Samara House: A Chat with the New Curator on Reopening

Please join us on May 19th in the Elm room for a brief chat with Nathan Allaire, the curator of Samara House in West Lafayette.  The year-long restoration project spearheaded by Harboe Architects of Chicago and Indianapolis-based Brandt Construction ensures that the home built in 1956 will serve as a learning laboratory for the work of Frank Lloyd Wright well into the twenty-first century. The project upgraded the electrical and HVAC systems, repaired the foundation, concrete, and brick driveway, fixed structural supports to the overhanging eaves, and refreshed finishes.  You can see Bob Score talk in detail about these renovations from last year’s O’Brien Lecture here.

Nathan Allaire is an Iowa State University Grad that spent 6 years at Frank Lloyd Wright’s Cedar Rock.  He has helped to reassemble the house inside and out after the long renovation project.  Open for tours just in April, Samara has seen a huge influx in tours as community members flock to see this West Lafayette gem.  Nathan will talk briefly about his experiences so far working at Samara House, and he will also provide the opportunity for audience members to ask questions they might have regarding the house and taking tours there.

This is a free lecture, open to the public.  Doors will open at 5:45 PM.