The things you learn in an adult college program… I remember taking a walk in Oak Park, IL many years ago with a friend from high school. She pointed out a couple homes and commented on them being Frank Lloyd Wright creations. I had no interest; they simply appeared to be boring little homes to me. Some ten plus years later I found myself immersed in adult college courses, one being World Architecture to satisfy my global arts requirement. This is where I was introduced to the work of Frank Lloyd Wright and found a true love for all architecture. I also learned that we had a Frank Lloyd Wright home, the Zimmerman house, available for touring right here in New Hampshire! The Currier Museum of Art in Manchester offers several weekly tours of the home. Among the different tour options is one called, “The Four Seasons at the Zimmerman House.” These tours include admittance to the museum with wine and cheese served and live music at the home during the tour.
I finally booked tickets for the winter season tour and invited a couple friends. When the night arrived I discovered one of my friends had taken the same course at Granite State College and the other friend had no idea what she was coming to see when she met up with us but almost immediately became emotional when she realized it was a tour of a Frank Lloyd Wright home. She knew little of him or his work but remembered that her deceased mother had been a huge admirer of Wright’s architecture. She asked the guide how long the home had been open to the public and was so disappointed when she learned it had opened to the public almost two years before her mother’s death. Had she known, she would most definitely have taken her mother.
The home was amazing and we all enjoyed every minute of it. During the tour we learned that “Falling Waters,” another amazing home of Wright’s is also open to the public in Pennsylvania. We have all vowed to take a weekend trip together this summer to tour this home as well. My adult college degree did not just educate me on business but opened my eyes and mind to many new experiences and interests.
Thank you GSC!
I finally booked tickets for the winter season tour and invited a couple friends. When the night arrived I discovered one of my friends had taken the same course at Granite State College and the other friend had no idea what she was coming to see when she met up with us but almost immediately became emotional when she realized it was a tour of a Frank Lloyd Wright home. She knew little of him or his work but remembered that her deceased mother had been a huge admirer of Wright’s architecture. She asked the guide how long the home had been open to the public and was so disappointed when she learned it had opened to the public almost two years before her mother’s death. Had she known, she would most definitely have taken her mother.
The home was amazing and we all enjoyed every minute of it. During the tour we learned that “Falling Waters,” another amazing home of Wright’s is also open to the public in Pennsylvania. We have all vowed to take a weekend trip together this summer to tour this home as well. My adult college degree did not just educate me on business but opened my eyes and mind to many new experiences and interests.
Thank you GSC!
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