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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Join us Oct. 8 for an online talk with journalist Kristine Hansen about her recent book "Frank Lloyd Wright's Illinois" - highlighting the design and history of 31 buildings in the state where Wright designed the most. buff.ly/Q1Lpiaa

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Did you miss our SaveWright email blast on Thursday? Beyond announcing our 2026 awards, it included a roundup of other recent news from our website and the latest updates on Wright on the Market listings. You can read it - and sign up to receive future emails - at this link: buff.ly/ZRm260Q

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

We are pleased to announce our 2026 Wright Spirit Awards and Conservancy Awards! Honorees include stewards of private homes in Phoenix & the Chicago area, the curator of an important archival collection, and attorneys who have made critical contributions to our work. buff.ly/WTrimz3

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

On Sep. 24, Beth Sholom Preservation Foundation will host a special online lecture celebrating the building's 67th anniversary! David Brownlee will explore Wright's exhilarating relationship with the machine and how his architecture made daring use of concrete, glass, and steel. buff.ly/ELrfJnI

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Conservancy holds 26 preservation easements in 13 states. We conduct regular visits, document conditions & review proposed changes, providing long-term protection for these buildings. Your donations make this possible - help us meet our $20,000 fundraising goal by Aug. 31. buff.ly/HOeJHjg

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

What's in a name? When you're talking about a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house, a lot! Architectural historian Greg Brewer clears up a long-running case of mistaken identity involving a 1906 house in Flossmoor, Illinois. buff.ly/o9yzZJW

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

How does experiencing Wright's architecture contribute to happy and fulfilling lives? The Roland Reisley Grant funds projects that explore this through music, visual art, scientific inquiry, or other disciplines. Letters of interest are due by August 31. buff.ly/Ap9D74F

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge just joined The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Congrats to all who worked over 4 decades towards the inscription! buff.ly/wWwt5lG [📷️: Lauren Yoho, courtesy Live Wildly & Okefenokee Swamp Park, Inc.]

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Core registration for our annual conference in Scottsdale is waitlisted. A la carte registration for most events with remaining capacity - including talks, select tours, and the special event at Taliesin West - is now open to the general public. savewright.org/conference

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Are you a graduate student or emerging professional in historic preservation with interest in Wright's work? The Thorpe Fellowship provides funding to attend three days of talks, tours & special events during our annual conference this Nov. in Scottsdale, AZ. Apply by Aug. 7: savewright.org/thorpe

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The Conservancy is joining with other organizations to sound the alarm about a threat to a critical federal historic preservation tool. Proposed changes to regulations could undermine protections for historic buildings. More information and links to take action: buff.ly/zQCS50U

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

A month after acquiring Walser House, Austin Coming Together invited the Conservancy and other members of the advocacy team to a champagne toast on the front lawn to celebrate success & talk next steps. buff.ly/xe77R0S

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Open house at the Weisblat House! This is your opportunity to visit the house in Galesburg, MI, and speak with listing agent Victoria Krause Schutte. Stop by 11185 Hawthorne Drive from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. EDT on August 1. More information about the house & listing at buff.ly/guGimd2

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

WTTW’s evening news program, Chicago Tonight, interviewed Austin Coming Together executive director Darnell Shields about the future of the Walser House, and then walked through the ground floor of the house with him. Check it out for a look at the current state of the interior!

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Take a Look Inside the 1903 Frank Lloyd Wright House a Chicago Nonprofit Is Working to Restore

In the Austin community on Chicago’s West Side sits the J.J. Walser House, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1903. A local organization is working to preserve the landmark and…

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Thinking about joining us in Scottsdale this November for our 37th annual conference? Event details, including tours, are now available on our website. Members get access to register this week. We hope you'll come explore Wright's legacy in Arizona with us! buff.ly/AAIA0WV

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

On July 28, Fallingwater will host a free online talk by Craig Lee, co-curator of the major recent exhibit "Bruce Goff: Material Worlds." buff.ly/2So4PmX

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The most recent issue of our SaveWright magazine profiles the team of staff & volunteers that keep the Barton House at Frank Lloyd Wright's Martin House ready for tours! If you didn't receive the magazine by mail, you can read this feature online: savewright.org/category/ins...

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Registration opens soon for our 37th annual conference! Taking place in Scottsdale, AZ, Nov. 4-8, tours will include Taliesin West, Benjamin & Regina Adelman House, Carlson House, Harold Sr. & Mary Lou Price House, David & Gladys Wright House, Gammage Auditorium & more. buff.ly/rb0b38N

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

In the Buffalo area on Aug 6? Preservation Programs Director John H. Waters, AIA, will give a talk at the Martin House about Wright’s 1903 Walser House, addressing its place in Wright’s body of work, architectural significance, and the continuing effort to preserve it. buff.ly/j9hHAoa

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Conservancy members, watch your mailboxes for the next issue of SaveWright magazine! Sporting a fresh new design, this edition examines the history & significance of Walser House, and situates it among other once-threatened Wright buildings that have been restored. Preview at buff.ly/CrJRnkf

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Last week we shared exciting news about the future of Walser House. Your gifts fund long-term, behind-the-scenes advocacy that is happening now for other threatened Wright buildings, such as the Sturges House. Help us raise $20,000 by Aug. 31 to keep this work going. buff.ly/TQE75RK

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

If you follow us on social media, you saw the big news we shared about Walser House on Wednesday. But if you don't get our email blasts, you might miss out on a lot of other news. Click through to read our full email blast & subscribe if you want to receive it in your inbox! buff.ly/22X2hK4

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Wright on the Market Alert: The Shavin House in Chattanooga, the only Frank Lloyd Wright building in Tennessee, is for sale. Designed by Wright in 1950, this is the first time the house has ever been on the market. savewright.org/WOM

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

The Walser House has a new owner! Local nonprofit Austin Coming Together will restore this 1903 Wright design on Chicago’s West Side as a community asset. After more than two years of active advocacy, we're thrilled it has a new steward with a vision for its future. buff.ly/9skoLeT

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

On June 27, the Hagen History Center's new Frank Lloyd Wright Field Office Museum will open in Erie, PA! It expands beyond the reconstruction of Wright's San Francisco field office to include a permanent exhibit about Wright's life & work featuring artifacts, letters and more. buff.ly/Jd6Sv1A

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

A new exhibit opens tomorrow at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire! Drawing on archival materials, it explores Frank Lloyd Wright's innovative vision for the construction of Usonian Automatic homes. The exhibit runs through mid-May 2027. buff.ly/5Sw3GKZ

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Join us June 17 for an online preservation talk! Fred Prozzillo of the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation will speak about the innovative work being done to restore the drafting room’s original operable fabric roof system. buff.ly/aGQGmYR

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

The Weisblat House in Galesburg, Michigan, has been relisted for sale at a new price. This 1948 Usonian house is one of four designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in The Acres. Could you be its next steward? Learn more about this and other Wright-designed houses on the market at savewright.org/WOM

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Applications are open for the 2026 Roland Reisley Grant! It supports projects that examine the intangible power of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture on mood, feeling, and inspiration. Letters of inquiry will be accepted through August 31. Learn more at savewright.org/grants

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

The Los Angeles Conservancy has just added Wright's 1939 Sturges House to their L.A. Watch List of endangered historic resources, citing visible deterioration. Learn more about our urgent concern for its future and how you can take action: buff.ly/EjEdjqZ

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

What does it mean to celebrate Frank Lloyd Wright on his 159th birthday? For us, it means preserving the buildings he designed so they can continue to inspire. However you celebrate Wright today, we are glad to share with you in the stewardship of his globally significant legacy!

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Please join us in wishing a happy 75th anniversary to the Unitarian Meeting House in Madison, Wisconsin! A full schedule of talks and tours this weekend will celebrate Wright's connections to Madison. If you're in the area, details (and tickets for some events) are available online: buff.ly/fTJv5Fw

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Since our founding in 1989, the Conservancy has been advocating to preserve every building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. We work in partnership with every building steward, from private homeowners to public sites. Will you donate to help us preserve Wright’s legacy? buff.ly/TLMiaJj

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Maya Moran Manny, longtime steward of the Wright-designed Tomek House in Riverside, Illinois, died peacefully last month surrounded by her family. In her memory, they have made the book she published about her life in the house freely available online. buff.ly/fWwCgEX

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Mark Hertzberg shares a welcome update on progress at the Burnham Block's ASBH Model C3 house in Milwaukee, complete with construction photos. See the work underway to restore this Wright design to its original appearance!

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Progress on the Burnham Block, Chapter 2

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Thanks to all who joined us and helped make Out and About Wright St. Louis a huge success! Please mark your calendars for our annual conference in Scottsdale, Arizona, September 4-8. The Conservancy office is closed today but will reopen Tuesday, May 5.

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Our spring tour event got off to a great start today as we traveled to Springfield, Illinois, to tour the Dana-Thomas House and the Lawrence Memorial Library. We look forward to a weekend of excellent tours in the St. Louis area!

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Treat yourself to the extraordinary experience of live music inside a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building, a feast for all the senses! Grammy Award-winning cellist Mike Block has announced a series of concerts in Wright buildings across Wisconsin & Illinois in May. savewright.org/mike-block-c...

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

A special weekend of events, June 5-7, will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Unitarian Meeting House in Madison, WI! Tours & talks highlight the preservation history of this building as well as Wright’s continuing legacy in Madison. Details and tickets are available online: buff.ly/GeJJrKe

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Join us for an online event May 19 exploring the Husser House, designed by Wright in 1899 but demolished in the 1920s. It will explore this Chicago structure's pivotal place in Wright's body of work, illustrated with digital recreations. buff.ly/PbBQzbv

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The Glencoe (IL) Historical Society is offering hard-hat tours of Ravine Bluffs (formerly Booth) Cottage in May. Learn how it was designed, used, and moved and how it is to become a Frank Lloyd Wright in Glencoe Museum. glencoehistory.org/cottage/cott...

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Cottage Hard Hat Tours

For individuals holding confirmed reservations, Check-in for the tour is at the Cottage in Ravine Bluffs Park at 301 Maple Hill Drive in Glencoe. Parking is free in the available spaces south on Old…

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The Kraus House roof project passed another major milestone this week: the custom-designed skylights were lifted into place and installed! We've updated our case study with a new video shared with us by our friends at The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park - check it out: buff.ly/okX9JOc

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The President's 2027 budget proposes a 95% cut to the Historic Preservation Fund, which provides critical funding for historic preservation activity nationwide. The National Trust has created a tool you can use to contact your legislators and urge them to continue to fund the HPF.

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Speak Up for Federal Historic Preservation Investment

Ask Congress for full funding for the Historic Preservation Fund, and tell them why this support is critical to preservation efforts in your community.

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Take a walking tour of Elmhurst, Illinois, with Citizens for Elmhurst Preservation! Offered April 18 & 19, it will highlight 2 churches and 27 homes, including the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Henderson House! buff.ly/5O89qk6

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

Leaders of about 30 public sites designed by Wright gathered at The Johnson Foundation at Wingspread, March 16-18, for the Wright Site Directors Summit, co-hosted by the Conservancy. Attendees shared best practices and discussed solutions to challenges. savewright.org/the-johnson-...

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Coming up on April 9, both online and in-person at Monona Terrace in Madison, WI: A lecture by UW-Madison's Frank Lloyd Wright Professor of Modern American Architecture, Anna Andrzejewski, about how Wright's reputation surged in Madison in the late 1980s and early 1990s. buff.ly/n6aZgzQ

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

If you're in the Chicago area, this weekend is your last chance to see "Bruce Goff: Material Worlds" at the Art Institute of Chicago! This major retrospective features drawings, models, paintings, and other items that celebrate the creative spirit of this architect and designer. buff.ly/2yGUhje

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Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy @savewrightflwbc.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Chahroudi Cottage, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1951, stands on a private island in Lake Mahopac, New York. Beginning this June, "Wright Over Water" tours will feature a boat ride to the island to visit this private cottage and a larger Wright-inspired house. savewright.org/wright-over-...

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