Snow Flake Motel
Title
Snow Flake Motel
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
January 9, 2015
Creator
Taliesin Associated Architects
Peters, William Wesley
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
July, 1965
Work Location
Michigan (state)
Saint Joseph (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Modern (styles and periods)
Subject
motels
interior views
Description
Interior view of sleeping area of room at the Snow Flake Motel in St. Joseph, Michigan, built in the early 1960's. "Architects for the Taliesin Fellowship, a group founded and inspired by Wright, designed the snowflake-shaped building in the early 60s. No one knows exactly how much input if any Wright had in the design of the hotel, but one former owner claims that the architect inspected the vacant site from an airplane shortly before his death in 1959. According to legend, he gave the land and the project his blessing … When the motel opened in 1962, Sarkisian put "Frank Lloyd Wright" at the top of the Snow Flake's roadside sign, above the motel's name. Yet much of the motel's design was the work of William Wesley Peters, Wright's chief apprentice,"--The Snow Flake Motel struggles to regain its past glory, by Dan Rafter in The Chicago Reader, June 19, 1998.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TO-151
- Date Added
- January 9, 2015
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- interior views, motels, rooms
- Citation
- “Snow Flake Motel,” LTU Digital Images, accessed May 5, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/14165.