Frank Lloyd Wright Island!

Frank Lloyd Wright Island!

Frank Lloyd Wright Island!

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By the time Frank Lloyd Wright died in 1959, he was considered the greatest Architect of all time. Interesting that his name has been in the news as much in the 54 years since his death as it was when he was alive and in high gear. It just goes to show that his work was timeless in concept and design and is as beloved today as ever.

While all the current activity is still going on in Phoenix over saving the David and Gloria Wright house from a developer, the Petra Island house, now known as the Massaro house, is up for sale and it too is up to the gills in yet another type of controversy.

Petra Island is a heart shaped 11-acre island in Lake Mahopac in Putnam County, New York located only 47 miles from New York City. As the story goes, when Wright designed this property for engineer A.K. Chahroudi, the combination of the site and design promised to exceed that of Falling Water. However, when it turned out that Chahroudi didn’t have the commission for the entire project, Wright completed only the 1,200 square foot guest house. The owner and his family lived in it for nine years. When retired sheet-metal contractor, Joe Massaro, bought it and began construction from Wright’s original drawings, a whirlwind of controversy arose from the Frank Lloyd Wright purists. Though building to match Wright’s specifications and exact siting requirements with minor adjustments due to building code changes, the purists argue that it cannot be called a Frank Lloyd Wright home.

Designed and built around a massive outcropping of rock which dramatically enters the building in various locations, few would deny the exquisiteness of this spectacular design that screams, "Wright!" to its very bones. Measuring 5,000 square feet with an additional 2,000 square feet of deck cantilevered 25’ over the water, the views couldn’t get any better. Joe Massaro covered every detail down to building the Wright designed furniture with the help of Wright scholar and architect Thomas A. Heinz. Included is the guest house and artist studio. If one happens to have their own helicopter, there is an FAA approved helipad on the roof of the home.

Today "Wright Island" is for sale, priced at $19.9 million.

Source: www.ahalife.com