Max Hoffman House
| Max Hoffman House | |
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| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Modern architecture |
| Location | 58 Island Drive, Rye, New York |
| Coordinates | 40°58′55″N 73°39′30″W / 40.982006°N 73.658247°W |
| Construction started | 1955 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Frank Lloyd Wright |
Max Hoffman House is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed waterfront home in Rye, New York built in 1955 for European automobile importer Max Hoffman[1][2]
History
Hoffman had commissioned Wright to design the Hoffman Auto Showroom for his Jaguar dealership at 430 Park Avenue in New York City in 1954. The following year, Wright designed a large single-story L-shaped home and garden for the Hoffmans on the shore of North Manursing Island overlooking Long Island Sound.
The Max Hoffman House was later owned by Emily Fisher Landeau and Alice and Thomas Tisch. In 2019, Marc Jacobs acquired the home for $9.18 million.[3]
Design
Constructed of stone, plaster, and slate roof, with a copper-trimmed fascia, the 5,791 sq ft (538.0 m2) single-story home[4] sits on a 1.97-acre lot and features a Japanese-style garden designed by Stephen Morrell, curator of the John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden in Locust Valley, New York. In 1972 Taliesin Associated Architects built an additional wing to the north. An interior renovation in 1995 was designed by architect Emanuela Frattini Magnusson.[5]
Ownership history
- 1955-1972 Built and expanded for Hoffman
- 1972-1993 Purchased by Emily Fisher Landau
- 1993–2019 Purchased by Tom & Alice Tisch (son and daughter-in-law of former CBS president and CEO Laurence Tisch)
- 2019–pres. Purchased by Marc Jacobs[6]
References
- Storrer, William Allin. The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 0-226-77621-2 (S.390)
- ^ Donald Osborne (March 18, 2007). "Max Hoffman Made Imports Less Foreign to Americans". The New York Times. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ Katherine Clarke (April 8, 2019), Marc Jacobs Buys a Frank Lloyd Wright for $9.175 Million Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Morgan Halberg (April 9, 2019), Marc Jacobs’ Newlywed Life Includes a $9.18 Million Frank Lloyd Wright House New York Observer.
- ^ Morgan Halberg (April 9, 2019), Marc Jacobs’ Newlywed Life Includes a $9.18 Million Frank Lloyd Wright House New York Observer.
- ^ LLC, New York Media (1995-03-27). New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC.
- ^ Joyce Chen (April 9, 2019). "Marc Jacobs Drops $9.17 Million on Frank Lloyd Wright–Designed Home Outside NYC". Architectural Digest. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
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