Bernard Schwartz House, Two Rivers

Name: Bernard Schwartz House
Address: 3425 Adams St, Two Rivers, 54241-1612, United States
Telephone: +1 612-840-7507

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The Bernard Schwartz House, also known as Still Bend, is a 3,000 sq foot Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in Two Rivers, Wisconsin. It is considered to be Wright's Life magazine "Dream House," and is a rare example of a two-story Usonian house. Wright originally developed the design for the house for Life in 1938. The Schwartz House is one of the few Wright homes that allow guests to spend the night. This property is believed to have the oldest, continuously operating in-floor heating system in the country. ()

Coordinates: 44°10'0"N, 87°34'35"W

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3425 Adams StTwo RiversTwo Rivers 54241-1612 United States

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+1 612-840-7507

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Bernard Schwartz House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Rahr West Art Museum, Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum, Rawley Point Light, Lincoln Park Zoo.

6.2 miSW
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Rahr West Art Museum, Manitowoc
158 min walk • The Rahr–West Art Museum is an art museum on U.S. Route 10 in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. It is located in the Joseph Vilas Jr. House, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
1.7 miS
Specialty museum, Museum
Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum, Two Rivers
44 min walk • The Hamilton Wood Type and Printing Museum was founded in 2000 and is located in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, United States. The museum is run by the Two Rivers Historical Society. It is dedicated to the preservation, study, production and printing of wood type used in letterpress printing.
4.5 miNE
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Rawley Point Light, Point Beach State Forest
115 min walk • Rawley Point Light is a lighthouse located in Point Beach State Forest, near Two Rivers, Wisconsin. At 111 feet tall, it is the tallest lighthouse on the Wisconsin Shore and it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
5.3 miSW
Free zoo with native and barn animals
Lincoln Park Zoo, Manitowoc
135 min walk • Lincoln Park Zoo is a small municipal zoo located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The zoo has just under 200 animals, including black bear, bald eagle, cougar, lynx and others. It is situated along the Little Manitowoc River and provides a deck for viewing ducks, geese, sandhill cranes, and many other birds that gather along the river.
6.4 miSW
Military museum, History museum, Museum
Wisconsin Maritime Museum, Manitowoc
165 min walk • The Wisconsin Maritime Museum is a museum in the Lake Michigan port and shipbuilding city of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, U.S. that preserves and teaches about the history of the Great Lakes.
6.1 miSW
Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture
Manitowoc Breakwater Light, Manitowoc
156 min walk • The Manitowoc Breakwater Light is a Lake Michigan lighthouse located near Manitowoc in Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, at the end of the north pier defining Manitowoc's harbor.
6.5 miSW
Boat or ferry, Ship
USS Cobia, Manitowoc
165 min walk • USS Cobia is a Gato-class submarine, formerly of the United States Navy, named for the cobia. Cobia was designated a National Historic Landmark for her service in World War II, which included service in the Pacific, where she earned four battle stars.
6.3 miSW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. James' Episcopal Church, Manitowoc
161 min walk • St. James' Episcopal Church, named for James the Greater, is a historic Episcopal church located in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The only Episcopal church in Manitowoc County, St. James' is a "broad church" parish in the Diocese of Fond du Lac.
1.6 miS
Library
Lester Public Library, Two Rivers
42 min walk • Lester Public Library is a public library in Two Rivers, Wisconsin, U.S.A. The library is the result of a project begun in 1890, when members of the Two Rivers Branch of the Chautauqua Reading Circle met to consider the establishment of a public library and reading room.
1.2 miSE
44°9'10"N • 87°33'44"W
Rogers Street Fishing Village, Two Rivers
31 min walk • Historical place, Museum, Lighthouse