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Massaro House on Lake Mahopac, NY
Aug 5, 2021
Design: Lazor Office
Location: Lake Mahopac, New York State, USA

Photos by Courtesy of Douglas Elliman
Massaro House, Lake Mahopac New York State
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Right Or Wrong ? Two Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Homes!

The most famous architect in American history, Frank Lloyd Wright designed over 1,000 structures, including Fallingwater, Johnson Wax Headquarters and the Guggenheim Museum. Roughly 50 miles north of New York City in the middle of Lake Mahopac on its own island, there is a stunning house cantilevered over the water that has had its share of controversy over whether or not it was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Originally listed in 2012 at $20 million, it is back on the market priced at $9.95 million.

Known as the Massaro House, the original owner of the island, Ahmed Chahroudi, engaged Wright in 1950 to draw the plans of the main house and guest house. When they were completed, Chahroudi realized the cost to build was far over his $50,000 budget, so he had only the 1,200-square-foot guest house built.

The plans were passed on to the next owner, Joseph Massaro, who purchased the island in 1996 for $700,000. Massaro wanted to build the main house but didn?t care for some elements in the plans. The Frank Lloyd Wright foundation required $450,000 to rework the plans and supervise the c...