Kier House AKA Ellis House
N 42° 08.605 W 087° 45.822
16T E 436894 N 4665982
One of five speculative houses and a variation of the Ladies Home Journal Fireproof House for $5,000 built in the Ravine Bluffs Development for Wright's attorney. The Kier House is set well back from the street, but is visible from the street.
Waymark Code: WM2F4E
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 10/22/2007
Views: 107
Given the typical naming convention, the provenance of this house is confusing. Angster bought Lot 15, presumably with the house on it, from Booth in May 1918. The Kiers bought the property from Angster in 1919, but the 1920 city directory lists the Ellis’ as residing here. The 1922 Polk’s Directory shows the Roots at this address.
The Kier house is another companion design to the Perry house with a low, hipped roof and a mirror-image arrangement.
Year Completed: 1915
Commissioned By: Sherman Booth
Nearest City or Town: Glencoe, IL
Public/Private: Private
Website: [Web Link]
Tours Available?: Not Listed
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