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Broad Margin

Broad Margin, designed in 1951 for
Misses Gabrielle and Charlcey Austin, is a great example of Frank Lloyd Wright's
natural or Usonian homes. The 1,727 square foot structure is one of less than
20 buildings in the Southeast and one of two houses in South Carolina designed
by Wright. Unique to Broad Margin is its cypress, rock, and glass that compose
the walls, as well as its radiant heating, which is provided by hot water
circulating through copper pipes underneath the concrete flooring. The structure,
completed in 1954, is also one of only 19 houses nationwide with Wright's
initials written in a tile outside the front door. Frederick W. Bristol Jr
currently owns the home.
Directions:
Depart from Heritage Green Place. Turn left onto Buncombe
Street. Then name will change to East North Street. Go to Main Street and
turn left. Pass through the downtown area, cross Stone Avenue, and proceed
into the residential area. Go to West Avondale Drive and turn left. Broad
Margin will be the second house on the left.
Barnett, Ron. "Hilton Head
Man Buys Frank Lloyd Wright House." The Greenville News 30 April, 1997:
1A.
Davis, Carnis B. "Wright' of Passage."
The Easley Progress 14 May 1997: C1.
Palmer, Roy. 10-300, National
Register of Historic Places Inventory, Nomination Form. Inventory of Historic
Places in South Carolina. Broad Margin. 31 July, 1978.
Young, Melinda G. "Wright House
And Furniture Fetch $700,000." The Greenville News 5 June 1997: 1D.
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