Living Wright

Savor the view of one of the most beautiful blocks in the Estate Section of Oak Park by looking through the massive front window – a Wright original that is said to be among the world’s first-ever use of a picture window in a residence.

The home’s open flow design – unimaginable in 1897 and now the most desired feature of 2025 homes – is ideal for both family life and hosting parties and events, comfortable for up to 100 attendees.

Float in the inground pool in the "W" Hotel-like backyard and look up at the 3rd floor bedroom. Reflect on what was once Wright's first use of a cantilever, which became a signature element of his iconic, breakthrough style of architecture.

Take advantage of the home’s 5 garage spaces if you’re a car lover. Or consider converting the 3-car garage (originally a stable) or the 2-car garage to an office, studio, yoga room, pool house or additional living unit.

Experience warm and intimate spaces inside this grand home, such as the mezzanine reading nook overlooking the living room and front porch, and the unique fireplace inglenook reminiscent of Wright’s Home and Studio.

Host dinner parties for 12 or more in the expansive dining room with wet bar and lighted liquor cabinets.

Enjoy the oversized backyard’s Brazilian Ipe wood deck’s living and dining areas, planters and built-in benches, the trumpet vine-covered arbor seating area, poolside chaise lounges and dining areas, bluestone paved patio, custom art glass lanterns and sconces surrounding pool and decks, and prairie gardens.

The renovated den/media room on the first floor with its vaulted ceiling and commissioned hanging light fixture, modeled after Frank Lloyd Wright's Browne's Bookstore, was formerly a porte cochere for unloading supplies on the way to the stable at the rear of the property.

Relish an endless array of architectural details, among them:  gorgeous leaded and art glass, unique exterior enclosed dentil molding, foot-high baseboards, coved ceilings throughout the 2nd and 3rd floors, custom-made art glass light fixtures modeled on many of Wright’s other famous buildings, and built-in bookshelves, seating and cabinets.

Note the brilliant differences between the front and rear of the home: the front with its formal and intricate brick and limestone facade and the rear’s casual shingle-sided and wood-trimmed exterior that makes you feel like you’re on vacation.

Enjoy the many renovations and improvements that have brought the home to today’s state-of-the-art-standards of mechanicals, top-end kitchen appliances and technology while meticulously preserving the architectural integrity and beauty of the home.