Heller House
Isidore H. Heller House | |
Chicago Landmark | |
Chicago, IL, United States | |
Coordinates | 41°48′4.80″N 87°35′49.52″W / 41.8013333°N 87.5970889°W |
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Built | 1897 |
Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
NRHP reference No. | 72000450 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
Designated NHL | August 18, 2004 |
Designated CL | September 15, 1971 |
The Isidore H. Heller House is a house located at 5132 South Woodlawn Avenue in the
The work demonstrates Wright's shift away from emulating the style of his mentor,
History
Little is known about Isidore H. Heller and his family, but what is known has been compiled through personal interviews as well as census and county records.
Heller purchased land in the Hyde Park area of Chicago from Jonas Hamburger on January 2, 1895, and commissioned
The Hellers lived in the house for about 16 years, until the death of Ida Heller on October 11, 1909. The house was sold to Francis Bickett on June 18, 1913, as records indicate that by 1915, Heller had been living in Silver Lake for some years.[6] Bickett sold the house within a year to Charles McFarlane, and from 1924–39 the Heller House was owned and occupied by Joseph Mayer and his wife; the house became known as the "Joseph Mayer House" to local residents.[8] The Mayers sold the home to Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Fox in 1939, who reportedly made alterations to the home's third floor.[8]
In 1948, George Watson purchased the home from Fox and owned it for the next 25 years, becoming the owner with the longest tenure. Lewis Bradford then bought the house in 1972, and had the exterior
Architecture
When Wright designed the Heller House in 1896, it marked his move away from styles that were popular into an era of geometric and highly modern designs. Wright's design exhibits the influence of Wright's mentor,
The 26 by 98 feet (7.9 by 29.9 m) rectangular house stands 41 feet (12 m) high and was built with
Significance
The Heller House was Wright's first work in the
Many of the Hyde Park houses of Chicago are surrounded by elaborate gardens, and have been the subject of an ongoing
See also
- List of Frank Lloyd Wright works
- Emil Bach House
- Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District
- James Charnley House
- Frank Lloyd Wright
Notes
- ^ a b "National Historic Landmark Nomination" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior, National Park Services. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
- ^ "Wright Plus House Tour, 2003: Oak Park, Illinois". Pete Beers. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
- ^ "Heller House". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "National Historic Landmark Survey" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 6, 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Zana C. Wolf (n.d.). "National Historic Landmark Nomination". National Park Service.
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(help) - ^ "Isidore H. Heller House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f "Isidore Heller House," Historic American Buildings Survey Survey No. HABS IL-1046, Written Historical and Descriptive Data. Retrieved October 24, 2007.
- ^ ISBN 1592231276).
- ^ a b c d e Benjamin, Susan. "Isidore H. Heller House," (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form, December 1, 2007, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, pp. 1–6. Retrieved October 23, 2007.
- ^ Bob Goldsborough, "Frank Lloyd Wright's designs are hot properties again", Chicago Tribune, August 1, 2015.
- ^ ISBN 0785821457).
- ^ "Blossom House: Chicago, Illinois". Pete Beers. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
References
- Historic American Buildings Survey: data set
- "A Note on the Chicago Fair of 1893 and Frank Lloyd Wright": Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
- Frank Lloyd Wright and the Fine Arts,": Perspecta
- "Ornamentation and the Organic Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright": Art Journal
- ""The Century's Triumph in Lighting": The Luxfer Prism Companies and Their Contribution to Early Modern Architecture": Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians
- Storrer, William Allin. The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 0-226-77621-2(S.038)