Most architecture grind would be thrilled to live in an original Frank Lloyd Wright theatre , and occasionally , they get their chance — as long as they ’re uncoerced to pay off a few million dollars . As oflate 2017 , there were Frank Lloyd Wright homes for sale in New York , Minnesota , Ohio , Connecticut , and elsewhere for $ 1 million dollars or more ( in some casing , way of life more ) . Sometimes , you’re able to find a deal , though , like the $ 445,000Usonian homethat went on the grocery store in Michigan in 2016 .
Sadly , asCurbedreports , a newly for - sales event Wright house in Glencoe , Illinois is not such a deal anymore . Only three calendar month after its $ 752,000 sale , the 1914 Kier House in suburban Chicago has been renovated and is back on the marketplace for $ 837,500 .
Many Wright homes need a little honey after decades of use . For one thing , the architect issomewhat notoriousfor building talebearing roofs . Their small kitchens and shag carpeting are no longer quite so desirable , either .
But for many buyersand designer , restoring a Wright base is a task of love , one that often takesseveral yearsand take aim to value the original architect ’s genius while bringing the mansion up to modern standards . ( For some of the historic homes , permanent easing alsoprohibitmost exterior change , further limiting what a remodel can involve . )
The Prairie School - expressive style house , though it has Honorary Landmark position , is n’t entirely original to Wright . It has a more forward-looking kitchen , a new family room , and update bathroom ( with a steam cascade ! ) . Previous proprietor Susan Cowen , who owned the house for a act of years and spent an undisclosed amount on freshen up it , trade the residence in January to a couple of documentary filmmakers , concord toPatch . The sales event , which admit a significant price cliff , only took a few calendar month . They , in bend , made a number of improvements . The owner fasten up the lamp chimney , steam boiler , and furnace , add together a limestone bar separating the kitchen and dining room , and upraise part of the roof above the stairs .
Now , four month by and by , it ’s on sale again , and , thanks to the acclivity , a little pricier . The latest sellers may find , though , that not every Wright sale goes as speedily as their leverage . The architect ’s homes are highly prized , but also known to bevery difficultto sell , sometimes languishing on the market for years before regain a emptor .
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