The website www.afar.com has an article about homes by the architect that you can visit, including the one in Florence Alabama:
2. Rosenbaum House
- When: Tuesday–Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday 1: p.m. to 4 p.m.
- Where: Florence, Alabama
- Visit: Tickets start at $10, wrightinalabama.com
The Rosenbaum House, the only Wright-designed home in Alabama, is considered to be the purest incarnation of his Usonian style. The house was built in a classic L-shape and, adhering to Wright’s minimalist tendencies, doesn’t have an attic or basement, features built-in furniture, and was outfitted with radiant floor heating. Newlyweds Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum moved into the house in 1940; unfortunately, the couple immediately ran into a few structural problems, including a leaky roof and a failure of the fancy heating system. However, they stayed in the house until 1999, when Mildred passed away.
Shortly after her death, the city of Florence acquired the Rosenbaum house, which it then converted into a museum. Situated near the Tennessee River, the structure blends the line between the boundaries of the house and its surroundings with its floor-to-ceiling windows and neutral-colored building materials.
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