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Jesse R. Zeigler House

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Rev. Jesse R. Zeigler House
Front of the house
Jesse R. Zeigler House is located in Kentucky
Jesse R. Zeigler House
Location509 Shelby St., Frankfort, Kentucky
AreaLess than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1909 (1909)
ArchitectFrank Lloyd Wright
Architectural stylePrairie School
NRHP reference No.76000885[1]
Added to NRHPMay 3, 1976

The Reverend Jesse R. Ziegler Residence is a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Frankfort, Kentucky.

The Ziegler house is the only Frank Lloyd Wright structure built in Kentucky during the lifetime of the famous architect. The design came from a chance meeting between Ziegler and Wright while both were traveling to Europe in late October 1909. They struck up a conversation and the commission of this structure, completed the following year, was the result.[2] The structure is a typical example of Wright's "A Fireproof House for $5000".[3]

The structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Rev. Jesse R. Ziegler House (Frank Lloyd Wright House) (Marker Number:1726)". Kentucky Historical Marker Database, Kentucky Historical Society. Kentucky.gov. 2008-08-17.
  3. ^ Beers, Peter. "Reverend Jessie R. Ziegler Residence: Frankfort, Kentucky". Retrieved 6 July 2010.