Rosenbaum House

The Rosenbaum House in Florence, Alabama is the only Frank Lloyd Wright building in the state and one of the finest surviving examples of his Usonian concept — the affordable, organically designed homes Wright developed in the late 1930s as an answer to the American middle class. Built in 1940 for newlyweds Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum, the house features Wright's characteristic Usonian elements: a single-story plan, a flat roof with broad overhanging eaves, radiant floor heating, natural cypress woodwork, and a carport in place of a garage. In 1948 Wright himself returned to design a substantial addition — a guest wing and expanded workspace — making the Rosenbaum House one of the few Usonian homes that Wright personally enlarged. The house was donated to the City of Florence in 1999 and has been meticulously restored. It is now a museum open for guided tours.