An American architectural treasure, the Rosenbaum House is the only structure designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the state of Alabama and the only such house in the southeast that is open to the public.

The Usonian designed house was offered by Wright as a low-cost home for middle income families.  With Wright’s plans, a young family could build their own home, fulfilling the American dream of home ownership.  Built for newlyweds Stanley and Mildred Rosenbaum in 1939, the house originally contained 1,540 square feet, but when the household grew to include four sons, the family called upon Wright to design an addition.  In 1948, 1,084 square feet were added.  This seamless addition clearly shows Wright’s concept of a Usonian house that could grow with the family. 

Considered by John Sergeant and others to be the purest example of Wright’s Usonian design, the Rosenbaums were the sole owners and occupants until 1999, when the City of Florence acquired the house and developed a restoration plan using a capital improvements account funded by a one-cent sales tax. Dozens of volunteers and professionals contributed to the restoration, without which, the house may have been lost. This treasure, meticulously preserved, is now a city museum, open to the public.