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I checked this out. FLW actually said (in the 30s) "a 10k house for 5K", which translates to a 200k house for 100k today. source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/

by theoh 8y ago

I checked this out. FLW actually said (in the 30s) "a 10k house for 5K", which translates to a 200k house for 100k today. source: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4633622 https://www.jstor.org/stable/4633622

naravara 8y ago
Ah I misremembered the quote. Thanks. Edited and fixed
jahewson 8y ago
Yes indeed. Though most of his so-called $5k houses actually ended up costing around $20k.
- rwmj 8y ago
  And having leaking roofs.
  - falsedan 8y ago
    that's how you know it's a Frank Lloyd Wright house