The Reverend Jesse R. Zeigler Residence is a
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. He designed more than 1,000 structures over a creative period of 70 years. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements o ...
house in
Frankfort, Kentucky
Frankfort is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, United States, and the seat of Franklin County. It is a home rule-class city; the population was 28,602 at the 2020 census. Located along the Kentucky River, Frankfort is the prin ...
.
The Zeigler house is the only Frank Lloyd Wright structure built in
Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia to ...
during the lifetime of the famous architect. The design came from a chance meeting between Zeigler and Wright while both were traveling to Europe in late October 1909. They struck up a conversation and the commission of this structure, completed the following year, was the result.
The structure is a typical example of Wright's "
A Fireproof House for $5000
"A Fireproof House for $5000" is an article and house design by Frank Lloyd Wright published in the ''Ladies' Home Journal'' in April 1907. It is Wright's third and final publication in the journal following " A Home in a Prairie Town" and "A Sm ...
".
The structure was placed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1976.
The house is privately owned and is not available for tours.
Gallery
File:Rev JR Zeigler House First Floor.jpg, First floor plan
File:Rev JR Zeigler House Second Floor.jpg, Second floor plan (non-original, enclosed rear porch has been removed since 1972
See also
*
List of Frank Lloyd Wright works
Frank Lloyd Wright designed over 425 houses, commercial buildings and other works.
"The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright" is a UNESCO World Heritage Site consisting of a selection of eight buildings across the United States designe ...
References
* Storrer, William Allin. ''The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion''. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, (S.164)
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Houses completed in 1909
Houses in Frankfort, Kentucky
Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Kentucky
National Register of Historic Places in Frankfort, Kentucky
Prairie School architecture in Kentucky
Frank Lloyd Wright buildings
1909 establishments in Kentucky