My parents built a second Wright home in 1975, an adapted design of the Peterson cottage in Wisconsin. We'll have a video about that soon!

What a wonderful, and too short, video. Thank you for sharing this with the world!

Well this is a hidden gem on a Frank Lloyd Wright home! Will definitely check out the book!

This was fascinating! I live in an area where most of my neighbors essentially built their homes themselves and it's a very long process, anywhere from 2-5 years. But they've never built anything like this! I can't imagine the amount of dedication it must have taken for your parents to stick with FLW's detailed plans, down to the furniture. It's certainly a work of art! Thank you for sharing.

This is a terrific story ! What a wonderful achievement and legacy of your family . Well done indeed .

Wow, I had no idea there was a do-it-yourself Wright home. Just ordered the book. Wonderful story.

My parents paid $16,000 for a row house in Phila in 1953. In 1957 my twin brother & I had to drill holes about 16” apart thru the concrete floor of the basement in order to pour in chlordane termite killer. It took us a month of intense effort, first with star drills and 4 pound hand sledges, then with a small electric Jack hammer. I swore I’d never do that kind of work again. To see a husband & wife team build an entire Wright-designed home by hand - WOW!! I have an inkling of how hard they worked and I stand in awe.

Only if the Lovnesses were such excellent "builders" could such fantastic structures have been built. The "Mister" having the talent to layout and complete the majority of the original cottage structure and the "Missus's" will and ability to construct the massive stone fireplace along with the Architect''s ability to illustrate and note a set of plans that were easy to follow could these structures have come into existence within the budget with a little left to spare. Amazing. Just amazing.

What a great story and such a beautiful home. I am a huge fan of mid-century modern architecture and an even bigger fan of Frank Lloyd Wright. Thank you for sharing.

FLW was my childhood hero, and this little video has made my heart flutter. Thank you.

Great story of a couples team work to build a wonderful home. Thanks for the video.

Enthralling - the images, narration, information. Thank you

Great work on your parents' part - I don't think I'd ever heard of some of FLW's clients literally building their own home. I'm really taken by that drawing of the angular cabin!

Thank you for posting this! Great story and so well presented 😊

Great story and pictures. Very informative

Great Story I’m saving to favorites for when I’m home from a trip. What dedication your family had/has.

Wonderful story! I'm gonna find that book.

Thank you for your story

Such a beautiful life story. This should be shown to all of the young people starting out in our country. It shows that you have to work hard to achieve for yourself. Equity is earned and not an entitlement. I am looking forward to reading your book. Thank you for sharing your story.

Most amazing video!!!!❤❤❤❤❤

Love this story & will get the book.I've toured the Wright-designed house in Florence,Alabama so I followed this building process with great interest.Great video

Well done, a great story! I remember them well from their visits to Taliesin. My memory is they were always thought of as OFFICIAL Fellowship members.

Beautiful. My husband of 27 years told me one of his parents home in Charleston, SC had been built from an Architect that studied under Frank Lloyd Wright.

Best short I’ve seen in years of watching KZfaq on both construction and FLW. Thank you !!

Beautiful.

Nice. Tremendous amount of history and one tidy little package.

This was a beautiful video. Thanks.

Lonnie...I would enjoy hearing you read your book aloud to me......

What a unique and impressive family story! Thank you for sharing. Your home is gorgeous! Seeing the picture of your mom, doing superb masonry while you and your sister were playing mearby brought tears to my eyes. ❤

Not as many of us fortunate enough to have plans from FLWs drawing board, but during the 50s many of my friends and classmates families built their own homes.... many 'knock-offs' of Wright's designs..flat roofs and casement windows. Most of them still stand....more a testiment to the building materials of the day such as real metals in the nails and lumber that would be considered and charged as furniture grade timber today.... The families helped each other and the satisfaction in creating your own homes was immensely satisfying to all. Great days for growing up in.

Lovely story Lonnie ....... I'll just check the dates again, but I think you're family put it up quicker than most builders would manage to do it in England! And your Mum must've been a real pocket rocket .... but it just goes to show, hard work keeps you beautiful! x

Inspirational videos. Thank you.

I am just now viewing this video and I am in awe of the dedication and work your parents, and the whole family put into this lovely home. Thank you for sharing your story,

What an amazing video!

I enjoyed this, thank you what a lovely little home! Cheers.

Do-Wright-Yourselves! Wow!!

God Bless you !

Fantastic house, fantastic story. Thank you and greetings from Bulgaria!

Wow, this is amazing! Congratulations to the family

Beautiful home. I love his work.

How wonderful.....Thank-you for this personal adventure✨

Yes a very beautiful story.. the world is beautiful when you tell it like it was.. ..people today should pay more respect to life and what the elders say about the real truth of life..

this is beautiful

Absolutely incredible phenomenon story and result . Amazed at this . ( What a glorious beautiful home ) .

Fabulous story. It would have been appreciated so much more as they literally had skin in the game. 👏🏾👏🏽

Books are available at the website www.growingupwright.com Ask for a signed copy there!

Amazing story! Lucky you! Smart parents too!

Fantastic design and building Work imagination

Beautiful story

I really enjoyed your book and encourage anyone else interested in FLW would enjoy it as well.

SO BEAUTIFUL. I BUILT MY HOUSE WITH THREE LITTLE CHILDREN. LOVE THIS

Nice Job, Lic. Contractor and Engineer, very fond of this Architect, have the same likes Wood & Stone.

Glad .

sounds like a herclulean task and an immense amount of work!!! few would even attempt that now ! (probably including me!)

We have a new video about the Lovness cottage, their second Wright project. It also details the Seth Peterson cottage, on which the Lovness building was based.

Awesome

I read your book and it was fantastic! The behind-the-look at how your parents worked their way through the "process" with Mr. Wright, to build their dream was a real eye opener. The background details of your family's dynamic, your mother & father's personalities and their relationship, your relationship with them, and how you all maintained your sanity through the build was as interesting as the process of brining the home to life. I was also glad you included the answers to "so who owns Loveness now?" PS I won't spoil it for others, but as a long-time Springsteen fan, the connection there was also a great surprise.......and I think you made the right decision ;-)

Ah to be young and vigorous!

My favorite of the FLW houses!!!

You could study 100's of photos of FLW's work and see none, other than these, showing an actual family living in the thing. Dad with the pipe, as classic 50's as is possible. The interior looks very cozy!

I sure will!!!

A family with the American work ethic. Get it done!

This is unbelievable. A married couple did this by themselves. How did they learn this?

I had no idea that Wright homes might be built by their owners... I always assumed that they would be built by certified/approved contractors.

Buy the book if you can.

Did the architect visit the construction site at any point? Thanks for the video.

A personalized, inscribed copy of the book is available at or website, www.riverplacemedia.com

Is there a link to a book?

Where can I put he’s your book?

So, your point is that labour comes at a price, right? This house probably increased in value by a factor of 100 if not 200 while the cost of living did by a factor of less than 30 over the same period.

Are you going to build the additional homes wright designed for your folks?

your mother looks a bit like an Audrey Hepburn working away on the masonry !:)

Excellent story. It sounds like your family and house may be eligible for inclusion on the Guinness Book of World Records!

Oh goodness, how did you survive without an iPhone?

I don't know, 18 grand is pretty steep. 🥰😉

Your parents were true badasses. I hope you know that.

Was Wright the "world's greatest architect?" His projects were often incredibly far over the customer's budget. And he put appearance far above constructability. They were artwork, but a good architect knows construction well and can do conceptual cost estimating for his clients.

Wright was Wrong .. he didn't like addicts .. he felt it was a waist of space. Addicts vent warm moist air out of the building. With no addict, the moisture is tapped, condenses then rots the structure. I believe he held the same dislike towards bassments.