Overlay Map!

I have finally mapped (at least most of) Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Houses across the United States.  The overlay is one of the few maps I could find that visually displays the severity of the economic decline regionally during the Great Depression.  After becoming the wildly successful genius behind Fallingwater in the throes of the Great Depression, Wright began to work on unique and well-designed homes that the average, middle-class American could afford.  What I found with the creation of my map was that the bulk of the single family houses he designed were located in the areas of the United States that were only in the mid-range of economic decline.  Additional research shows that the vast majority of those home owners were in fact middle to even lower-middle class and so we are able to see in multiple ways that Wright was able to attract and satisfy his target market.

Economic Downturn During the Great Depression and Usonian House Locations

The irony of it all is that his lower income homes now sell for millions!