Taliesin West

Taliesin West was architect Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and school in the desert from 1937 until his death in 1959 at the age of 91. Today it is the main campus of the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture and houses the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Open to the public for tours, Taliesin West is located on Frank Lloyd Wright Boulevard in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA. The complex drew its name from Wright's summer home, Taliesin, in Spring ... More
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Area:

  • 2.50914 km² (0.968784 mi² )

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Opened:

  • 1937

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Also known as:

  • Taliesin in the Desert,
  • Taliesin on the Maricopa Mesa,
  • Taliesin West, Scottsdale

Architecture

Architect

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright (born Frank Lincoln Wright, June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its...

Address

Taliesin West Address

N of jct. of Shea Blvd. and 108th St.
Arizona
United States of America

Taliesin West Address

114th Street
Scottsdale Arizona
United States of America

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Listed Site

Designation as Natural or Cultural Site:

Designation Date Listed Category or Criteria
  • Feb 12, 1974
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Location

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Latitude Longitude
  • 33.60633
  • -111.83859
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Scottsdale

Scottsdale (O'odham Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ; Yaqui Eskatel) is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, adjacent to Phoenix. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of 2010 the population of the city was 217,385. The New York Times described downtown Scottsdale as "a desert...

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  • 1937
  • 1938
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