{"id":5130,"date":"2020-03-05T17:27:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T17:27:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loopchicagodev.wpenginepowered.com\/the-private-stories-of-historic-homes\/"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:23:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T21:23:37","slug":"the-private-stories-of-historic-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/chicago-loop-blog\/the-private-stories-of-historic-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"The Private Stories of Historic Homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"loop-intro wp-block-paragraph\">1 MIN READ &#8211;\u00a0Each year, architecture and design enthusiasts flock to historic Oak Park for the <a href=\"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/listings\/frank-lloyd-wright-trust-chicago\/\">Frank Lloyd Wright Trust\u2019s<\/a> annual <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/flwright.org\/wrightplus?utm_source=clablog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=wp2020\" target=\"_blank\">Wright Plus Architectural Housewalk<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Once called the \u201cpinnacle of housewalks,\u201d Wright Plus is a festive all-day experience showcasing innovative architecture. Each year, visitors from all around the world explore extraordinary homes and buildings full of beauty and spectacular character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large loop-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IsabelRoberts_LivingRoom_small.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s a sneak peek of some of the fun facts you\u2019ll learn on September 12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Employee Appreciation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Roberts House in River Forest for Isabel Roberts, a member of his Oak Park studio, and her mother and sister. Isabel reportedly helped create the working drawings for the home, which included a tree that grew through the roof of its porch, mimicking Wright\u2019s own inclusion of a tree in his Oak Park home. In an uncommon twist for Wright, he paid attention to budget, constructing the home for $3,441.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>A Wedding Gift<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">This year&#8217;s lineup welcomes the Bell House, a first-time Housewalk participant. The Bell House was an independent project commissioned by industrialist Sherman Edwards for his daughter Daphne. A gift for Daphne and her husband Frank, the home was commissioned just before their October 1914 wedding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Tightknit Community<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">The Henry Einfeldt House returns to the Housewalk lineup for the first time in 38 years. Lead architects George Grant Elmslie and William Gray Purcell each had a connection to Frank Lloyd Wright, all before the two partners themselves had even met. Purcell grew up in Oak Park, and it is said that he asked Wright&#8217;s opinion about some of his first architectural drawings when he was starting out. Meanwhile, Elmslie was Wright&#8217;s colleague in the Chicago offices of Joseph Lyman Silsbee and again at the firm of Adler &amp; Sullivan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Want to know more about featured residences?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large loop-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/WrightPlusGuestCollage1.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lc-post-paragraph wp-block-paragraph\">Join the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust on Saturday, September 12, for <a href=\"https:\/\/flwright.org\/wrightplus?utm_source=clablog&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=wp2020\">Wright Plus<\/a> and tour private living spaces reimagined for today\u2019s lifestyles. And, of course, check out Frank Lloyd Wright Trust\u2019s popular offering in the <a href=\"https:\/\/loopchicago.com\/es\/\">Chicago Loop<\/a> all year long: tours of The Rookery Light Court at 209 S. 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