Taliesin House
Studio and home in Spring Green, Wisconsin. Added to the National Register in 1973, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Taliesin ( tal-ee-ESS-in; is a house-studio complex located 2.5 miles south of the village of Spring Green, Wisconsin, United States. Developed and occupied by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the 600-acre estate is an exemplar of the Prairie School of architecture. Wright began developing the estate in 1911 close to land that previously belonged to his maternal family.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 2 mi. S of Spring Green on WI 23, Spring Green vicinity, WI |
| County | Iowa County |
| Listed | Apr 14, 1973 |
| Reference number | 73000081 |
| Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Type of place | villa, studio, residenz |
| Style | Prairie School architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, part of UNESCO World Heritage Site |
| Contributing resources | 5 buildings, 3 structures, 1 sites |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 2 mi. S of Spring Green on WI 23, Spring Green, WI |
| Coordinates | 43.14099, -90.07031 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Effigy Mounds National Monument · 57 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 73000081. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.