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hotel was his design and not McArthur's. McArthur had Wright craft a letter stating that the design was indeed McArthur's, claiming " "All I have done in connection with the building of the
Arizona Biltmore, near Phoenix, I have done for Albert McArthur himself at his sole request and for none other. Albert McArthur is the architect of that building—all attempts to take that credit from him are gratuitous and beside the mark." However, in subsequent years, Wright never actively dissuaded speculation about the extent of his involvement.
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Warren McArthur Sr. was sometimes referred to as the "Pioneer
Salesman of Tubular Lanterns." He was the executive sales manager of the C. T. Ham Company of Rochester NY, the R. E. Deitz Company of Chicago and other affiliated lamp-production companies. In 1912 Warren McArthur Jr. designed what has
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for the hotel. The system was an ideal choice for material that could be produced on site, especially in the desert of
Arizona. McArthur modified the square blocks and made them rectangles, much to Wright's dismay. Wright's presence in Phoenix during construction gave rise to the notion that the
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were the draftsmen. Five men, two women. They wore flowing ties, and smocks suitable to the realm. The men wore their hair like Papa, all except Albert, he didn’t have enough hair... I know that each one of them was then making valuable contributions to the pioneering of the modern
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of 1892, 4852 South
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