Celebrity Homes: Chicago's Millard House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright designed two homes for George Madison Millard and his wife, Alice.
The Millards' first Wright house was built in 1906 in Chicago's Highland Park community, which borders Lake Michigan.
When George Millard retired as manager of rare books for A.C. McClurg in 1913, the couple moved to Pasadena, Calif., and had Wright design their retirement home in 1923. Named La Miniatura and commonly referred to as the Millard House, it is recognized as one of the world's most important works of residential architecture.
Their original Chicago home, now for sale, is a classic Wright Prairie School design and was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The four-bedroom, four-bath home is situated on a large lot with mature trees.
Beautifully preserved and maintained, the house includes a large number of Wright's original art-glass windows. It is more airy and bright than most of Wright's homes, with breezes off the lake coming in through open windows. Also included are a living room, dining room, office, family room, kitchen and separate laundry room.
The home was originally put on the market for well over $1 million in 2011, but, after 12 price cuts, it is now offered at $749,000 through coldwellbankerhomes.com.
