Frank Lloyd Wright’s Zimmerman House Open For Tours After a short winter break, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Zimmerman House has reopened for tours. The Zimmerman House, the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed residence open to the public in New England, is owned by the Currier Museum of Art. The Currier offers tours of the house from March through January, as well as special twilight tours June through October. Check the Currier’s website for any additional tours. The museum also continues to offer a popular weekend getaway package, “From Victorian to Usonian,” for $229. For information, www.currier.org or the Ash Street Inn, www.ashstreetinn.com. The well-known architect designed the home in Manchester’s North End for Dr Isadore J. and Lucille Zimmerman in 1950; four decades later, they gave it to the Currier. Made of Georgia cypress, molded cement and matte red brick, the house is topped with a clay tile roof, recently restored to Wright’s original specifications. Describing it as a classic “Usonian,” Wright also chosetextiles for the Zimmerman House and designed modular freestandingand built-in furniture, gardens, and even the mailbox. A ten-yearplan to restore the site’s landscape is well under way. Tours are 1 1/2 hours long and are scheduled for Monday, Thursday and Friday at 2 pm; Saturday at 11:30 am, 1 pm and 2:30 pm; and Sunday at 1 pm and 2:30 pm. Tickets are $11 for adults, $8 for seniors and students, and are free to Currier members. Reservations are required, and may be made online through www.ticketweb.com or by calling the Currier at 603-669-6144, extension 108.
16 May 2006 / 0 Comment
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