Frank Lloyd Wright's Tan-y-Deri

In 1907 architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed the home, “Tan-y-deri”, for Jane and Andrew Porter, his sister and brother-in-law.

The home was built in a valley in the town of Wyoming, Wisconsin near the town of Spring Green. This valley was originally settled by the Lloyd Joneses, who were the family of Wright and his sister's mother. The Lloyd Joneses were originally from Wales and as a result of this heritage, Wright chose a Welsh name for the Porter home: “Tan-y-deri” is Welsh for “Under the oaks”.

In 1911, Wright would design his own home Taliesin on a hill within sight of Tan-y-deri (Taliesin is a Welsh word meaning, "shining brow"). Three years later Tan-y-deri would be used for triage following the attack and fire at Taliesin that resulted in seven deaths. Jane and Andrew's four-year-old son Franklin, was kept upstairs away from the victims, but his bedroom overlooked the open veranda to the east on which they were laid to rest.

The house is owned by the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, and has since been used as housing by the Taliesin Fellowship and the School of Architecture at Taliesin. A major restoration project of the home was carried out by Taliesin Preservation, an independent non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the Taliesin estate and running a tour program and bookstore housed near the site at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center.

Tan-y-Deri is one of the many Wright buildings which are featured as part of the new Frank Lloyd Wright Trail celebrating the 150 anniversary of the artists birth. #FLW150 The trail includes: The SC Johnson Administration Building, The Johnson Research Laboratory, The Golden Rondelle Theater, The First Unitarian Society Meeting House, the Monona Terrace in Madison, and more.

Wisconsin is home to more than 40 Frank Lloyd Wight structures, so come visit Wisconsin and explore the new FLW trail.

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