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John Geiger identified over 6,300 Frank Lloyd Wright project drawings in his database. The Frank Lloyd Wright Archives is the primary source for the bulk of Wright project drawings. The inventory system developed by the Wright Archives plays an important role in understanding notes and other references found throughout the Geiger database. This search presents projects and drawing numbers according to the Wright Archives assignments. Drawings held in other collections may appear integrated into the scheme by Geiger through speculative placement indicated with a question mark.

INFORMATION FOR PROJECT NUMBER 0521

Three Rental Cottages for Mrs. Thomas H. Gale (Cottage 1) [Whitehall, Michigan] (1909)

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: Gale, Mrs. Thomas H..

Sobriquet or alternative place name: None.

Design Status (as of 2011): Executed.

Occupancy form or use: HOUSING/Residential/Cottage/cabin.

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

Number of drawings for this project detailed in the database: 4.

Drawing Number and Description

0521.002     Front elevation
0521.003     Side elevation
0521.004     First floor plan
0521.005     Second floor plan

Notes And References

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