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Commission to initiate amendment to include VC Morris shop interior in Maiden Lane landmark
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to initiate an amendment to the 1975 landmark designation for 140 Maiden Lane to include Frank Lloyd Wright’s interior remodel (spiral ramp and skylit ceiling), with staff to return with a resolution for the Board of Supervisors.
Shannon Ferguson of the Planning Department presented a recommendation to initiate an amendment to the existing landmark designation for 140 Maiden Lane (VC Morris shop) to add interior features designed by Frank Lloyd Wright during a 1949 remodel. The staff memorandum noted the interior’s significance as an early expression of Wright’s spiral-ramp concept that later informed the Guggenheim Museum design.
Speakers including Paul Turner, an architectural historian, and Lee Heffner (Supervisor Peskin’s office) urged initiation, highlighting the interior’s national and local architectural importance. Commissioners praised the staff report and moved to initiate the amendment; the motion passed unanimously 7-0. Staff will return with a resolution recommending the amendment to the Board of Supervisors.
