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Apostle of play. #Sailing educator. Caretaker of the forgotten #franklloydwright. https://elizabethmurphyhouse.com https://sailingmagazine.net/by-author-994-1.html

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Why did Russell Barr Williamson destroy his early work? In the 1920s, Russell Barr Williamson saw more opportunities than just design: he could finance, he could invest, he could speculate, and he did it well. In less than 10 years, he designed over 54 …

After separating from #franklloydwright, Russell Barr Williamson went on an #architectural tear - designing 54 homes, theatres and clubs in 12 years- and then burned the work. Why? elizabethmurphyhouse.com/2026/02/21/w...

21.02.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Events The Elizabeth Murphy House is a private residence on a quiet street. We sometimes offer presentations, talks and tours, but by invitation and often to support local causes.

Aficionados of the work of #franklloydwright and #historicarchitecture are invited to learn why he cancelled and covered up the #americansystembuilthomes. NSSS #Milwaukee, March 17. elizabethmurphyhouse.com/events/

07.02.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pebble Dash was not Wright’s Idea (Part 2) It was Arthur Richards, Wright’s partner-developer from 1916-1917, who decided to cover the American System-Built Homes (ASBH) in Magnesite pebbles, not Frank Lloyd Wright. And where does one…

The #pebbledash on #franklloydwright’s #americansystembuilthomes was one of two types of #magnesite, purchased against Wright’s wishes, and shipped from far, far away. elizabethmurphyhouse.com/2026/01/09/p...

09.01.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pebble Dash was not Wright’s Idea (Part 1) The documented evidence tells us that Pebble Dash was an alteration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s American System Built Homes designs β€” something he hoped to cover up and forget about.

In this first of two posts, we will build the case that Pebble Dash was not a distinctive feature of #FrankLloydWright’s #AmericanSystemBuiltHomes. It was someone else’s idea. #architecturalhistory elizabethmurphyhouse.com/2025/12/23/p...

23.12.2025 22:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Events The Elizabeth Murphy House is a private residence on a quiet street. We sometimes offer presentations, talks and tours, but by invitation and often to support local causes.

To include everyone on last year’s long waitlist, we’re excited to be hosting another round of in-depth tours of #FrankLloydWright 's Forgotten ASBH Model A203 for members of the UW - #Milwaukee School of Continuing Education in April, 2026. Details to follow. #OSHER elizabethmurphyhouse.com/events/

07.11.2025 19:52 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Good #milwaukeeans gathered in peaceful protest of monarchs (not the butterfly.)

18.10.2025 20:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

#ILoveAmerica, precisely because it has #NoKings. See you in peace next weekend.

10.10.2025 21:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Excited to read #aboatshapedmind, by sailor, super dad, and now author Tim Kent. #everesthorizontal.

29.08.2025 01:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Noticing niceness in many common human interactions recently. Perhaps AI - and the loneliness and detachment it brings - has real people appreciating real people.

20.08.2025 13:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Which model do we trust?

18.06.2025 02:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A sail into the foggy abyss offers one of life's truly genuine experiences Had we heeded the forecaster’s gloomy wind warnings, we would not have started the race, but 20 sailboats slipped over the line at 18:30 and inched up the 21-mile course. An hourβ€”and two tedious miles...

#Sailing stands apart as one of the last true natural experiences. You enter the elements head first and don’t try to escape them; indeed, often you can’t. sailingmagazine.net/article-1687...

03.04.2025 23:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations to 47 and 47m for managing to turn Wisconsin blue again in just 10 weeks. A major accomplishment for the administration.

02.04.2025 13:53 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
University of Wisconsin Press

@uwiscpress.bsky.social, the fine publisher of my book #FrankLloydWright's Forgotten House, has unveiled a slick new website and is offering 30% off of most titles. #readmore #architecturalhistory uwpress.wisc.edu

13.03.2025 16:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Sobriety, here we come.

13.03.2025 15:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The subscription I once paid to the @washingtonpost.com has been re-purposed as a donation to @propublica.org. I urge you to do the same.

13.03.2025 14:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When he pitched oil executives for $1 billion in election donations, do you think he told them he’d be selling an electric car?

12.03.2025 16:28 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Enjoy this bootleg recording of Stevie Ray Vaughan at Oriental Theatre in 1985 Tickets were $14.50. Milwaukee’s own R&B Cadets opened.

How did we miss this? milwaukeerecord.com/music/enjoy-... @milwaukeerecord.bsky.social

11.03.2025 13:04 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is it ironic or predicted that this originalist court has sewn an Emporer’s new clothes?

06.03.2025 12:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A Love Letter to the Milwaukee Public Museum Milwaukee native remembers with great joy the influence of the Public Museum on her life and career.

Great science inspires great scientists. #milwaukee #milwaukeepublicmuseum shepherdexpress.com/culture/milw...

27.02.2025 20:54 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Record-breaking, market-making Bidenomics (SPX + 55%, DJIA +36%, COMP +46%) is officially over thanks to these numbskulls.

21.02.2025 21:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m reduced to 3 goals. (1) Outlive 47. (2) Watch M47 launch himself toward Mars. (3) Witness and lend a hand in the reconstruction of a proud, optimistic and honest Nation.

20.02.2025 00:10 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In a matter of months, AI has destroyed Google and Bing search. I don't need a conversation, I need a list of possibilities so I can pick and choose. It took 20 seconds to tell my browser to hit DuckDuckGo and I feel so much freer and safer.

13.02.2025 20:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

When might we start the adult conversation about making a better world for our children? Just wondering.

11.02.2025 15:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why we can’t have nice things.

08.02.2025 20:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Goodbye Facebook. I’ll take my time back now.

28.01.2025 15:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Uecker left just in time to not have to witness joking cease altogether. RIP Bob. Thanks for the laughs.

16.01.2025 23:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Meanwhile, the French solo-sailor Charlie Dalin has circumnavigated the earth in 66 days, crushing the record in the Vendee Globe. There may be hope for humans.

14.01.2025 12:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Urban spelunking: Building the Eagles Club, now home to The Rave There are a few historic concert venues around town, but there may be only one place where every generation from your great-grandparents to your grandchildren (maybe your great-greats, too, depending ...

A long-overdue history of Russell Barr Williamson's Eagle's Club in Milwaukee courtesy of Bobby Tanzilo, who is Urban Spelunking. Chock with historic photos. Also, FLlw's influence underlies. onmilwaukee.com/articles/the...

09.01.2025 14:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Another Gnome flick may be in the works. This time, they're shipwrecked off MKE during a polar vortex. (Or are they elves?)

05.01.2025 01:44 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Are you a skipper or a mentor? The future of sailing depends on the answer The future of the sport of sailing might depend on the hierarchy on your boat.Β  From something akin to a dictatorship to something much closer to a democracy, there are four ways that crews tend,On th...

Are you a skipper or a mentor? The future of sailing depends on the answer. sailingmagazine.net/article-perm...

03.01.2025 15:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0