Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright SAMARA (John E. Christian House) is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The home is a pristine example of the Usonian homes that Wright designed. SAMARA was built from 1954 and 1956 and is still occupied by the original owner, John E. Christian .
In 1950 John and Kay Christian decided to build a home near Purdue University where both worked, John as a pharmaceutical chemistry professor and Kay as the social director...
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Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright SAMARA (John E. Christian House) is located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The home is a pristine example of the Usonian homes that Wright designed. SAMARA was built from 1954 and 1956 and is still occupied by the original owner, John E. Christian .
In 1950 John and Kay Christian decided to build a home near Purdue University where both worked, John as a pharmaceutical chemistry professor and Kay as the social director for the university. After much discussion they decided that Wright was the architect who suited the ideals for their home. Not knowing how to proceed, John phoned Wright directly at his office and was surprisingly able to speak directly to the famed architect. Over the next six years they worked together both with meetings in West Lafayette, Indiana and at Taliesin (studio), Wright's summer home in Spring Green, Wisconsin .
The home was named after the Samara trees which Mr. Wright spotted on the property during his first visit. He then used...
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