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Frank Lloyd Wright's first private commission on the market for $1.98 million in Illinois
Frank Lloyd Wrights first independent commission in River Forest, Illinois has hit the local real estate market for just under $2 million. The historic 1894 Winslow House was the young architects first after leaving Adler & Sullivans Chicago office, reports Blair Kamin.Christies International listed the 5,000-square-foot/five-bedroom property, which was restored recently for $1.3 million. Wright credits the nascent underpinnings of the Prairie Style to its development in several sources including his biography perCrains. The National Register of Historic Places added the landmark to its database in 1970.Wrights early Warren Hickox House in nearby Kankakee, Illinois also hit the market in March after being held in private hands for 48 years.