Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Second House
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Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Second House is the first home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...

 that used passive solar feature of hemi-cycles. It was declared a National Historic Landmark
National Historic Landmark
A National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...

 in 2003.

The house was designed for journalist Herbert Jacobs
Herbert Jacobs
Herbert A. Jacobs was a journalist for the Milwaukee Journal and later a professor of journalism at the University of California, Berkeley.-Houses:...

. It is located in Madison, Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....

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External links

"Making Wright Right" - restoration of Herbert and Katherine Jacobs Second House
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