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Oregon had 105 days to save its only Frank Lloyd Wright house — here's how preservationists pulled it off
Oregon had 105 days to save its only Frank Lloyd Wright house — here's how preservationists pulled it off
Oregon had 105 days to save its only Frank Lloyd Wright house — here's how preservationists pulled it off

Published on: 11/05/2026

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Frank Lloyd Wright’s The Gordon House in Silverton hosted a private architecture event Aug. 1, 2026.Tim Richard, and Kim Knott, who worked to have The Gordon House moved to Silverton spoke to Restore Oregon supporters on Aug. 1, 2026.Susan and Wes Haas, supporters of Restore Oregon, attended the nonprofit preservation organization's annual Architect Spotlight event Aug. 1 that included private tours and special presentations at The Gordon House in Silverton.People can tour the inside and outside of Frank Lloyd Wright’s The Gordon House in Silverton.The Gordon House was relocated to Silverton and positioned to frame views as Frank Lloyd Wright designed.Frank Lloyd Wright’s The Gordon House in Silverton hosted a private architecture event Aug. 1, 2026.Frank Lloyd Wright designed an inventive kitchen in the 1957 Gordon House in Oregon.Visitors can see the kitchen — what Wright called the “workspace” — and his ideas of paneled refrigerator doors, under-cabinet lighting and other features for cooking efficiency.Frank Lloyd Wright designed an inventive kitchen in the 1957 Gordon House in Oregon.Frank Lloyd Wright designed an inventive kitchen in the 1957 Gordon House in Oregon.The primary bedroom is on the main level.Original owner Evelyn Gordon was a weaver and artist who saw her home as an accommodating sequence of galleries to display her paintings, prints and sculptures.Glass doors in the children's bedroom open to a balcony.The children's bedroom is on the second story.Furnishings reflect the 1960s era The Gordon House was constructed.Furnishings reflect the 1960s era The Gordon House was constructed.Furnishings reflect the 1960s era The Gordon House was constructed.Frank Lloyd Wright's distinctive fretwork draws light into the second-story hallway.Glass doors in the children's bedroom open to a balcony.The Gordon House in Oregon is launching a fundraiser to restore the three one-piece Kohler toilets.The pink bathroom is on the second story.The pink bathroom is on the second story.Frank Lloyd Wright's distinctive fretwork was rescued from the original location and reinstalled at the Silverton location.Frank Lloyd Wright’s The Gordon House in Silverton hosted a private architecture event Aug. 1, 2026.Frank Lloyd Wright’s The Gordon House in Silverton hosted a private architecture event Aug. 1, 2026.Frank Lloyd Wright’s The Gordon House in Silverton hosted a private architecture event Aug. 1, 2026.Frank Lloyd Wright’s The Gordon House in Silverton hosted a private architecture event Aug. 1, 2026.Frank Lloyd Wright’s The Gordon House in Silverton hosted a private architecture event Aug. 1, 2026.Frank Lloyd Wright’s The Gordon House in Silverton hosted a private architecture event Aug. 1, 2026.

People who tour architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s only design built in Oregon hear the heroic story of volunteers rescuing the midcentury Gordon House from the wrecking ball and moving it under cover of night to a hidden oak grove in northeast of Salem.

News Source : https://www.oregonlive.com/hg/2026/11/the-true-story-of-when-oregons-only-frank-lloyd-wright-house-was-moved-in-the-middle-of-the-night.html

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