Keland House

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The Keland House, also known as the Keland-Johnson House, is located in Racine, Wisconsin, United States. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1954, [1] almost 50 years after he designed the Thomas P. Hardy House in Racine. It is currently known as the Boyd Home.

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The residence is on a bluff, cantilevered over the Root River and overlooking Colonial Park. The only furniture that Wright designed for the home were built-ins: ledges, bookcases, cabinets and sofas. The first time Wright visited the home after it was completed, he proceeded to rearrange the furniture. [2] It has multiple wings, with an inner atrium. The primary construction material is brick, with a copper roof. [3]

The house has about 5,000 square feet (460 m2) and is built atop a bluff. [4] The Keland House is an example of Wright's Usonian Homes, though larger than most of his Usonian homes. [5] The dining area flows into the living room, with the kitchen at the "hinge" of the dining room and living room. [2] Part of the house is cantilevered above the adjacent ravine. [4]

The home was designed for the daughter of Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr., Karen, and her first husband Willard Keland. The home was transferred upon their divorce to Karen Johnson, later Karen Johnson Boyd, [6] who lived there until her death in 2016. [7] The house was placed on sale in 2022 for the first time in its history; [8] [9] a limited-liability company bought it that October for $1,025,000. [4] [10]

The house remains privately owned. [11]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation Selected Events in Frank Lloyd Wright's Life, Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  2. 1 2 Mark Hertzberg, Wright in Racine: The Architect's Vision for One American City, Pomegranate Communications, Inc., 2004.
  3. ↑ Madison Public Library, "Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture in Wisconsin" Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , A list of publicly-accessible Frank Lloyd Wright architecture organized geographically. Developed in 1997 in conjunction with a library program., Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 McLaughlin, Katherine (September 19, 2022). "One of Frank Lloyd Wright's Largest Homes Sells for the First Time Ever". Architectural Digest. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  5. ↑ Robert Twombly, Frank Lloyd Wright: His Life and His Architecture, Wiley-Interscience. 1987.
  6. ↑ North Carolina Modernist Homes, Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) Archived April 7, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  7. ↑ Schumacher, Mary Louise (January 29, 2016). "Philanthropist Boyd made Racine Art Museum a powerhouse of craft art". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
  8. ↑ Rodkin, Dennis (September 13, 2022). "Frank Lloyd Wright house near Racine for sale for first time ever". Crain's Chicago Business. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  9. ↑ Rodriguez, Alex (September 18, 2022). "Wright-designed home on market for first time". Kenosha News. pp. A6. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  10. ↑ Spoto, Cara (October 18, 2022). "Mount Pleasant home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for member of Johnson family has been sold". BizTimes - Milwaukee Business News. Retrieved December 30, 2024.
  11. ↑ https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/1425-Valley-View-Dr-Mount-Pleasant-WI-53405/52242737_zpid/?msockid=2718a1415ee06c1f027fb5065fe26dca

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