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

Taliesin was the home, studio and country estate of Frank Lloyd Wright in Spring Green, Wisconsin, which he completed in 1911 on a 600-acre property. It was rebuilt after a murder and fire in 1914, and reconstructed again in 1925 after another fire. Wright gave Taliesin to the Frank Lloyd Wright foundation upon his death in 1959, and they restored and continue to restore the home and its several nearby buildings, including a school of architecture.

I took the 4-hour "Estate Tour" of the property, which started (as do all tours) at the Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center, involved a shuttle bus to the second Hillside Home School at the far end of the property, then a meandering walk back to the Taliesin Home, stopping at several other buildings and attractions on the rural property.

The Frank Lloyd Wright Visitor Center is a sprawling horizontal restaurant / gift shop / tour starting point located on the banks of the Wisconsin River. It was designed as a restaurant in 1953 by Wright, and finally finished and opened in 1967, 8 years after his death. Here are my photos of that building:

                   

The second Hillside Home School was designed by Wright in 1901 as a 1st-12th-grade school for his aunts. The school closed in 1915. The building was expanded several times, with a drafting studio in 1939, the Hillside Theater in 1955, and the Fellowship dining hall in 1955. The building is still used today as an architectural school.

These photos are of the exterior of the second Hillside Home School (mainly, the outside of the Assembly Hall)

              

The Assembly Hall and Fellowship Dining Room of the second Hillside School

                                  

The Drafting Studio (we had to stand at the back, work was being done inside) and Gallery Space in the second Hillside School

                                  

Hillside Theater, in the second Hillside Home School

                        

The Romeo and Juliet Windmill was designed and built by Wright to pump water to the second Hillside Home School.

              

Tan-y-Deri is a house Wright designed for his sister and her husband.

                   

Midway Barn was designed by Wright and used for farming activities on the property.

         

Finally we reached Taliesin itself. Here are a few exterior shots:

                                  

The first stop inside was at Frank Lloyd Wright's office and workroom. The stone vault in the center of the first two photos was used to store original drawings and valuable artwork (he was quite a collector, especially of Japanese artwork).

                   

Here are a couple of sights between the Office and the Living Room, the next major stop on the tour.

         

The Living Room was the next stop, and we spent a lot of time there. One corner of the living room (as in most FLW homes) held the musical instruments owned by the family.

                                       

Some outdoor space

              

Bedrooms and Loggia