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John Geiger applied a rating system to 714 Frank Lloyd Wright commissions using a numerical range of 10 (highest importance) to 2 (lowest importance), stepped in increments of .5, to express his view of the importance of the designs. Only projects with an evaluation number appear in this search.

Project Information

Hospital for the Wisconsin Neurological Foundation, "Neuroseum", project [Madison, Wisconsin] (1954)

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. As with any primary archival source material, the references and sources of attribution should be consulted where possible to affirm the data provided. Sometimes there is an indication of attribution for which there is no matching footnote recorded. Some understanding of the intended source may be discovered in remaining notes or frequently cited publications which appear in the comment field.

Name of client: Wisconsin Neurological Foundation.

Sobriquet or alternative place name: Neuroseum.

Design Status (as of 2011): Unbuilt.

Occupancy form or use: CIVIC/Hospital.

Principal building materials: Not assigned.

Number of drawings for this project detailed in the database: 6.

Drawing Number and Description

5533.??1     Aerial perspective from the west
5533.??2     First floor plan
5533.??3     Second floor plan
5533.002     West and south elevations
5533.004     Site and floor plan
5533.005     Aerial perspective

Notes and References

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