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May 30, 1940. "Bertram F. Willcox residence in Pound Ridge, Westchester County, New York. Outside stairs to upper deck. Moore & Hutchins, architect." Large-format acetate negative by Gottscho-Schleisner. View full size.
Prairie style (F.L. Wright) is distinctive, but having walked around too many buckets placed to cope with the inevitable results of flat roofs as a kid, no, thank you.
Jim Dandy: The inner handrail on the stairs wasn't an afterthought. Upon close inspection, it is made of nautical rope, and is the only original equipment that survived when Dave K's paddle steamer ran aground.
Information from a resident:
Wouldn't that flat roof be trouble with snow in a New York winter? I do love the double decker porch with (maybe) fireplaces for each.
This looks like it:
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=41.204649&lon=-73.551540&z=20&m=b
I believe I see subtle hints of Frank Lloyd Wright influence in this structure.
He should have invested in a lawn mower as well
The (possibly) current owners of the house posted a couple of pictures in January 2008, after a light snow fell. The outside stairs are gone, and it's hard to tell what's happened to the upper deck.
Looks like the inner handrail on the stairs was a bit of an afterthought.
The house appears to be intact but deep in a forest now -- and hard to find.
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