Local tourism: Hanna House (Palo Alto)
Last weekend I toured Frank Lloyd Wright's Hanna House, built for the Hanna family on Stanford land in 1937. The Hannas were idealistic young professors - not much money, but they dreamed big. And they convinced famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright to help them build their dream-house-on-a-budget. The results weren't cheap, but were stunningly beautiful. The house is low-slung and has no right angles - it's all hexagons on the floor plan. The other cool thing - they knew that they wanted to transform the house from a family home to an empty nesters' retreat. The childrens' rooms were teeny hexagons with nonstructural dividers that were torn down to become a master bedroom suite.
The "prow" of the home - the living room looks out on the street
Side, above the driveway - not much privacy, but the dining room can be shuttered
The back of the house - master bedroom
The waterfall in the back yard
The "prow" of the home - the living room looks out on the street
Side, above the driveway - not much privacy, but the dining room can be shuttered
The back of the house - master bedroom
The waterfall in the back yard