18. The John and Catherine Christian House
Another Usonian home in West Lafayette, Indiana, is the John and Catherine Christian Residence. It is generally referred to as Samara and was founded near Purdue University in 1956. Wright called the Samara home after the fruit of the same name that he first saw on the property when he visited.
They were designing the home with entertaining in mind. The living room was large enough to contain 50 people. The interior is much brighter than most of Wright’s designs since the homeowners requested a more saturated look even though Wright was against it. The color palette of the home is bright green, magenta, and purple. In 2015, the John and Catherine Christian House was designated a National Historic Landmark.
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