Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 6
Introduction 8
Chapter 1 A Prairie Among the Palms: The Stewart House, Santa Barbara County, 1909 15
Chapter 2 A Mayan Temple in Hollywood: The Barnsdall (Hollyhock) House, Los Angeles, 1917–21 25
Chapter 3 Pre-Columbian Monuments in Concrete: Four Southern California Houses,1923–25 35
Chapter 4 From the Coast to the Desert: Other Southern California Houses 59
Chapter 5 A Unique Usonian: The Buehler House, Orinda, California, 1948–49 85
Chapter 6 From Carmel to the Central Valley: Other Northern California Houses 97
Chapter 7 A Gift to These Golden Hills: The Marin County Civic Center, 1957–69 145
Chapter 8 From Commerce to Religion: Other Public Buildings in California 167
Chapter 9 North by Northwest: Houses in Oregon and Washington 189
Appendix: List of Frank Lloyd Wright’s West Coast Buildings Open to the Public 216
Notes 217
Bibliography 220
Index 221