The magic and allure of Taliesin is heavily steeped in a rich history of the land, the lives that it has touched, and of course the architecture. As Wrights most personal and ongoing endeavor, Taliesin has evolved over the years from a residence and studio to an unparalleled source of education, and eventually a community of its own. Even the trees and the hillsides tell a story.
I am a professor emeritus who taught architectural history at the University of Utah to future architects for 39 years. My interest in Frank Lloyd Wright began while in junior high school in the fifties when my father, who worked in downtown Manhattan, would bring home New York City newspapers with articles on Frank Lloyd Wright’s design for the Guggenheim Museum. As a newcomer to Salt Lake City, Utah I researched Utah architectural...