Name: Maxmillian Hoffman House    Alternate Name:   Address:   Mailing Address:   City: Rye  State: New York  Postal Code:   Country: UNITED STATES  Latitude/Longitude: lat=40.980556; long=-73.684167 Find Gardens Nearby Phone:   Fax:   E-Mail:   Contact:   Designer(s): Garden: Stephen Morrell; House: Frank Lloyd Wright (1955)  Admission:   Added to JGarden: 3/2/2002  Last Updated: 3/2/2002  Sources:   JGarden Description: This Frank Lloyd Wright designed house was the home of Maximilian Hoffman. The Japanese-inspired garden was designed by Stephen Morrell, the curator of the John P. Humes Japanese Stroll Garden

The spring rain Which hangs to the branches Of the green willow Looks like pearls Threaded on a string.   Lady Ise   Kokinshû(?)   trans. by Arthur Waley   9th century