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More than 100 Frank Lloyd Wright commissions have special place names (e.g. "Hollyhock House" or "Fallingwater"). These titles were often bestowed by Wright on his designs but some were applied by clients. Only Wright projects with nicknames appear in this search.

Alternative placename: "Pittsfield Defense Plant"

Factory for the USA (Pittsfield Defense Plant), project [Pittsfield, Pennsylvania] (1942)

Note: The following information concerning this project represents original research and analysis by John Geiger, and is based in his long and detailed study of the Frank Lloyd Wright literature as well as personal contacts with members of the Taliesin Fellowship and architectural historians. In addition, he added his own categories of building type and compositional form, as well as other points of consideration that he deemed important to understanding of the design.

Name of client: United States Department of Defense.

Sobriquet or alternative place name: Pittsfield Defense Plant.

Design Status (as of 2011): Unbuilt.

Occupancy form or use: COMMERCIAL/Factory.

Principal building materials: Not assigned.

Number of drawings for this project detailed in the database: 2.

Drawing Number and Description

4207.004     Cross section
4207.006     Aerial perspective

Notes And References

Comments by John Geiger and/or sources of attribution: None recorded.