The William and Jessie M. Adams House is a Prairie school style house located at 9326 South Pleasant Avenue in

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Description and history

The house was built between 1900 and 1901 by

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. This squarish two-story house with a brick-faced first floor has

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s which Wright usually disdained. It was designated a

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on June 16, 1994. In March 2014, the house was sold for $980,000 after being owned by the same family since 1952.

References

* Storrer, William Allin. ''The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion''. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, (S.048)

External links

The Adams house from the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust website

Youtube video from an appraiser of the area showing the exterior of the Adams house
Houses completed in 1901 Frank Lloyd Wright buildings Houses in Chicago Chicago Landmarks Prairie School architecture in Illinois {{Chicago-struct-stub