Allen House - Wichita, KS - Frank Lloyd Wright Designed Buildings on Waymarking.com

The Allen House is named after the first owners: Henry J. Allen and his wife Elsie. Henry was the 21st Governor of Kansas, a U.S. Senator, and an editor and publisher of a newspaper. The house was commissioned in 1916 and completed in 1918. It is located at the southwest corner of N. Roosevelt and East 2nd St. North. Nice views of the house exterior are available street side on the north and east.

A plaque on the southeast corner of the house has the following text:

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of The Interior.

According to the Frank Lloyd Wright organization's description of the Allen House: "The last of Wright’s Prairie residences, it simultaneously recalls the early houses of the period and prefigures Wright’s Usonian style of the 1930s. Wright designed the house while working on the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo and the square structure, with its enclosed lily pool and garden, has a notably Japanese aesthetic. The rich exterior is complimented by sumptuous interiors of art glass windows, bookcase doors, and masonry wall joints covered in gold leaf."

Tour information:

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Year Completed: 1918 Commissioned By: Henry and Elsie Allen Nearest City or Town: Wichita Public/Private: Public Tours Available?: yes Website: [Web Link]

Visit Instructions:
There are no specific visit requirements, however telling about your visit is strongly encouraged. Additional photos of the building or house to add to the gallery are also nice, but not required. Pictures with a GPS or you in them is highly discouraged.

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