The Dr. Richard Davis House, also known as "Woodside", is a historic
Frank Lloyd Wright
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designed home in the
Shady Hills neighborhood in
Washington Township, just north of
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. The
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style home was constructed in 1955. An addition was completed in 1960.
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It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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in 1997.
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List of Frank Lloyd Wright works
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References
* Storrer, William Allin. ''The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion''. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, (S.324)
External links
Davis house on Wiki MarionPhoto of the Davis houseDavis house on flickr.com
Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
Houses completed in 1955
National Register of Historic Places in Grant County, Indiana
Houses in Grant County, Indiana
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana
1955 establishments in Indiana
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