One the two Frank Lloyd Wright-designed houses in Connecticut has been sold for $6 million.
The 7,000-square-foot Usonian Estate on a 14-acre property at 432 Frogtown Road in New Canaan was designed by the iconic architect in 1955 and is one of his largest completed residential projects. Wright dubbed the property “Tirranna,” an Aboriginal Australian word for “running waters” and an acknowledgement of the adjacent Noroton River.
The 7-bedroom, 8.5-bathroom residence was commissioned by John and Joyce Rayward but was completed by Herman R. Shepherd after he purchased it in 1964; Wright died in 1959. In 2017, the property was the center of media attention when it was listed for sale at $8 million – but it only sold in 2018 for $4.8 million. It was listed again last May for $8 million by Albert Safdie and Marsha Charles of Coldwell Banker Global Luxury.
The property’s seller and owner were not publicly identified. The other Wright-designed residence in the state is the Frank Sander Residence, a 2,200-square-foot home in Stamford.
