Frank Lloyd Wright’s Penwern

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A Summer Estate

Mark Hertzberg

Foreword by Paul Kruty

A gloriously illustrated look back to the glory days of gracious living and entertaining on the lake through a classic work by one of America’s greatest architectural talents.

192 pages, 8 x 9, 188 color and b&w photos and illustrations
Hardcover: $29.95 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-910-9
Ebook: $19.99 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-911-6
Publication Date: 6/19/2019

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Front cover of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Penwern

Description

Frank Lloyd Wright is best known for his urban and suburban houses. Lesser known are the more than 40 summer “cottages” he designed in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Ontario. Many of the early summer cottages have a rustic feel and are not as easily recognized as Wright’s prolific year-round domestic designs. Among them is a stunning estate on Delavan Lake in southern Wisconsin called Penwern—presented here in glorious detail by photographer and journalist Mark Hertzberg, bringing to life a Midwestern architectural treasure.

Commissioned by Chicago capitalist Fred B. Jones around 1900, Penwern was designed with generous proportions and meticulously landscaped grounds, beckoning the owner’s business friends to relax and play at a Wright-style Adirondack camp. The home has received national and state recognition for its architectural and historical significance, and its current stewards have dedicated themselves to restoring the estate to Wright’s vision, ensuring its future. Featuring beautiful color photographs, plus vintage black and white pictures and original Wright drawings, this book transports readers back to the glory days of gracious living and entertaining on the lake.

Author Bio

Mark Hertzberg is the author and photographer of three books about Frank Lloyd Wright’s work in Wisconsin. An award-winning photojournalist, Hertzberg was director of photography for the Racine Journal Times until his retirement in 2012 to become a freelancer. He served on the board of directors of Wright in Wisconsin for mroe than a decade. Hertzberg lives in Racine, Wisconsin.

'Penwern' sets a bright new star in the Frank Lloyd Wright firmament. . . . Mark Hertzberg’s photos and stories bring this sumptuously restored, little-known masterwork into full view for the first time.”

Ron McCrea

Author of “Building Taliesin: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Home of Love and Loss”

“Mark Hertzberg follows Wright’s imperative to connect architecture with inhabitant, giving us a portrait of architect, client, and several generations of stewards. He provides us with a rare and complete understanding of the life of a home and the dynamic relationships among those who have a stake in creating and sustaining that life through time. A joy for the Wright enthusiast and anyone who cares about historic architecture.”

—Stuart I. Graff, President and CEO, Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation