Jesse R. Zeigler House

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

Rev. Jesse R. Zeigler House
Front of the house
Location509 Shelby St., Frankfort, Kentucky
Coordinates38°11′26″N 84°52′35″W
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 Zeigler 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 Zeigler 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] The house is privately owned and is not available for tours.[4]

  • First floor plan
  • Second floor plan (non-original, enclosed rear porch has been removed since 1972

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Rev. Jesse R. Zeigler 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". Archived from the original on February 17, 2004. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
  4. "Rev. Jesse R. Zeigler House". Frank Lloyd Wright Sites. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
  • Storrer, William Allin. The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, ISBN 0-226-77621-2 (S.164)
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