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Broad Margin
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Broad Margin in Greenville, South Carolina ca. 1987
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| Nearest city: | Greenville, South Carolina |
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| Built: | 1954 |
| Architect: | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Architectural style: | Other |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: |
78002513 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 8, 1978 |
Broad Margin is a private residence in Greenville, South Carolina. The house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and was built in 1954. It is one of two buildings designed by Wright in South Carolina (the other being the Auldbrass Plantation).
The house is built into the slope of the 2 acre (0.81 ha) lot. It has 12 inches (30 cm) thick concrete walls. It extensively uses cypress wood throughout including its ceiling of cypress boards. The house has polished red concrete floors. Copper tubes are embedded in the concrete floors to heat the house using hot water.
The cypress furniture was designed for the house. The doors and window frames were constructed on-site of cypress. The hardware is solid brass.
The South Carolina Department of Archives and History has additional information and photographs,[2], and the National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form.[3]
The Historic American Building Survey has additional photographs and information on Broad Margin.[4]