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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: "Auldbrass Plantation"

Farm Buildings for C. Leigh Stevens, "Auldbrass Plantation" [Yemassee, South Carolina] (1940)

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: Stevens, C. Leigh.

Sobriquet or alternative place name: Auldbrass Plantation.

Design Status (as of 2011): Executed.

Occupancy form or use: HOUSING/Residential/Outbuildings.

Principal building materials: WOOD/Wood frame, board and batten.

Number of drawings for this project detailed in the database: 3.

Drawing Number and Description

4028.002     Floorplan and fireplace section
4028.007     Floor plan and elevation of brooder house
4028.009     Floor plan and elevation

Notes And References

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