Frank Lloyd Wright House - Kirkwood, MO
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N 38° 34.954 W 090° 26.513
15S E 722823 N 4273558
Owned and operated by St. Louis County parks....
Waymark Code: WM19XK2
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2024
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County of park: St. Louis County
Location of park: Ballas Rd, just S. of Dougherty Ferry Rd., Kirkwood
House Built: 1951
Designed by: Frank Lloyd Wright
"The land became Ebsworth St. Louis County Park, named in in honor of the parents of travel executive and art collector Barney Ebsworth, who gave the money to buy it. The house thus would be protected and available for viewing by the public, by appointment, and operated by a caring and devoted not-for-profit organization." ~ KWMU-1, St. Louis Public Radio, by Robert Duffy, Dec. 11, 2015
"Nestled in grassy fields on 10.5 acres in the Kirkwood, Missouri, the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park is a unique and significant residence designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, widely recognized as the greatest American architect of the 20th century. The 1,900-square-foot residence built for Russell and Ruth Kraus was the architect’s first building in the St. Louis area, and is one of only five Wright designs in Missouri. It is an excellent example of Wright’s democratic vision, intended to provide middle-class Americans with beautiful architecture at an affordable cost." ~ St. Louis County parks