Frank Lloyd Wright’s Oregon house and others are all over this new map

Oregon’s most architecturally important dwelling, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Gordon House in Silverton, is spotlighted in a newly released map by HomeAdvisor of his residential masterpieces, which include Fallingwater in Pennsylvania.

Wright perfected and promoted the ideal of designing a structure to enhance its natural surroundings.

Frank Lloyd Wright house at the Oregon Garden

The Evelyn and Conrad Gordon House is the only Frank Lloyd Wright design in Oregon. Photo by Randy L. RasmussenLC- The Oregonian

The cedar-and-concrete-block residence the world’s most famous architect designed for Evelyn and Conrad Gordon was based on his spare, functional Usonian principles.

The two-story house was built, after Wright’s death, on the banks of the Willamette River. It was dismantled and relocated near the Oregon Garden in 2002 to save it from being demolished.

The well-preserved house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is under the care of the nonprofit Gordon House Conservancy and volunteers.

Guided tours of the interior of the Gordon House at 869 W. Main Street in Silverton are at noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. daily with reservations (503-874-6006, info@thegordonhouse.org). Tickets are $20 (18 and younger are free).

See the entire map of Wright’s famous houses released by HomeAdvisor, a service that connects homeowners with prescreened, local service professionals. “Frank Lloyd Wright sought not just to mold the architectural legacy of the U.S. but to change the very way Americans lived their lives,” according to HomeAdvisor.

--Janet Eastman | 503-294-4072

jeastman@oregonian.com | @janeteastman

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