Walter Rudin House

Walter Rudin House
The Walter and Mary Ellen Rudin House
General information
TypeHouse
Architectural styleUsonian
Location110 Marinette Trail
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Coordinates43°03′55″N 89°28′08″W / 43.0652°N 89.4689°W / 43.0652; -89.4689
Construction started1959
Design and construction
Architect(s)Frank Lloyd Wright

The Walter and Mary Ellen Rudin House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and prefabricated by Marshall Erdman. The building is located at 110 Marinette Trail, Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Designed in 1957, it is the first of the only two examples of the second type (known as Prefab #2) of the Marshall Erdman Prefab Houses.[1][2] This house and the James McBean Residence have the same floor plan and vary only in minor details such as paint color and siting. Construction was completed in June 1959 and the house was sold to mathematicians Walter and Mary Ellen Rudin from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

The house has a large, square 2-story living room which is lit by a wall of windows. Also on the first floor are the dining area, kitchen, entry hall, utility room, and the master bedroom. A large concrete block fireplace separates the kitchen and living room. A stairway leads to a balcony and three second-story bedrooms. Unusual for a Wright-designed house, it has a full basement.

The house is constructed from concrete block with horizontal board and batten siding. A row of clerestory windows just below the soffit make the chunky flat cantilevered roof "appear to float above the house."[1] A carport attached to one corner of the house completes the design.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Prof. Walter and Mary Ellen Rudin House". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved May 7, 2025.
  2. ^ Sprague, Paul (1990). Frank Lloyd Wright and Madison. Madison, WI: Elvehjem Museum of Art/University of Wisconsin. pp. 151–167.
  3. ^ Kiera Walsh (Spring 2003). "The Marshall Erdman Prefab Homes".


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