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A fact from Frank L. Smith Bank appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 5 October 2007. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that architect Frank Lloyd Wright's belief that banks should not "put on the airs of a temple of worship" is reflected in the design of the 1905 Frank L. Smith Bank?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/October.

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Margaret Randall

Has anyone checked the book she's quoting from, i.e. "Buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright in Seven Middle Western States"? I haven't, but I get the impression that she's deliberately misquoting to further her obvious socialist agenda. If FLW wanted to make something to look like a church, he made it look like a church. --ProfessorGreg 04:54, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

I don't know about misquoting but her book has an obvious agenda, the only reason the mention is included is to be NPOV, since there are some that disagree with the assertion of the other sources. I don't know if she is misquoting or not, it is possible, misquotes are fairly common in almost every type of source. IvoShandor 05:06, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Of course, saying something is designed to evoke the culture of worship of money and that it looks like a church could be considered two different things. IvoShandor 05:08, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The books she cites (but doesn't quote verbatim) appears to be available at the Burnham Library of Architecture at the Chicago Institute of Art. Perhaps interlibrary loan can shed some light on this, or maybe there are additional copies nearby. IvoShandor 05:15, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It just strikes me as strange that two sources could be in such complete disagreement on the nature of a couple of relatively obscure buildings. And it's the biggest coincidence, but there seems to be a copy for sale within a couple miles of where I live. I've sent an inquiry to the merchant to see if it's still available. --ProfessorGreg 05:29, 5 October 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by ProfessorGreg (talk • contribs)

(EC w/ SineBot) Well, that sounds most excellent, and a book whose nature I am curious about, perhaps it will also make a quality addition to my own library, let me know what you find out. You're right about the obscurity of the building, there doesn't seem to be a whole heck of a lot written about the place, but it's a very intriguing building. IvoShandor 05:33, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome to it if you're interested. I'm a Frank Lloyd Wright fan, but not quite the scholar that you seem to be. --ProfessorGreg 05:44, 5 October 2007 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by ProfessorGreg (talk • contribs)

Oh, that sounds so intriguing. I have seen this book referenced in passing in other more modern works, I would hate to take it away from you, if you were interested in it. IvoShandor 05:57, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It might be interesting to leaf through, but I think you'd get a lot more use out of it. --ProfessorGreg 06:02, 5 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]