One of Frank Lloyd Wrights Earliest Commissions Just Sold
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According to Schutte, the home was based on two articles Wright published in the Ladies Home Journal. The interior is adapted from A Home in a Prairie Town, and the exterior is based on A Small House with Lots of Room in It.Inside, the living room flows into a terrace and two bayed alcoves, originally designed as the dining room and a library. Large hallways between the spaces create a sense of openness in the 3,277-square-foot home, which is further enhanced by thin bands of leaded glass that span the bays, the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust explains. The windows perceptually extend the interior of the house into the surrounding natural landscape, blurring the boundaries between Wrights architecture and the world of nature outside.The bathroom is decorated in floral tiles.Photo: RealvisionAccording to Crains, the buyer was Kevin Sullivan, an information technology professional. Its a dream come true for me, he told the publication. Younger me fantasized a lot about what it would be like to live in a Frank Lloyd Wright house.Though the residence hasnt changed much under the stewardship of the previous owners, some renovations were done before their purchase. For example, an art glass door that once opened to a terrace and offered views to the Bradley House was taken down at some point and replaced with an enclosed porch. All of the original built-ins and much of the hardware and lighting fixtures remain intact, Schutte says. Most other changes are minimal, though the sellers conceded that for this reason, new owners might want to update appliances or make other restorative changes.The flared roofs are evocative of Japanese design.Photo: Realvision
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