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Available for the first time in decades, the 1950 John O. Carr house by Frank Lloyd Wright sits on an idyllic three-acre lot about 25 miles northwest of Chicago. Wright's original design details heavily informed expansions to the home completed in the 1980s.

In 1969, the house was recorded as part of the Historic American Building Survey program. The measured drawings can now be found on the Library of Congress website.

The 1900 Foster House is located along South Harvard Avenue in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood. The roomy home was built as a summer residence for attorney and land association president, Stephen A. Foster.

Petra Island is only accessible via boat and helicopter. Massaro purchased the island for $700,000 in 1996.

A labor of love, the Massaro House is perched on the island’s rocky tip, just as Wright originally intended.

Fifty miles north of New York City, a private island with a controversial home and guesthouse built from Frank Lloyd Wright’s drawings seeks a new buyer.

A smaller "tail rock" off of the "whale rock" makes an appearance in the kitchen.

The master bedroom overlooks panoramic views of the lake.

Massaro spent untold sums to bring Wright's vision to life, but modified it for modern living. Air conditioning and radiant heating, not specified in Wright's sketches, were added.

An estimated 150 tons of concrete were poured to make the floors, walls, and some of the walls.

The walls studded with locally sourced granite rocks throughout the home are meant to be in the likeness of Wright's "desert masonry" style but have garnered criticism from purists who say the rocks should sit flush. Massaro says that was impossible due to building codes and insulation requirements.

Massaro hired Connecticut craftsmen to create the Wrightian furnishings, doors, and windows.

The Massaro House main residence includes three bedrooms.

A look inside one of the secondary bedrooms.

Massive stones have also been embedded into the guest bathroom.

A view inside the cantilevered great room that terminates with a double-sided fireplace.

An bird's-eye view of the Massaro House.

The entire property covers more than 26,000 square feet.

After Nesbitt's purchase, Wright also converted the basement storage area into a billiard room.