This house was one of just a few built during Wright's brief partnership with Webster Tomlinson, the only partnership Wright ever had.  However, Wright remained the designing partner of the firm, with Tomlinson acting as the business manager.  The plan of the house is similar, in the main living spaces, to the Edwin Cheney house of Oak Park, with one large space subtley divided into library, living room, and dining room, all in-line, and with a terrace opening out from that.