Events The Elizabeth Murphy House is a private residence on a quiet street. We sometimes offer presentations, talks and tours, but by invitation and often to support local causes.

Aficionados of the work of #franklloydwright and #historicarchitecture are invited to learn why he cancelled and covered up the #americansystembuilthomes. NSSS #Milwaukee, March 17. elizabethmurphyhouse.com/events/

Pebble Dash was not Wright’s Idea (Part 2) It was Arthur Richards, Wright’s partner-developer from 1916-1917, who decided to cover the American System-Built Homes (ASBH) in Magnesite pebbles, not Frank Lloyd Wright. And where does one…

The #pebbledash on #franklloydwright’s #americansystembuilthomes was one of two types of #magnesite, purchased against Wright’s wishes, and shipped from far, far away. elizabethmurphyhouse.com/2026/01/09/p...

Pebble Dash was not Wright’s Idea (Part 1) The documented evidence tells us that Pebble Dash was an alteration of Frank Lloyd Wright’s American System Built Homes designs — something he hoped to cover up and forget about.

In this first of two posts, we will build the case that Pebble Dash was not a distinctive feature of #FrankLloydWright’s #AmericanSystemBuiltHomes. It was someone else’s idea. #architecturalhistory elizabethmurphyhouse.com/2025/12/23/p...