Name/Title
Katie Buehler: Frank Lloyd-Wright home, post fire - Orinda Historical Society interviewScope and Content
This is a color video recording of an oral history interview with Katherine (Katie) Buehler, wife of Maynard Buehler, who commissioned renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright to build a home for his family in Orinda. The interview with Mrs. Buehler covers her experiences with Frank Lloyd Wright and Henry Matsutani during the initial construction and furnishing of the house, and the restoration of the house after a fire in 1994. The video also features Orinda architect, Bill Simpson, responsible for the restoration post-fire. A walkthrough of the house showing design features is also included.Oral History Details
Interviewee
Buehler, KatieInterviewer
Elder, Evan; Jenkins, Ann; Simpson, William