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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: "Parkwyn Village"

Community Center for Parkwyn Village, project [Kalamazoo, Michigan] (1947)

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: Parkwyn Village Association.

Sobriquet or alternative place name: Parkwyn Village.

Design Status (as of 2011): Unbuilt.

Occupancy form or use: CIVIC/Civic Center.

Principal building materials: Not assigned.

Number of drawings for this project detailed in the database: 1.

Drawing Number and Description

4733.003     Floor plan

Notes And References

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