Rollin Furbeck House

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Rollin Furbeck House
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Location515 Fair Oaks Ave, Oak Park,
Coordinates 41°53′42.4″N87°47′19″W / 41.895111°N 87.78861°W / 41.895111; -87.78861
AreaOak Park
Built1897
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Architectural style Prairie Style
Part of Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District (ID73000699 [1] )
Added to NRHPDecember 4, 1973

Rollin Furbeck House is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed house in Oak Park, Illinois that was built in 1897. [2] [3] It is part of the Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District.

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The house was built in 1897 for married couple Rollin and Elizabeth Furbeck, who lived there until 1899. Since 1998, it has been owned by the Abrahamson family, [4] which placed it for sale in 2025. [5] [6]

Architecture

The Furbeck House has 5,000 square feet (460 m2) across three stories. [4] [5] The house has a cruciform layout, unlike his previous designs, which were either square or rectangular.

In contrast with many of Wright's previous designs, he experimented with vertical elements (such as the three-story center tower and octagonal columns). Wright incorporated features that he later used in other buildings, including the addition of similar design details on different stories; simple geometric shapes; a serpentine path to the front entrance; and visually-protective colonnettes in front of textured diamond-paned windows. [7]

Inside are 5 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms, including an attic with 2 bedrooms. [4] Wright used large amounts of natural light to allow a free flow of space; woodwork was also used to create an ambient effect of warmth and coziness. He also incorporated picture windows and a massive concrete fireplace.

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References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Rollin Furbeck House". Property Information Report. Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Rollin Furbeck House". Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park, 1889-1909. Oak Park Tourist. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 Sikora, Lacey (May 29, 2025). "Wright's Elizabeth and Rollin Furbeck House hits the market". Wednesday Journal. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Bizzle, Jeramie (May 31, 2025). "Frank Lloyd Wright's Elizabeth and Rollin Furbeck House in Oak Park hits the market for $1.9M". CBS Chicago. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  6. ↑ Miller, Abby (May 30, 2025). "Owners of Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Oak Park home selling after nearly 27 years". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  7. ↑ "History of the Rollin Furbeck House (1897)".
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