Samara House, formally the John and Catherine Christian House, is Lafayette's strongest architecture stop. Frank Lloyd Wright designed it in the 1950s as a Usonian home, and the design carries through furniture, colours, windows, and decorative motifs rather than stopping at the exterior walls.
The house is small by monument standards, which is part of its appeal. It shows Wright working at a domestic scale, shaping everyday rooms around light, geometry, and built-in detail. Visits usually require planning ahead, so check tour arrangements before building your day around it.