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The Pope-Leighey House, formerly known as the ''Loren Pope Residence'', is a suburban home in Virginia designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The house, which belongs to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, has been relocated twice and sits on the grounds of Woodlawn Plantation, Alexandria, Virginia. Along with the Andrew B. Cooke House and the Luis Marden House, it is one of the three homes in Virginia designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. ==Conception== Commissioned in 1939 by journalist Loren Pope and his wife Charlotte Pope, the design followed Wright's Usonian principles and was completed in 1941 at an official cost of $7,000 (original target price was $5,000)〔(【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = National Building Museum, Steven M. Reiss, AIA, 2006 )〕 — at 1005 Locust Street, Falls Church, Virginia.〔Terry B. Morton, "The Threat, Rescue, and Move," in ''The Pope-Leigh()y House'' (Washington DC: National Trust for Historic Preservation, 1969), p. 106.〕 Loren Pope, at the time a writer for the ''Washington Evening Star'' had grown interested in Wright after studying his Wasmuth Portfolio, a 1938 ''Time Magazine'' article and Wright's recently published autobiography.〔 Pope met Wright in 1938 when the architect made a presentation in D.C. while working on another project that would remain un-built. Pope approached Wright at his presentation, indicating he'd like Wright to design his home. Wright indicated that he did not design speculative work, rather only designed homes for “people who deserved them.”〔 Pope subsequently wrote the architect, beginning his letter “Dear Mr. Wright, There are certain things a man wants during life, and of life. Material things and things of the spirit. The writer has one fervent wish that includes both. It is a house created by you.”〔 After Wright agreed, Pope subsequently visited another Usonian home of Wright's design and met Wright at Taliesin. The architect originally designing a house of , Mr. Pope at the time making $50 per week. Borrowing the money for the house proved difficult, with one lender counseling Pope the home would be a "white elephant."〔 Pope's employer, the ''Evening Star'', eventually offered a loan of $5,700 and construction commenced after Wright sized the plan down from 1800 sf to 1200 sf.〔 Pope and his family lived in the house for 6 years, moving in 1946 to a 365-acre farm in Loudoun County,〔 planning to subsequently build a larger Wright-designed home. Limitations on his income precluded Pope from affording the new home until 1959, when Wright was busy with the Guggenheim Museum in New York. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pope-Leighey House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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