John E. and Catherine E. Christian House (Samara) | |
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| Location | West Lafayette, Indiana |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°26′18.8″N 86°54′59.6″W / 40.438556°N 86.916556°W |
| Built | 1956 |
| Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Woods |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 92000679 [1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 16, 1992 |
| Designated NHL | February 27, 2015 |
Samara, also known as the John E. Christian House, is a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The home is an example of the Usonian homes that Wright designed. Samara was built from 1954 to 1956 and was still occupied by the original owner, John E. Christian, until he died on July 12, 2015.[2][3]
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 23 January 2007.
- ^ Wallace J. Rogers (2001). Frank Lloyd Wright's Samara Winged Seeds of Indiana. John E. Christian Family Memorial Trust. ISBN 1-931775-00-1.
- Kelly Roberts (13 July 2015). "West Lafayette man, original Frank Lloyd Wright homeowner dies". WISH TV. Retrieved 14 July 2015. - ^ Cindy Davis Meixel (January 2014). "Building the Wright Dream". Mountain Home. Archived from the original on 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
- National Park System Advisory Board. "Samara (John E. and Catherine E. Christian House)" (PDF). National Park Service.