Edward Serlin House was completed in 1949, and is the second of three designs by

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for ''Usonia'', planned as a

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starting in the late 1940s. This is now known as the

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and is located in Pleasantville,

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. The community was listed on the

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in 2012. The home has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and is on a five-foot square module, with a

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over the living room. Construction was supervised by former Wright apprentice, David Henken, with additions to the design made by Aaron L. Resnick.

References

* Storrer, William Allin. ''The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion''. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, (S.317)

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