Wright's Utopian Residential Neighborhood

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: ArchNewsNow

2 May 2003 - 6:00am

Usonia -- 47 hourses over 97 acres of hills in the New York City suburb of Pleasantville -- was the community Frank Lloyd Wright developed.

"Today, 55 years later, 'there has literally not been a day in my life that I haven't seen something beautiful,' says Roland Reisley. He and his wife, Ronny, are among a handful of original Usonia families still in their homes... The Reisleys were among the original 47 Usonia families who were interviewed to determine whether they were committed to the community's architectural and social principles."

Full Story: Wright's Dream of Utopian Community Lives On

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune, May 1, 2003