Discounted Frank Lloyd Wright Home in Illinois Needs a Buyer ‘With a Vision’

Abstract

One of Frank Lloyd Wright's earliest works is up for grabs, and it comes with a relatively modest $595,000 price tag. The remarkable dwelling is situated 10 miles west of Chicago, where Wright once lived and worked. George Smith House Adorned with brown cedar shake shingles, the Arts and Crafts-style home is known as the George Smith House and is "Typical of Wright's work in the 1890s," says John Waters, an architect and preservation programs manager for the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy. Drawings for the house aren't included in the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation archives. A floor plan was published in the Architectural Review, connecting it to Wright. "Huge windows are in the living room and a bay window in the dining room." Historic Oak Park "There are approximately 25 single-family houses that Wright designed in Oak Park, including his own," says Waters. The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy can help with expert guidance and renovation leads.