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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 2303

House Reconstruction for Mr. and Mrs. Nathan G. Moore [Oak Park, Illinois] (1923)

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: Moore, Nathan G..

Sobriquet or alternative place name: None.

Design Status (as of 2011): Executed.

Occupancy form or use: HOUSING/Residential/Single Family.

Principal building materials: MASONRY/Brick.

Number of drawings for this project detailed in the database: 10.

Drawing Number and Description

2303.010     South (garden) elevation
2303.011     North (entrance) elevation
2303.012     East and West (main gable) elevations
2303.014     First floor plan
2303.015     Second floor plan
2303.016     Attic floor plan
2303.017     Cross section through entrance hall
2303.019     Interior elevations
2303.020     Dormer window block details
2303.118     Roof framing plan

Notes And References

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