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{{short description|Historic house in Delaware, United States}}
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{{Infobox NRHP
{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Laurel
| name = Laurel
| nrhp_type =
| nrhp_type =
| image =Laurel FLW DE.JPG
| image = Laurel FLW DE.JPG
| caption =
| caption =
| location = 619 Shipley Rd, [[Wilmington, Delaware]]
| location = 619 Shipley Rd, [[Wilmington, Delaware]]
| coordinates = {{coord|39.77355|-75.51678|display=inline,title}}
| latitude = 39.77355
| locmapin = Delaware#USA
| longitude = -75.51678
| built = 1956-1961
| coord_display = inline,title
| architect = [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]
| locmapin = Delaware
| architecture = [[Usonian]]
| built = 1956-1961
| architect = [[Frank Lloyd Wright]]
| added = December 4, 1974
| area = {{convert|6.7|acre}}
| architecture = [[Usonian]]
| refnum = 74000603<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
| added = December 4, 1974
| area = {{convert|6.7|acre}}
| governing_body = Private
| refnum = 74000603<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>
}}
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Wright designed this home in 1956 and named it "Laurel". This house is of the [[hemicycle]] design, and is built of irregularly [[Course (architecture)|coursed]] [[fieldstone]]. This single story house has a flat roof with curvilinear extensions and windows under roof extensions. The interior fireplace and hearth serves as dominant structural and aesthetic element. Typical of Wright designs, the home successfully blends with the surrounding wooded environment. The Dudley Spencer house is private and not accessible to the public. The house was built by its first owner, Dudley Spencer, over a five-year period between 1956 and 1961.
Wright designed this home in 1956 and named it "Laurel". This house is of the [[hemicycle]] design, and is built of irregularly [[Course (architecture)|coursed]] [[fieldstone]]. This single story house has a flat roof with curvilinear extensions and windows under roof extensions. The interior fireplace and hearth serves as dominant structural and aesthetic element. Typical of Wright designs, the home successfully blends with the surrounding wooded environment. The Dudley Spencer house is private and not accessible to the public. The house was built by its first owner, Dudley Spencer, over a five-year period between 1956 and 1961.


Following the death of Spencer in 2012, the house was sold to its current owners in 2013.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url=http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/74000603.pdf |title= NRHP nomination for Laurel|publisher=National Park Service|accessdate=2014-10-05}}</ref>
Following the death of Spencer in 2012, the house was sold to its current owners in 2013.<ref name=NRHP>{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=74000603}} |title= NRHP nomination for Laurel|publisher=National Park Service|access-date=2014-10-05}}</ref>


The house was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1974.<Ref name="nris"/>
The house was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1974.<ref name="nris"/>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of Frank Lloyd Wright works]]
{{Portal|Delaware}}
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington, Delaware]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington, Delaware]]


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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Storrer, William Allin. ''The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion''. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 0-226-77621-2 (S.402)
* Storrer, William Allin. ''The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion''. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, {{ISBN|0-226-77621-2}} (S.402)


==External links==
==External links==
* [http://whyy.org/cms/fridayarts/the-dudley-spencer-house/ The Dudley Spencer House], 2 videos, 8:49 and 3:12, [[WHYY-TV]]
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/architecture_of_f_l_wright/2990715366/ S.402 Dudley Spencer Residence on Flickr - Photo Sharing!]
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724085540/http://www.franklloydwrightsites.com/delaware/spencer.htm |date=July 24, 2008 |title=The Dudley Spencer House }}
* [http://www.flickr.com/photos/architecture_of_f_l_wright/2990715366/ S.402 Dudley Spencer Residence on Flickr - Photo Sharing!]
* [http://allwrightsite.net/flw_de.html All-Wright Site - Frank Lloyd Wright Building Guide - Delaware]
* [http://www.franklloydwrightsites.com/delaware/spencer.htm The Dudley Spencer House]


{{National Register of Historic Places in Delaware}}
{{National Register of Historic Places in Delaware}}
{{Frank Lloyd Wright}}


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[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware]]
[[Category:Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware]]
[[Category:Houses in Wilmington, Delaware]]
[[Category:Houses in Wilmington, Delaware]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Wilmington, Delaware]]





Latest revision as of 05:12, 6 August 2023

Laurel
Dudley Spencer House is located in Delaware
Dudley Spencer House
Dudley Spencer House is located in the United States
Dudley Spencer House
Location619 Shipley Rd, Wilmington, Delaware
Coordinates39°46′25″N 75°31′00″W / 39.77355°N 75.51678°W / 39.77355; -75.51678
Area6.7 acres (2.7 ha)
Built1956-1961
ArchitectFrank Lloyd Wright
Architectural styleUsonian
NRHP reference No.74000603[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1974

The Dudley Spencer House, also called Laurel, is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed Usonian home in Wilmington, Delaware.

Wright designed this home in 1956 and named it "Laurel". This house is of the hemicycle design, and is built of irregularly coursed fieldstone. This single story house has a flat roof with curvilinear extensions and windows under roof extensions. The interior fireplace and hearth serves as dominant structural and aesthetic element. Typical of Wright designs, the home successfully blends with the surrounding wooded environment. The Dudley Spencer house is private and not accessible to the public. The house was built by its first owner, Dudley Spencer, over a five-year period between 1956 and 1961.

Following the death of Spencer in 2012, the house was sold to its current owners in 2013.[2]

The house was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Laurel". National Park Service. Retrieved October 5, 2014.

Further reading

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  • Storrer, William Allin. The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 0-226-77621-2 (S.402)
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