This is part of my series of visits to buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

Frank Lloyd Wright designed Wingspread for Herbert F. Johnson, then president of Johnson Wax. The home was built in 1938-9. It consists of a central hub which houses the massive living room and its balcony, with 4 long hallways (wings), each used for different purposes (parents, children, guests, and service wings). It is now a conference center operated by the Johnson Foundation. This was one of the last of the prairie-style houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, and was one of his most extravagant designs. Of all the houses I've toured throughout my life, this is hands-down the one I'd like to live in, as long as I wouldn't have to pay the heating or A/C bills!

Here are some photos of the exterior

    

Drone shot of Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Exterior of Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Exterior of Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Exterior of Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Exterior of Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

The 3- or 4-story living room is spectacular, being a huge area with a central floor-to-ceiling brick chimney into which several fireplaces on the ground floor are carved, and to which a children's play structure is attached from the balcony. The children could climb this spiral staircase to the top of the atrium where they had a 360-degree view. On the ground floor, living rooms are on both long sides of the chimney, and the shorter sides house a dining room and a balcony. The chimney is surrounded by atrium skylights.

    

Living Room in Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin, with the dining room table at the right edge

    

Living Room in Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin, dining room table is at left edge, by the tall windows, balcony is behind the wood railing at middle-right

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin, balcony on the left, dining room table at distant-right

Details in the living room are:

    

Fireplace in the Living Room in Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Fireplace in the Living Room in Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Fireplace in the Living Room in Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Musical instrument in the living room of Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Childrens' play tower in the living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin, viewed from the ground floor

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Dining room table at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

The balcony and the spectacular views from it:

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin, from the balcony

    

Vertical fireplace, used only once, on the balcony at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Childrens' play tower in the living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

The view of the living room from the balcony, at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

The view of the living room from the balcony, at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Stairway from balcony down to living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

My "artsy" shots of the living room skylights:

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Living room ceiling at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Living room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

The grounds from inside the home:

    

Swimming pool at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Patio at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

Some other rooms:

    

Conference Room in Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Fireplace in the conference room at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Office display at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Bedroom at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Bedroom at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

    

Bedroom at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin (the cantilevered balcony is under the exit sign)

    

Bedroom hallway at Wingspread, in Racine, Wisconsin

The Wyoming Valley School is a building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, located near Spring Green, Wisconsin. I stopped here during a summer evening when the school was closed and snapped these photos.

    

Wyoming Valley School Cultural Arts Center, in Spring Green, Wisconsin

    

Wyoming Valley School Cultural Arts Center, in Spring Green, Wisconsin

    

Wyoming Valley School Cultural Arts Center, in Spring Green, Wisconsin

    

Wyoming Valley School Cultural Arts Center, in Spring Green, Wisconsin