Frank Lloyd Wright

Birth Name:
Frank Lloyd Wright
Birth Date:
07/08/1867
Birth Place:
Richland Center, Wisconsin
Death Date:
04/09/1959
Place of Death:
Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Age:
91
Cause of Death:
Intestinal blockage
Cemetery Name:
Taliesin West Burial Site
Claim to Fame:
Artists
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright believed in designing in harmony with humanity and the environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture. This philosophy was exemplified in Fallingwater (1935), which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture".

Cemetery Information:

Final Resting Place:

Taliesin West Burial Site

Taliesin Drive

Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259

USA

North America

Grave Location:

Memorial Garden

Grave Location Description

Frank Lloyd Wright’s grave is about 490 feet southeast of the main Taliesin West entrance. When heading north on North Taliesin Drive and approaching the complex, stay right at the interaction near the solar panels and continue north for about 0.2 miles. On your right will be a memorial garden with a statue marking the grave where Frank and Olga’s cremated remains reside.

Grave Location GPS

33.6056130, -111.8457130

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FAQ's

Frank Lloyd Wright was born on 07/08/1867.

Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin.

Frank Lloyd Wright died on 04/09/1959.

Frank Lloyd Wright died in Dignity Health St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona.

Frank Lloyd Wright was 91.

The cause of death was Intestinal blockage.

Frank Lloyd Wright's grave is in Taliesin West Burial Site

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A New American Architecture: Frank Lloyd Wright and the Prairie Style

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