Frank Lloyd Wright House in The Suburbs of New York City | FLW Home Tour in Glen Ridge New Jersey

foreign [Music] [Music] you and I are gonna go on an amazing journey through an old 1941 home that's been meticulously renovated by previous owners as well as the current owner we're going to be checking out a Frank Lloyd Wright home here in Glen Ridge New Jersey if you haven't seen our video on Glen Ridge I'll link it down below it's a beautiful idyllic little town only 7 700 people here in less than two square miles but today we've got a really special one for you this home is not on sale of course but I really wanted to show off just how special Glenridge is the amazing architecture in the community and this one in particular is a modernist style of course in Frank Lloyd Wright's famous design and typologies but this home again 1941 you're not going to want to miss this let's get into the video hey if this is your first visit to the channel and you're looking to learn all about the suburbs of New York City then subscribe below and tap the notification Bell so you can be the first to hear about the current market here in New Jersey hey I'm Jeff Massey your local realtor and the team and I we get calls every day from people just like you who are thinking about moving to one of New York City's amazing suburbs and we love it so whether you're moving in seven days or seven months give us a call shoot us a text send us an email or even schedule a video chat so we can help you make an easy stress-free purchase in the New York City area so welcome to the Stuart Richardson house the home was designed for Stuart Richardson in 1941 when the Richardsons met Wright during his time in New York City designing the Guggenheim according to Wikipedia the home was originally going to be built in Livingston but due to complications imposed by World War II end quote it was only constructed a decade later in 1951 and in Glen Ridge instead of Livingston the home is a great example of Rights signature teacher usonian style when looking at the home it feels like a low linear piece but in actuality when you're looking at the floor plan it's comprised of combination of triangles and hexagons creating overlapping spaces and zones eventually leading to bedrooms and bathrooms you'll notice here as we're approaching there's a carport right-hated garages he felt carports were more integrated he really despised the garage and he liked the idea of something that was well integrated into the home inside you're going to find the hexagon Motif continuing with the concrete floors which include radiant heating below them this is something right championed in the US after designing the Imperial Hotel in Japan and learning all about the concept please enjoy the tour thank you again to the owners for letting us take it and also take note of the intricately designed built-ins and dining room furniture which Wright was known for doing in each and every one of his homes thanks again and enjoy thank you foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] [Music] foreign [Music] foreign [Music] I hope you enjoyed that amazing tour what a meticulously well preserved home and something that Frank Lloyd Wright is known for in terms of those details with those windows all the little things that could go wrong in a restoration those particular owners did an amazing job of preserving that structure I really want to thank them for letting us into their home and enjoying that special structure now there's lots of beautiful places around Glen Ridge again if you haven't seen our video check out the link below and you can see more about the town again thank you for letting me into your home and I hope that together we can help find your next one in the meantime we'll see you in the next video [Music]

Channel: Suburbs of New York City

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Length: 13min 7sec (787 seconds)

Published: Mon Jun 05 2023