Frank Lloyd Wright House

Library of Congress Photo

Location

16 East Blvd, Rochester, NY 14610

In 1908, Frank Lloyd Wright built a house at 16 East Blvd, in Rochester, NY, for Edward E. Boynton. The house is built in his "prairie style," and its assessed value is $450,000 (about $100,000 less than the surrounding houses). His behavior during the construction of this house was markedly eccentric. He shunned companionship and lived on the lot, sheltering himself from the elements only with the help of a simple lean-to, and subsisted mainly on a diet of uncooked carrots.

Notes and References

• Boynton House on Vintage Views has extensive right-up and soruce information.
  

• Boynton House on DGunning.org - photos and some info
  

• Boynton House on Waymarking.com
  

• Photos with Descriptions on PeterBeers.net
  

• Man Who Brought Wright to Rochester
  

• Landmark Society Tour
  

• Wikipedia Articel on Boynton House
  

• Rochester City Details - (web address not currently working -http://geo.cityofrochester.gov/detail.asp?RECID=1224612800

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2009-03-05 04:46:30   Chased down lots of online articles about Wright and Boynton house, but could not find reference to the diet of uncooked carrots. Anyone have info on the source? —BradMandell