Frank Lloyd Wright's winter home and studio in the McDowell Mountains foothills of Scottsdale, Arizona [FACT-0033], designed by Wright [FACT-0034] and established in 1937 [FACT-0035] as an expression of his organic architecture [FACT-0036]. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a National Historic Landmark [FACT-0037].
Location: McDowell Mountains foothills, Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Verified facts
- Located in McDowell Mountains foothills, Scottsdale, Arizona
confidence 85/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0047, SRC-0046, SRC-0048 - Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
confidence 85/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0046, SRC-0047, SRC-0051 - Built in 1937
confidence 85/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0047, SRC-0046, SRC-0048 - Architectural style: Organic architecture
confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0046, SRC-0048, SRC-0050 - Historic designation: UNESCO World Heritage Site (2019, The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright); National Historic Landmark (1982); National Register of Historic Places (1974)
confidence 75/100 · 3 independent sources · SRC-0046, SRC-0049, SRC-0050
Evidence & sources
- SRC-0046 — NPS — National Historic Landmark Executive Summary (Taliesin West update, 2025) (Tier 1, official_archive; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0047 — Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation — Taliesin West (operator) (Tier 1, owner_statement; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0048 — National Endowment for the Humanities (Humanities magazine) — Taliesin West (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0049 — KNAU (Arizona Public Radio / NPR affiliate) — Taliesin West UNESCO listing (Tier 2, journalism; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0050 — Wikipedia — Taliesin West (Tier 3, encyclopedia; retrieved June 2026)
- SRC-0051 — Docomomo US — Taliesin West (Tier 2, scholarship; retrieved June 2026)
How we verify
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