'Coonley House', the Avery Coonley residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright c. 1907 in Riverside, Illinois. Around 1960 the house was split into two residences with two addresses. Click HERE and HERE for more on Coonley House and HERE to see the house on bing.
Photos from Architectural Record, 1911.
3 comments:
beautiful. Just beautiful---on the exterior. just amazing.
HOWEVER, I have an almost allergic reaction to Wright interiors---low, claustrophobic...with the exception of Fallingwater, where the touch is lighter and more open, I can't get out of them fast enough. I practically race out of the room in the American Wing at the Met---truly.
DED I think you would like the Ennis and HollyHock houses in LA. They have a variety of ceiling heights, great proportions and generous amounts of glass. Also the Martin House in Buffalo is a standout, IMO. I am partial to the posted "darker" panelled interior spaces of some of the homes recently featured on the OLI site, like Killenworth and Hempstead House, so the low slung interior spaces of a Robie House or the living room featured at the Met are magnificent to me. One feels a great sense of warmth, enclosure and privacy in such an intimate residential space.
LOL, and you seem like such a nice guy in spite of it, Archibuff.
It might be because I'm a fairly tall guy---the center of gravity always feels just below my line of sight in a Wright interior. And a little wood goes a long way with me----and thank goodness, or there would be no variety in the world if everyone agreed with me...
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