Apache Fires House

Helen Frye and her assistant Rosie Targhetta on the terrace of the House of Apache Fires (late 1940's). Evident is the state of incompletion, the house was continually delayed by World War II, shortage of materials, and TWA's colossal effort in conquering the round-the-world passenger service air routes.  This necessitated Jack and Helen spend most of their time in Washington D.C. entertaining dignitaries from around the globe to secure TWA as the premier Trans-World Airline, a noble effort to be sure, but to what end? Unfortunately Jack and Helen's marriage was the price paid. Adjoining image is of the house in the mid-1950's

House of Apache Fires- Helen Frye at the bottom of the stairway ascending to her House of Apache Fires Studio (August 1960). The house, although stunning, is more of a monument to broken dreams and haunted memories. I have been in the house many times, often alone, I can assure you in meditation therein I found it to be haunted. If you desire a more in-depth overview, read my book: "The Jack & Helen Frye Story - the Camelot Years of TWA." From the first pages it explores Helen's experiences in the house many years after it was built