Frank Lloyd Wright never actually visited the Zimmerman's building lot in Manchester, New Hampshire. Instead, a local surveyor noted the location of trees and other natural features. Wright drew plans for the house and sent an intern, John Geiger, to oversee the construction.
In keeping with Wright's philosophy of organic architecture, the Zimmerman house was custom designed for the land it was built on. A large bolder jutting from the ground became a focal point for the front door.
Frank Lloyd Wright believed that "The good building is not one that hurts the landscape, but one which makes the landscape more beautiful than it was before the building was built." His plans for the Zimmerman House called for materials drawn entirely from nature. The siding is unglazed brick. The roof is clay tile. The woodwork is upland Georgian cypress. The window casings are cast concrete. No paint is used anywhere inside or out.
