriptions about each program and purchase tickets at the link here:
http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/upcomingevents

https://www.spring2action.org/organizations/woodlawn-pope-leighey-houseThere is still time to make a difference and supp...
04/26/2023

https://www.spring2action.org/organizations/woodlawn-pope-leighey-house

There is still time to make a difference and support the restoration of Woodlawn’s walking trails by donating today. Our hope is that the public can utilize these repaired trails to connect with nature and reflect on the past and future use of this historic place. Your donation, no matter the amount, will help Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey achieve its long-term mission “to engage with our community to preserve history and care for nature at this former site of enslavement. Our programs, events, and interpretation foster racial justice, promote sustainable practices, nurture wellbeing, and contribute to community repair.”

Frank Lloyd Wright believed in building “of the ground, not on it.” The Pope-Leighey House embodies this vision of organ...
04/26/2023

Frank Lloyd Wright believed in building “of the ground, not on it.” The Pope-Leighey House embodies this vision of organic architecture that is respectful of its natural setting. When the Pope-Leighey House was moved to the Woodlawn grounds in the mid-1960s to preserve it, the site offered the perfect setting to showcase the house. Walking trails were established around this time to enable visitors to appreciate the beautiful natural environment. Years of neglect have left these trails unusable. Donate today at the link below to help us restore them as part of Alexandria’s annual giving day, !

https://www.spring2action.org/organizations/woodlawn-pope-leighey-house

Did you know that Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House sit on 126 acres of land? You can help us preserve and improve access to...
04/26/2023

Did you know that Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House sit on 126 acres of land? You can help us preserve and improve access to this important green space which is so vital to the wellbeing of wildlife and ourselves. Today, as part of , Alexandria’s Giving Day, we are raising funds to restore the walking trails on our site. Stairways and a bridge will be recreated, along with trail clearing and mulching to re-establish scenic trails for people to enjoy while visiting the property. These trails will also help us to grow our public wellness and nature programs. Please make a donation today at the link below, every amount helps!

https://www.spring2action.org/organizations/woodlawn-pope-leighey-house

Every year in April, Alexandria comes together to support the non-profit organizations that make a difference in our com...
04/19/2023
Support Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House | Spring2ACTion 2023

Every year in April, Alexandria comes together to support the non-profit organizations that make a difference in our community, like Woodlawn and Pope-Leighey House. We are a week away from the big day on April 26th but you can donate now!

This year, we are raising funds to re-establish our trail system at Woodlawn to increase access to the site's natural resources. Woodlawn is already part of the Potomac Heritage National Scenic Trail but our Director, Shawn Halifax, has a vision of working with our neighbors to provide "contiguous public access to highly valuable wetland areas associated with Dogue Creek and contribute to the repair of our community, both social and ecological, by promoting sustainable management of public and private lands through connecting green spaces so important to the wellbeing of wildlife and ourselves."

Help us achieve this vision by donating today!

I’m ready to support Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House on April 26, 2023 during Spring2ACTion 2023. Learn more about Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House and all the other organizations participating in Spring2ACTion 2023.

04/18/2023

This week's Local Arts Hero, Woodlawn and Pope-Leighey House, combines a historic mansion and estate openly grappling with its history as a site of both slavery and radical promise, a modern architectural gem from Frank Lloyd Wright, and a working farm dedicated to sustainable agriculture.

Woodlawn Mansion and Estate was built by George Washington as a wedding gift to relatives. The Alexandria plantation was operated by approximately 90 enslaved individuals until 1846, when new Quaker owners sold off parcels of the estate to free Black and immigrant farmers, who collaboratively farmed the land in a radical-for-its-time experiment in free labor. The site is now operated by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as a museum dedicated to examining the fullness of its history and inhabitants. It also hosts a summer writers-in-residence program that draws a diverse cohort of contemporary writers each year.

Woodlawn is also home to the Pope-Leighey House, a fully preserved example of Frank Lloyd Wright's distinctive Usonian homes, which were built as modest and affordable middle-class residences. Visitors will additionally encounter a modern demonstration and educational farm powered by partner Arcadia Center for Sustainable Food & Agriculture (who also grow fruit and vegetables on a working farm in another area of the property).

Tours of Woodlawn and Pope-Leighey House open for the season this Friday, April 21, and take place on Fridays through Mondays. To learn more about Woodlawn and Pope-Leighey House, and support its efforts to confront the fullness of history, head to woodlawnpopeleighey.org.

 

 in 1881, John Hawxhurst passed away. Born in New York to a Quaker family, Hawxhurst moved to Fairfax after marrying out...
04/17/2023

in 1881, John Hawxhurst passed away. Born in New York to a Quaker family, Hawxhurst moved to Fairfax after marrying outside his faith and purchasing a plot of land on Difficult Run with his brother, Job. It is believed that Hawxhurst worshipped at the Woodlawn Quaker Meetinghouse. By the start of the Civil War, Hawxhurst was well known for his anti-slavery stance and soon fled the area fearing retribution by secessionists.

Hawxhurst was elected by loyal residents of Fairfax County to represent them at what would later be called the Wheeling Convention, which functioned as Virginia’s government-in-exile during the War. As the War waned, the Union-backed government convened in Alexandria, where Hawxhurst and other representatives voted to end the institution of slavery and established West Virginia as a separate state. During Reconstruction, Hawxhurst would argue for universal suffrage and against allowing former Confederates to hold political office.

You can read about the Quaker history of Woodlawn here: https://woodlawnfriends.org/home/history/

Sources:
https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/hawxhurst-john-1817-1881/
VA Constitutional Convention at Alexandria - https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=bQs2LTCA96cC&rdid=book-bQs2LTCA96cC&rdot=1&pli=1

📷 from WVU - West Virginia & Regional History Center: Green, Jasper, June 1861. "Delegates, loyal to the United States, meet to establish the Restored Government of Virginia and subsequently propose a new state. The caption reads, "Constitutent Convention of Virginia Assembled in the Custom House at Wheeling Ohio County, June 1861."

Applications are now open for the 2023 Summer Writing Residency with The Inner Loop! Head to their website for more info...
04/12/2023

Applications are now open for the 2023 Summer Writing Residency with The Inner Loop! Head to their website for more information and how to apply: https://www.theinnerlooplit.org/summer-2023-application

Are you a writer living and working in the DMV area? Do you wish you had a beautiful, inspiring space to write in for a full week this July or August? Apply to the Inner Loop's 8th Annual Summer Writing Residency! We're partnering with and to provide early to mid-career writers space and time to work on their projects. Learn more about the residency and how you can apply (priority deadline is May 1) here: https://buff.ly/3U70OE5

Every year in April, Alexandria comes together to support the non-profit organizations that make a difference in our com...
04/12/2023

Every year in April, Alexandria comes together to support the non-profit organizations that make a difference in our community, like Woodlawn and Pope-Leighey House. Today marks the first day of early giving leading up to the big day on April 26th!

Donations to Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House during our Spring2ACTion campaign will fund the clearing and reconstruction of trails on the site's 126 acres. Stairways and a bridge will be recreated on the site, along with trail clearing and mulching to re-establish scenic trails for visitors to enjoy while visiting the property. These trails will also help us to grow our public wellness and nature programs. Please make a donation today!

https://www.spring2action.org/organizations/woodlawn-pope-leighey-house

April 10 - , Otis Tufton Mason was born in Eastport, Maine in 1838. His family moved to Woodlawn in 1849 after purchasin...
04/10/2023

April 10 - , Otis Tufton Mason was born in Eastport, Maine in 1838. His family moved to Woodlawn in 1849 after purchasing the land from the Quakers, and Otis joined them in 1851. Of this move, he often said “this was the opening of the gates of circumstance” – the Mason family’s proximity to the nation’s capital would provide Otis with the opportunity to receive a formal education at Columbian University (now George Washington University) and embark on a long and influential career as a curator and ethnologist with the Smithsonian.

In 1900, Mason published an article in The Saturday Evening Post with his predictions for “The Dwelling-House of the Twentieth Century.” Many modern homes today feature the luxuries he described, like central power, central heating and AC, modern lighting from the center of the ceiling, better food packaging to keep out insects, and more energy efficient kitchens with appliances to simplify labor. Mason was off on a few points, such as his guess that we’d begin to rely more on elevators instead of stairs in domestic spaces and use “liquid air” to cool our homes. You can read the whole article by clicking the link in our bio.

Curious to learn more about American Living? Check out our upcoming tour in May: Designing American Living where our guides will take the unique opportunity to join our two homes, separated by over a century, together in conversation. Take a close look at both houses to examine what it was that the architects who built these homes were trying to convey about the people who lived here, the period they lived in, and what they thought the future held. Tour tickets are on sale now, purchase here: http://www.woodlawnpopeleighey.org/upcoming-events-2022/2023/5/13/designing-american-living

📷: Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution Archives.

A Note from our Executive Director, Shawn Halifax: Thank you to all who contributed to the success of the 60th Annual Wo...
04/07/2023

A Note from our Executive Director, Shawn Halifax:

Thank you to all who contributed to the success of the 60th Annual Woodlawn Needlework Show! Support came in many ways, including from the show’s sponsors In Stitches, Artistic Artifacts, Total Framing and Hampton Inn and Suites, and from Nelly’s Needlers, the dozens of volunteer hosts, and all the artists who submitted their work. You helped raise tens of thousands of dollars to support preservation and education at Woodlawn.

Image 1: Nellys Café Volunteers
Shown here is Deb Kempton, Susan Fournier, Diane Clark, Mimi & Rick Barnaby who kept the Nellys Café running seamlessly all month long. Thanks to their tireless volunteer work, they served hundreds of desserts, quiches, salads, and sandwiches to Show visitors. Thank you all!

Image 2: In Stitches
One of our sponsors from this year’s show, In Stitches, assists every year with our Show intake and pickup. Ellen’s hard work doesn’t go unnoticed! Thanks to her, we’re able to accept pieces from all over the country. This year we had submissions from Texas, Arizona, Michigan, Florida and many more. Our furthest entrant sent her work all the way from Lithuania! Thank you Ellen Meyer and the team at In Stitches for all you do to support the Show.

Image 3: Laurie Buckley with her mother’s Sofa
Nancy Buckley started working on this embroidered sofa in 1972 and after finishing it, she graciously decided to submit it to our Annual Show. Visitors were wow’ed by the scale of the work and we’re so grateful to of displayed it here all month long!

Thank you to everyone who's involvement and support made the Show possible this year! If you didn’t get a chance to attend one of our amazing virtual programs, you can check out the full series here: tinyurl.com/NWShowvirtualprograms

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congratulations #321 and 322 needlepoint artist NJB! Woodlawn & Pope-Leighey House Show!
A friend and I had a wonderful visit on Sunday, March 31, 2019 (my second visit). The needle work was superb, the lunch at the Cafe delicious and the visit to the Pope-Leighey house fascinating. Thank you.
Thoroughly enjoyed the Frank Lloyd Wright tour last Monday. The talk about the emphasis of Japanese influence on his work was very enlightening. Good job ladies!
Raul Colon
Did you know: Frank Lloyd Wright designed architecture for cats? The first two photos are the V. C. Morris Gift Shop (San Fransisco, 1948) designed to look like being inside a champagne glass, and with an interior cat door (to the litter box). The second two photos:
"In the early 1950s, Gerald Tonkens commissioned the office of Frank Lloyd Wright to design and build his family’s residence, The Tonkens House, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Mr. Tonkens’ daughter, Nancy, had a cat named Felinus and she requested an appropriate residence for the cat as well, so the office designed this modern cat house in Wright’s favorite color, Cherokee Red."
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