Jesse R. Zeigler House

Rev. Jesse R. Zeigler House
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the house
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Location	509 Shelby St., Frankfort, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°11′26″N84°52′35″W / 38.19056°N 84.87639°W / 38.19056; -84.87639
Area	Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1909 (1909)
Architect	Frank Lloyd Wright
Architectural style	Prairie School
NRHP reference No.	76000885 [1]
Added to NRHP	May 3, 1976

The Reverend Jesse R. Zeigler Residence is a house in Frankfort, Kentucky, United States. It was the only house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright to be built in Kentucky during his lifetime. 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. ^[2] The structure is a typical example of Wright's "A Fireproof House for $5000". ^[3]

The structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. ^[1] The house is privately owned and is not available for tours. ^[4] In 2025, the Zeigler House was placed for sale. ^[5]

Gallery

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  First floor plan
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  Second floor plan (non-original, enclosed rear porch has been removed since 1972

See also

• List of Frank Lloyd Wright works
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Franklin County, Kentucky

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Rev. Jesse R. Zeigler House (Frank Lloyd Wright House; Marker Number:1726)". Kentucky Historical Marker Database, Kentucky Historical Society. Kentucky.gov. August 17, 2008. Archived from the original on June 16, 2008.
3. Beers, Peter. "Reverend Jessie R. Ziegler Residence: Frankfort, Kentucky". Archived from the original on February 17, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
4. "Rev. Jesse R. Zeigler House". Frank Lloyd Wright Sites. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
5. Mudd, Aaron (September 4, 2025). "Kentucky's only Frank Lloyd Wright home is now up for sale. Take a look inside". Lexington Herald Leader. Retrieved September 7, 2025.

• Storrer, William Allin (1993). The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion . Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN   978-0-226-77624-8. OCLC   28676420. (S.164)