![Pope-Leighey House, 1960s](https://cdn.savingplaces.org/2023/03/20/22/58/16/166/Pope%20Leighey_historic_exterior_HERO_cr%20Library%20of%20Congress,%20Prints%20&%20Photographs%20Division,%20HABS%20VA,30-FALCH,2--1_ed.webp)
Tour Frank Lloyd Wright's Pope-Leighey House Through Time
It’s been disassembled, moved, and reassembled two—yes, two—times. But Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House looks almost exactly as it did back when it was built in 1941. This is thanks, in part, to a recent restoration of its exterior siding, which you read all about in the Winter 2017 issue of Preservation magazine.
In this story, we'll take you on a tour of Pope-Leighey House—a National Trust Historic Site in Alexandria, Virginia—showing how it looked before its final move in 1996, and how it looks today.
![Pope-Leighey House, 1969](https://cdn.savingplaces.org/2023/03/20/21/58/46/621/Pope%20Leighey_historic%201969_exterior_cr%20Library%20of%20Congress,%20Prints%20&%20Photographs%20Division,%20HABS%20VA,30-FALCH,2--10_ed.webp)
photo by: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HABS VA,30-FALCH,2--10
The east and north facades of Pope-Leighey House, as seen in 1969.
![Pope-Leighey House, 2016](https://cdn.savingplaces.org/2023/03/20/22/46/37/717/Pope%20Leighey_today_exterior%20back_cr%20Lincoln%20Barbour_ed.webp)
photo by: Lincoln Barbour
The exterior siding restoration was completed in 2015.
![Window Detail, 1960s](https://cdn.savingplaces.org/2023/03/20/22/34/21/816/Pope%20Leighey_historic_window%20detail_cr%20Library%20of%20Congress,%20Prints%20&%20Photographs%20Division,%20HABS%20VA,30-FALCH,2--4_ed.webp)
photo by: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HABS VA,30-FALCH,2--4
The geometric window patterns on the east side of the house.
![Window Detail, 2016](https://cdn.savingplaces.org/2023/03/20/22/40/08/365/Pope%20Leighey_today_exterior%20side_cr%20Lincoln%20Barbour_ed.webp)
photo by: Lincoln Barbour
Today, Pope-Leighey House is one of the best examples of Wright's Usonian house design.
![Living Room, 1964](https://cdn.savingplaces.org/2023/03/20/22/11/39/849/Pope%20Leighey_historic%201964_living%20room_cr%20Library%20of%20Congress,%20Prints%20&%20Photographs%20Division,%20HABS%20VA,30-FALCH,2--19_ed.webp)
photo by: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HABS VA,30-FALCH,2--19
The living room in the 1960s, featuring a built-in bookcase and furniture designed by Wright.
![Living Room, 2016](https://cdn.savingplaces.org/2023/03/20/22/31/43/669/Pope%20Leighey_today_living%20room_cr%20Lincoln%20Barbour_ed.webp)
photo by: Lincoln Barbour
The bookcase, board-and-batten walls, brickwork, and ribbon of clerestory windows emphasizes the house's horizontality.
![Fireplace, 1960s](https://cdn.savingplaces.org/2023/03/20/22/40/32/906/Pope%20Leighey_historic_fireplace_cr%20Library%20of%20Congress,%20Prints%20&%20Photographs%20Division,%20HABS%20VA,30-FALCH,2--5_ed.webp)
photo by: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HABS VA,30-FALCH,2--5
The cantilevered fireplace and dining area.
![Fireplace, 2016](https://cdn.savingplaces.org/2023/03/20/22/42/44/556/Pope%20Leighey_today_fireplace_cr%20Lincoln%20Barbour_ed.webp)
photo by: Lincoln Barbour
Wright designed an open floorplan for the house to make it feel bigger.
![Kitchen, 1969](https://cdn.savingplaces.org/2023/03/20/22/30/15/527/Pope%20Leighey_historic%201969_kitchen_cr%20Library%20of%20Congress,%20Prints%20&%20Photographs%20Division,%20HABS%20VA,30-FALCH,2--23_orig.webp)
photo by: Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HABS VA,30-FALCH,2--23
Wright referred to the kitchen, shown here in 1969, as the "workspace."
![Kitchen, 2016](https://cdn.savingplaces.org/2023/03/21/01/34/44/559/Pope%20Leighey_today_kitchen_cr%20Lincoln%20Barbour_orig.webp)
photo by: Lincoln Barbour
The tall slot window in the kitchen fills the small space with light.