New Hampshire is full of historic homes, and we all love touring them, ogling the decorations and architecture, and imagining life inside. After a while, though, all of the colonial homes and ship-builders mansions can start to blend together a bit. If you’re looking tor a home tour that’s totally unique, you have to check out the one home in New England designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright that’s open to the public. It’ll knock your socks off!
The Zimmerman house, located in the residential north end of Manchester, was designed in 1950 for Dr. Isadore and Lucille Zimmerman by Frank Lloyd Wright. The house has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1979, and was left to the Currier Museum of Art in 1988.
The house was designed in the style Wright called "usonian," which referred to small, usually one-story homes built for middle-income families. One of the characteristics of this type of home is a close connection between the interior and exterior. The low profile of the homes is designed to blend right into the landscape, like this home does.
The house looks different from every angle, and you'll be quick to notice how the indoor and outdoor spaces move into each other. The long overhanging roof helps whole house stay cool, an especially delightful feature on hot summer days.
The rooms within the house are all arranged in a single line, and though you might not guess it from the outside, it's bright and airy inside and feels like a forest retreat despite its city location.
Inside you'll find many of the original hallmarks of Wright's design, including cement floors and cypress wood planking. It'll take you right back to the 50s, in the best possible way!
The Zimmerman House is located at 223 Heather Street in Manchester, but to tour it you’ll need to start at the Currier Museum of Art at 150 Ash Street. Advance reservations for tours are required – visit the museum’s website to book yours!
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