J. J. Walser Jr. residence
| J. J. Walser Jr. house | |
|---|---|
United States of America | |
| Coordinates | 41°52′53.5″N 87°45′55″W / 41.881528°N 87.76528°W |
| Completed | 1903 |
| Client | Joseph Jacob Walser Jr. |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Frank Lloyd Wright |
Chicago Landmark | |
| Designated | March 30, 1984 |
| Designated | April 23, 2013 |
The J. J. Walser Jr. residence in the Chicago, United States, neighborhood of Austin was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright[1] for real estate developer Joseph Jacob Walser Jr. The cruciform two-story house is typical of Wright's Prairie School period.
History
Joseph J. and Grace Walser purchased the lot at 417 South Central Avenue (re-designated 42 North Central Avenue in 1909) in Austin, Chicago on February 20, 1903. Walser worked for his father, Jacob Walser, a real estate developer who focused on the Austin market. At the time, Central Avenue was undeveloped, despite its location near a Lake Street Elevated Railroad station. The Walser family grew up in a house one block to the north and Jacob still lived there.[2]
It is not known how the Walsers came in contact with
Architecture
The east (main) facade of the Walser House faces Central Avenue. Today, it is one of the few single-family homes in the neighborhood, as most of Central Avenue is now walk-ups and
See also
References
- ^ John D. Randall (1958). A Guide to Significant Chicago Architecture of 1872 to 1922.
- ^ a b c "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-02. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
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- William Allin Storrer, The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 0-226-77621-2, (S.091)
