Rayward–Shepherd House
Commissioned by Joyce and John Rayward, the home was expanded to a design of Wright’s successor firm, Taliesin Associated Architects by subsequent owner Herman R. Shepherd after his purchase in 1964."Tirranna" is an Aboriginal Australian word meaning "running waters," an apt name for a home located on a pond just off the Noroton River featuring elaborate land and water-scaping.The largely semicircular home is built of standard concrete block, timber, and glass, with poured Colorundum flooring and extensive Philippine mahogany trim.[2] The home includes a 1958 extension featuring an observatory above the master bedroom dressing room, as well as a playhouse for the Raywards’ daughters, Victoria and Jennifer (1957), which echoes the semicircular form of the main house.(Storrer, 411) Shepherd also engaged Wright's successor firm, Taliesin Associated Architects (TAA), to design a "major extension beyond the work room...." which "leads to a greenhouse with servant and guest quarters, shop and extra carport".
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