| Ward W. Willits House | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Highland Park, Illinois |
| Coordinates: | 42°10′43.64″N 87°47′13″W / 42.1787889°N 87.78694°W |
| Architect: | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Architectural style(s): | Prairie school |
| Governing body: | Private |
| Added to NRHP: | November 24, 1980 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 80001380[1] |
The Ward W. Willits House is a building designed by famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Designed in 1901, the Willits house is considered the first of the great Prairie houses. Built in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, the house presents a symmetrical facade to the street. The plan is a cruciform with four wings that extend out from a central hearth. In addition to art-glass windows and wooden screens that divide rooms, Wright also designed most of the furniture in the house.
References
- Storrer, William Allin. The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 0226776212 (S.054 & S.055)
External links
- A site about the Willits House
- Ward W. Willits House Architectural review
- Photos on Arcaid
- Willits House on peterbeers.net
- Willits House on dgunning.org
- Willits House on waymarking.com
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