Where is the massaro house

Also on the property is the original Wright-certified guest house, a second guest house, tea house, beach, dock and helipad. Many Wright features are immediately recognized such as the large fireplace in the room jutting out over the water there are six fireplaces in all , grouped skylights, built-in furniture, close to nature with the house built around and including boulders, and the use of wood throughout the home.

Changes that Massaro made were adding air conditioning and radiant heat and the safety feature of chimney caps, which Wright detested. Massaro also removed a stairwell that ran from the deck to the shore. Used as a private getaway or for holding events, the island is only 50 miles from Manhattan and can be accessed by car, boat and helicopter. He even installed retro kitchen appliances to match the s-era house. One story goes that the cottage roof is so oddly constructed that none of the builders thought the open ceiling plan and eaves would keep from collapsing, so they added extra support of their own design.

When Wright took a trip to the island and saw the offending support holding the roof up, he took a sledgehammer and knocked it down.

The roof never collapsed, Mr. Massaro said. When Mr. He only wanted Wright to design a cottage for him all along. Ciocci said. He continues to spend his summers there and his winters just across the lake at his second house on the mainland in Mahopac. Massaro said he has tried to stick as closely to Wright's plans as possible and fill in blanks with ideas drawn from the architect's previous work.

Even in decorating the home, Mr. But only a 1, square-foot cottage was built at the time, as the client could not afford the construction. Now complete, the larger building is anchored by a series of stone pillars, supporting thick horizontal planes — reminiscent of Wright's Fallingwater house — that extend out over the lake from the rocky shore.

Large windows wrap around the majority of the home's exterior, while even more light is brought into its centre by a triangular-latticed skylight. The site's stone outcrops are incorporated into the interior, which is lined with large expanses of cement and mahogany. A helicopter pad on the roof allows for quick trips to and from the city. Named the Massaro House after the owner who finally realised the project , it comes as part of the sale of the island — which has been up for grabs several times and for various price tags.

It remains an unofficial Wright house, as the foundation that oversees the architect's estate has refused to certify it, and even sued Massaro over its authenticity. Wright has remained one of architecture's best-recognised names ever since his death in