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Frank Lloyd Wright's Oscar B. Balch House Listed for $1.25M

The Balch House was built in 1911, and it has been restored and expanded.

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Oak Park, IL - Frank Lloyd Wright's Oscar B. Balch House is a pure, perfect example of Prairie School Architecture.

The home's exterior features his trademark horizontal style, featuring low-pitched rooflines and wide eaves. Inside, find an open floor plan and grand vistas of the street scape, stunning art glass, woodwork and original light fixtures.

The Balch House has been meticulously restored and expanded. The addition, designed by John Eifler & Associates, features a large kitchen/family room that celebrates Wright's original design while adding the much-needed space and efficiency for today's lifestyle.

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Fine architectural detail continues to the second floor with the master bedroom featuring double balconies, four additional bedrooms and an office. Two of these rooms could be used to create a master suite. There is also a small enclosed porch and a large outdoor deck on the second floor.

Winner of the 2006 Historic Preservation Award.

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According to the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust,

Oscar B. Balch moved from Pennsylvania to Oak Park to join the decorating firm of W. and S. E. Pebbles in 1890. Balch was eventually made a partner of the company. Wright remodeled the Pebbles and Balch storefront in 1907, and subsequently designed a residence for Balch and his family in 1911.

Address: 611 N Kenilworth Ave.,Oak Park, IL 60302
Cost: $1,250,000
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 3
Square Feet: 4,400
Built: 1911

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