National Register of Historic Places

Henderson, Frank B., House

Elmhurst, Du Page County, Illinois
Listed
August 8, 2002
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
02000844

About this property

The F.B. Henderson House is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed Prairie School home in Elmhurst, Illinois. This house was one of just a few built during Wright's brief partnership with Webster Tomlinson, the only partnership Wright ever had. However, Wright remained the designing partner of the firm, with Tomlinson acting as the business manager. It was listed for sale in 2019 and is currently a private residence. The interior floor plan is similar to that of the Warren Hickox House, although the exteriors are very different. The plan of the house is also similar, in the main living spaces, to the Edwin H. Cheney House of Oak Park. The home has one large space subtly divided into library, living room, and dining room, all in-line. A large veranda off the living room overlooks the over one-half acre of landscaped grounds. The house has over 80 art glass windows, elegant woodwork, three brick fireplaces, and many built-ins. National Register of Historic Places listings in DuPage County, Illinois Storrer, William Allin (1993). The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77624-8. (S.057) Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey WRIGHT ON THE MARKET: F. B. Henderson House Archived October 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Frank Lloyd Wright - Illinois (All-Wright Site Building Guide) Wright Studies: F.B. Henderson Residence, Elmhurst, IL (1901) (S.057) F.B. Henderson House on the Prairie School Traveler

Location

301 S. Kenilworth
Elmhurst, Du Page County, Illinois
41.89422, -87.93845

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Henderson, Frank B., House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 2002.

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Henderson, Frank B., House is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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