The Dr. Richard Davis House, also known as "Woodside", is a historic Frank Lloyd Wright designed home in the Shady Hills neighborhood in Washington Township, just north of Marion in Grant County, Indiana. The Usonian style home was constructed in 1955. An addition was completed in 1960. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
The design reflects Wright's late-period organic architecture, featuring a modular 60ðâÂÂ120ð grid of four-foot lozenges that shape open interior spaces around a "tepee-like" central core. This includes a combined living-dining area with clerestory windows, built-in furnishings, and a large fireplace, while the bedroom and teenage wings offer private, low-walled spaces overlooking terraces and a small creek. Notable innovations include radiant slab heating, a 24-volt relay lighting system, and indirect fluorescent fixtures. The property also contains a hexagonal guest house and a small dog house, both designed by Wright. Construction encountered challenges such as material issues, contractor changes, and financial difficulties, but the Davises supervised completion, adding a teenage wing in 1960 after Wright's death.
Historically, Woodside stands as a distinguished example of Wright's Usonian homes for middle-class families, reviving the 1922 unbuilt Lake Tahoe cabin concept in its central design. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997 under Criterion C for architecture, representing one of seven Wright buildings in Indiana and a well-preserved example of his 1936âÂÂ1959 Usonian series. After the Davises sold the home in 1966, subsequent owners carried out restorations, including paint removal and furniture reproduction, maintaining its architectural integrity despite some modifications, such as roof and window replacements. The site, originally part of the Matter family's "Maple Camp," features mature trees and an oriental garden added by Elaine Davis in 1962, enhancing the home's secluded and naturalistic setting.