Tan-y-Deri, Prairie School residential architecture in Wyoming, United States.
Tan-y-Deri is a two-story wooden home in Wyoming, built in the Prairie School style, with horizontal lines, flat roofs, wide overhanging eaves, and natural wood throughout. The ground floor holds a living room, dining room, kitchen, and open veranda, while the upper floor has four bedrooms and a bathroom.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the house in 1907 for his sister Jane Porter and her husband Andrew, who moved in during January 1908. Decades later, in 1955, the property became part of the Taliesin estate.
The name Tan-y-Deri comes from Welsh and means 'under the oaks', pointing to the Lloyd Jones family roots and their attachment to the land. This choice of name reflects how the family saw their home not just as a building but as part of the landscape around it.
The house sits in a rural part of Wyoming and is easiest to reach by car. Plan enough time to look around both the building and the land nearby, as the setting is as much a part of the visit as the house itself.
The house was first built in a valley in Wisconsin, then moved to its current location in Wyoming years later. Moving an entire historic wooden structure across states is something that almost never happens in American architectural history.
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