Wingspread
Herbert F. Johnson House | |
Nearest city | 33 East Four Mile Road, Wind Point, Wisconsin |
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Coordinates | 42°46′49.36″N 87°46′14.74″W / 42.7803778°N 87.7707611°W |
Area | 11.8 acres (4.8 ha) |
Built | 1938-1939 |
Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
Architectural style | Prairie School |
NRHP reference No. | 75000076 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | January 8, 1975[1] |
Designated NHL | June 29, 1989[2] |
Wingspread, also known as the Herbert F. Johnson House, is a historic house in
Description and history
Wingspread stands near the center of the Wind Point peninsula, a triangular protrusion into
The house was built in 1938–39. Its construction was overseen by a young John Lautner. Wright's client, Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr. was also a corporate client, for whom Wright designed the Johnson Wax Headquarters Building in Racine, which was built at about the same time. The house, at 14,000 sq feet,[4] is one of the largest of Wright-designed homes. It is also considered to be the last of Wright's Prairie School inspired designs, and was one of his most expensive residential designs.[3]
The Johnson family donated the property to The Johnson Foundation in 1959 as an international educational conference facility. It is also open to the public for tours.[5]
The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975,[1] and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989.[2]
Gallery
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Interior view of chimney seeper and ceiling in main living area
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Entrance in 2016
See also
- List of Frank Lloyd Wright works
- List of National Historic Landmarks in Wisconsin
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Racine County, Wisconsin
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ a b c "Herbert F. Johnson House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
- ^ a b c Carolyn Pitts (January 29, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wingspread / Herbert F. Johnson House". National Park Service.
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(help) and Accompanying 14 photos, exterior and interior and of Frank Lloyd Wright with model, from 1980 and undated. (3.13 MB) - ^ "Wingspread: Frank Lloyd Wright's Largest Prairie-Style House was Home to the Johnsons".
- ^ "Visiting". SC Johnson. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- Storrer, William Allin. The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 0-226-77621-2(S.239)