Wright’s Historic Heller House!

Wright’s Historic Heller House!

Wright's Historic Heller House!
We can't get enough of Frank Lloyd Wright homes and here we have one designed in 1896 that was said to be built during Wright's shift into the more angular Prairie School architecture. The first of its kind in the Hyde Park section of Chicago, it was considered a "most outrageous house" in the beginning but was then copied many times thereafter. It seems to be an interesting transitional mix which included both the more formal room designs of the day along with important touches of Wright's angular roof lines and interesting stained glass window designs that closely replicated the building's exterior details. We're quite taken by the Richard Bock plaster frieze of the maidens wrapping around the upper roof line. Unfortunately, during a sand blasting in 1971, much of the detail was lost.

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Today it's for sale, giving someone new the opportunity to care-take an important part of architectural history for future generations. Within it's 6,100sf 3-storey interior there are 16 rooms with the possibility of the 3rd floor being used as a separate apartment. Overall there are 7 bedrooms and 4 full baths, solid oak floors, tall ceilings and the rooms are huge. Happily there is an elevator that gives easy access to all three floors. There are four of those wonderful Wright fireplaces with magnificent surrounds. Though the house is on a narrow lot, there is still space for a lawn, garden and 2-car garage.

Original Frank Lloyd Wright for sale at $2.5m!

Source: urbansearchrealty.com