Jesse R. Zeigler House

Rev. Jesse R. Zeigler House
Front of the house
Location 509 Shelby St., Frankfort, Kentucky
Coordinates 38°11′26″N 84°52′35″W / 38.19056°N 84.87639°W / 38.19056; -84.87639Coordinates: 38°11′26″N 84°52′35″W / 38.19056°N 84.87639°W / 38.19056; -84.87639
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1909 (1909)
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright
Architectural style Prairie School
NRHP reference # 76000885[1]
Added to NRHP May 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. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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. Archived from the original on 2008-06-16.
  3. ↑ Beers, Peter. "Reverend Jessie R. Ziegler Residence: Frankfort, Kentucky". Retrieved 6 July 2010.
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