'The Last Line': Frank Lloyd Wright's Blue Sky Mausoleum

By Patrick A. Mahoney, R.A. - January 15, 2005

Rare insight into the legendary architect's design process via correspondence between he and his client-patron concerning the Darwin Martin family's final resting place.

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