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Van Bergen-designed
House and FLW Studio-designed Cottage
Need New Owners
Wilmette
After purchasing a Prairie-style house and cottage on
adjoining lots as a tear-down opportunity, a developer
agreed to re-sell the house and allow the cottage to be
moved in response to concerned preservation
organizations. A new house will be built on the lot
where the cottage resides and the cottage is available
for relocation to anyone who can move it by the end of
May, 2012. Some locals hope a location can be found to
retain the structure in Wilmette.
The residence was
designed by noted Prairie School architect John Van
Bergen in 1928 and the cottage, built in 1920, was
designed by Frank Lloyd Write Studio-employee Rudolph
Schindler on behalf of Wright, as a temporary residence
for Mr. Irving. The developer, unaware of the
architectural significance of the buildings at the time
of purchase, offered the compromise and agreed to
assistance from Landmarks Illinois, the Frank Lloyd
Wright Building Conservancy and the blog site PrairieMod.
For more information on the Van Bergen-designed house,
contact:
Lisa DiChiera at Landmarks Illinois.
For more information on the FLW Studio-designed cottage,
contact:
Janet Halstead
at the Frank Lloyd Wright
Building Conservancy.
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