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| Original Owner: | H. P. Young |
| Address: | 334 N. Kenilworth |
| Architect: | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Year Built: | 1895 |
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This is another
remodeling of an existing building. The Coman farmhouse was built in the 1870s.
In 1895, it was sold to H. P. Young. Later that year, Young hired Frank
Lloyd Wright to remodel the home. He moved the original house back
16½ feet and designed an addition. The front two-thirds of the
structure was designed by Wright. Wright added the living room, over half
the dining room, library, reception room, foyer, entry and first floor porch.
Rooms added on the second floor include the master bedroom, master bath,
study, hall bath, and part of another bedroom. Wright increased the slope
of the roof and added the rectilinear brick chimney. The half timbering
and pointed window in the front gable give the house a medieval feel. The
front porch features semi-circular cantilevers at each end – port cochere
at north, conservatory at south. The entrance to the front porch is
concealed behind a protruding wall.
Harrison P. Young was a purchasing agent for the Fraser & Chalmers company, which later became known as Allis-Chalmers, a well known manufacturer of farming equipment. The remodeling cost $12,000, a large sum for 1895. The Youngs resided here until 1907. |
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