Modernism in Central Iowa

Des Moines, IowaMay 4–6, 2018

Jack Lamberson House (Wright, 1948)

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Paul and Ida Trier House (Wright, 1956)

Butler House (Kraetsch and Kraetsch, 1937)

Mason City’s trove of prairie-style architecture gets much attention in the Wright community, but the Conservancy’s first Out and About tour in Iowa will focus on Wright’s seldom-seen Usonians and a number of mod-ern architectural treasures in the state’s central and south-central regions. The work of prominent local architects will be seen alongside Frank Lloyd Wright, Walter Burley Griffin and Marion Mahony, John Howe, Louis Sullivan, Eliel and Eero Saarinen, I.M. Pei, Mies van der Rohe and more.

Saturday, May 5Depart by bus from the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel before 9 a.m. for a tour of Des Moines’ most famous architectural treasure, the Des Moines Art Center (Eliel Saarinen, I.M. Pei, Richard Meier, 1942-84), before driving to Oskaloosa and Wright’s Jack Lamberson House (1948), winner of the 2016 Wright Spirit Award for its recent restoration, as well as two neighboring midcentury modern houses by local archi-tects. The tour also includes two exceptional Wright apprentice works, the Bryant and Marjorie Denniston House (John Howe, 1958) and B.J. Ricker House* (Marion Mahony and Walter Burley Griffin, 1911), and a reception with wine and hors d’oeuvres inside Merchants National Bank (1913), a Louis Sullivan-designed jewel box. We will return to the hotel at approx. 7 p.m. Box lunch is provided and dinner is on your own.

* This house is on the market and tour is subject to sale

Add-on Events

Friday, May 4 (private event for Leadership, Clerestory and Visionary Circle and Board members)Depart from the Savery Hotel at 4:30 p.m. to experience two very differ-ent historic Des Moines mansions. The evening begins with an exclusive tour of the Butler House (Kraetsch and Kraetsch, 1935), which was widely published and hailed as “the world’s most modern house.” In the late 1980s it was converted to offices but still stands as one of the few great monuments of the 1930s Streamline Moderne style. Afterward we walk to the adjacent Rollins Mansion, a restored Tudor-style house built in 1925 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, for a roam-ing tour and sit-down dinner.

Sunday, May 6Depart from the Savery Hotel before 9 a.m. to tour Wright’s Paul and Ida Trier House (1956), the midcentury modern architecture of Eero Saa-rinen, Harry Weese, Mies van der Rohe and more at Drake University, and an additional private house to be announced. After a sit-down lunch in a converted 1937 Streamline Moderne fire station, we’ll lead a walking tour (1+ mile) of downtown Des Moines’ modern architectural highlights by Mies, Gordon Bunshaft, David Chipperfield, Renzo Piano and more. We will return to the hotel at approx. 3 p.m. The Savery Hotel runs a free shuttle for guests returning to Des Moines Airport (10-15 minutes from hotel); the tour bus will not stop at the airport.

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Des Moines Art Center (Eliel Saarinen, I.M. Pei, Richard Meier)

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B.J. Ricker House (Marion Mahony, Walter Burley Griffin, 1911)

Bryant and Marjorie Denniston House (John Howe, 1958)

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Event RegistrationEarly Bird rate ends Feb. 19. Deadline to register is April 19. Registration received by mail/fax is subject to availability. Space is limited; events may sell out before April 19.

Saturday, May 5

Member Early (thru Feb. 19): $200/person Quantity Total $

Non-Member Early: $225/person Quantity Total $

Sunday, May 6

Friday, May 4 – Board and Circles Dinner

$75 per person Quantity Total $

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Includes Lamberson House (Wright), Denniston House (Howe), Ricker House (Griffin), Des Moines Art Center (Saarinen, Pei, Meier), two midcentury houses in Oskaloosa, lunch and reception at Merchants National Bank building (Sullivan)

Includes Trier House, Drake University buildings, private house TBA, sit-down lunch and walking tour of Des Moines highlights

Event open only to Leadership, Clerestory and Visionary Circle members and Board. Includes tour of Butler House and sit-down dinner at Rollins Mansion

Email: preservation@savewright.orgFax: 312.663.5505Register online at savewright.orgCancellations: Email or call (312.663.5500) by April 19 for a full refund. Cancellations after April 19 will not receive a refund.

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HotelAll tours depart from and return to the Renaissance Des Moines Savery Hotel (410 Locust St., Des Moines). Built in 1918 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the hotel recently underwent a com-plete renovation. Our attendees stay at the special rate of $119/night. Book by April 12 at this link or call 800.514.4706 and mention the Frank Lloyd Wright group.

Merchants National Bank (Louis Sullivan, 1913) and Oreon Scott Chapel at Drake University (Eero Saarinen, 1955)

All programs are subject to change.

Member Regular: $225/person Quantity Total $

Non-Member: $250/person Quantity Total $

Member Early (thru Feb. 19): $150/person Quantity Total $

Non-Member Early: $175/person Quantity Total $

Member: $175/person Quantity Total $

Non-Member: $200/person Quantity Total $

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Rollins Mansion (Byron Boyd and Herbert Moore, 1925)

Dr. Sidney Smith House (Steffen Stoltz, 1962)