Walter Rudin House
The Walter and Mary Ellen Rudin House is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Marshall Erdman prefab building located at 110 Marinette Trail, Madison, Wisconsin. Designed in 1957, it is the first of the only two examples of the second type (known as Prefab #2) of the Marshall Erdman Prefab Houses. This house and the James McBean Residence have the same floor plan and vary only in minor details such as paint color and siting. Construction was completed in June, 1959 and the house was sold to UW-Madison mathematicians Walter and Mary Ellen Rudin.
| Walter Rudin House | |
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 The Walter and Mary Ellen Rudin House | |
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| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Usonian |
| Location | 110 Marinette Trail Madison, Wisconsin United States |
| Coordinates | 43.065247°N 89.468911°W |
| Construction started | 1959 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
The house has a large, square 2-story living room which is lit by a wall of windows. Also on the first floor are the dining area, kitchen, entry hall, utility room, and the master bedroom. A large concrete block fireplace separates the kitchen and living room. A stairway leads to a balcony and three second-story bedrooms. Unusual for a Wright-designed house, it has a full basement.
The house is constructed from concrete block with horizontal board and batten siding. A row of windows just below the soffit make the chunky flat cantilevered roof appear to float above the house. A carport attached to one corner of the house completes the design.[1]
References
- Kiera Walsh (Spring 2003). "The Marshall Erdman Prefab Homes".
- Storrer, William Allin. The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 0-226-77621-2 (S.412.1)
External links
- Mary Ellen and Walter Rudin Residence
- Wright in Wisconsin
- Exterior photographs of the Rudin Residence
