Frank Lloyd Wright provided America a unique sense of architecture that is endless in its fame and recognition. Even today, Wright’s sense of structure and design represents architecture 101 for American building conceptualization, which is why Wright’s work represents required study for new designers every year.
The entry hall features terracotta tiles flooring topped by area rugs. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Spacious living space featuring a nice set of seats and a large fireplace on the side. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Another look at this spacious living space showcasing its attractive seats set on top of an area rug. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A family living room offering an elegant brown leather couch and two modish chairs along with a fireplace in the corner. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This family living room features a large comfy brown leather couch, two stylish chairs and a modish chair with a footrest. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A focused look at this spacious living space’s attractive connected seats with side and center tables. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A closer look at the living space’s red cushioned seats connected by side tables. There’s also a classy glass top center table. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Dining room featuring a wooden dining table and chairs set on top of a large area rug. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Another view at the dining room featuring a wooden dining table and chairs set. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
The home’s kitchen features black granite countertops on its kitchen counters. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Another view at the kitchen featuring its terracotta tiles flooring and beige walls. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Here’s the kitchen showcasing its black granite countertops on its kitchen counters. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
The kitchen also offers high-end kitchen appliances in stainless steel finish. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Primary bedroom with a nice bed set and a personal office area with a fine table and chair set along with a bookshelf on the side. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This bedroom offers a comfy bed set with a fireplace on the side. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This bedroom suite features its own personal bathroom. The classy bed is also has two bedside tables topped by table lamps. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A bedroom suite with a luxurious bed set lighted by charming table lamps on both sides. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This bedroom offers a nice comfy bed set with two bedside tables, the other one has drawers and the other one offers shelving. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Large bedroom suite with a large classy bed set and a large area rug, along with a personal bathroom. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This bathroom boasts a large walk-in shower and a long sink with a marble counter. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A bathroom with a walk-in shower and a pedestal sink, along with a toilet on the side. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
This bathroom offers a bathtub and shower combo, along with a sink featuring a marble counter. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
There’s a laundry room as well, featuring a washer and a dryer. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
A look at the home’s lush garden with gorgeous walkways. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Here’s a wide walkway surrounded by the home’s garden. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Outdoor view of the house boasting its striking exterior and lovely garden area featuring healthy lawns and greenery. Images courtesy of Toptenrealestatedeals.com.
Among all the events going on 2020, one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s notable homes is coming up to the market as a listing valued at $1.1 million. The Coonley Coach House represents an iconic model of the prairie style Wright became known for, neatly tucked into the suburban neighborhood of Riverside Chicago.
The house was built and finished in 1912, including a private garden secluded from the outside world with a complete wall. It is part of a larger complex known as the Avery Coonley Estate which was first built six years earlier. However, the domicile was not fully used and converted to a bona fide family home until decades later in the 1950s. And then it was renovated again a half-century later in 2006-07.
The Modern Listing Almost 110 Years Later
Today, the Wright Coonley House takes up a 2,318 sq ft footprint. It is not a large mansion per se; the Coonley House only incorporates three bedrooms and a pair of full bathrooms. There were no corners cut with the refurbishment inside. One particular change that people will pick up on immediately as a plus is the floor heating.
Most homes either have vented heat or modernized HVAC systems from the ceiling down. The Coonley House incorporates a unique floor system of heat emanation, literally warming the residents from the feet upward. Someone must have been talking to Bavarian house designers well-educated on how to deal with winter cold.
The floors, of course, are not the only notable feature of the Coonley House. The structure enjoys a beautifully designed fireplace that is a one of a kind install, matched by a sizable family room for comfort and relaxing.
With a combination of the outside landscaping that is magazine-cover ready and an amazing reflection pool, the integrated privacy makes the Coonley House extremely attractive for those who want their own private escape from the bigger world yet proximity to a major urban center.
The House comes fully furnished, and the collection enjoys individually rare and singular pieces to note. For example, the formal living room area is home to a unique circular couch sofa that was hand-crafted for one of the Coonleys early on. In additional wood-crafting is on display with singular art pieces by Winthrop Faulkner, as well as a number of hard-to-find paintings by Carolyn Howlett.
The Coonley House is famous enough that there are plenty of architectural schools that would live to set up shop in it and turn the property into the most famous institution to study design in. However, that’s not likely to happen.
With a modest price point already in place, however, Frank Lloyd Wright’s prairie-style work of art and structure is likely going to still stay in private hands. And the neighbors are probably fine with that likely possibility. One of the most redeeming factors of the House’s location is the lack of heavy traffic to the front door.
