The Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead House is a historic house located at 42W814 Rohrson Road northeast of Plato Center, Illinois. Built in 1951–53, the house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in his Usonian style. Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead, the home's owners, had met Wright in 1948 while touring Taliesin, and the meeting inspired them to commission Wright to design their own home. The one-story house is horizontally oriented to match its flat surroundings, in keeping with Wright's design principles. Rows of casement windows and a wooden parapet along the roof add to the house's horizontal emphasis. The house's interior also includes several typical elements of Wright's work, including a deemphasized front entrance, floor-to-ceiling windows used to bring in additional light, and a sense of contrast and connection between rooms.[2]
^ ab"Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 1/11/16 Through 1/15/16". National Park Service. January 22, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
^"National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Muirhead, Elizabeth and Robert, House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved November 24, 2017.
robert, elizabeth, muirhead, house, historic, house, located, 42w814, rohrson, road, northeast, plato, center, illinois, built, 1951, house, designed, frank, lloyd, wright, usonian, style, robert, elizabeth, muirhead, home, owners, wright, 1948, while, touring. The Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead House is a historic house located at 42W814 Rohrson Road northeast of Plato Center Illinois Built in 1951 53 the house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in his Usonian style Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead the home s owners had met Wright in 1948 while touring Taliesin and the meeting inspired them to commission Wright to design their own home The one story house is horizontally oriented to match its flat surroundings in keeping with Wright s design principles Rows of casement windows and a wooden parapet along the roof add to the house s horizontal emphasis The house s interior also includes several typical elements of Wright s work including a deemphasized front entrance floor to ceiling windows used to bring in additional light and a sense of contrast and connection between rooms 2 Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead HouseU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of IllinoisShow map of the United StatesLocation42W814 Rohrson Rd Plato Center IllinoisCoordinates42 02 09 N 88 27 02 W 42 03583 N 88 45056 W 42 03583 88 45056Built1951 1951 53ArchitectFrank Lloyd WrightArchitectural styleUsonianNRHP reference No 15000965 1 Added to NRHPJanuary 12 2016The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 12 2016 1 References edit a b Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties 1 11 16 Through 1 15 16 National Park Service January 22 2016 Retrieved November 24 2017 National Register of Historic Places Registration Form Muirhead Elizabeth and Robert House PDF National Park Service Retrieved November 24 2017 This article about a property in Kane County Illinois on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert and Elizabeth Muirhead House amp oldid 1090531910, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
