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| Location | 205 Essex Rd.,Kenilworth, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 42°5′12.8″N87°42′33.6″W / 42.086889°N 87.709333°W /42.086889; -87.709333 |
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Architectural style | Prairie School |
| NRHP reference No. | 83000307[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 28, 1983 |
TheHiram Baldwin House, also known as theBaldwin-Wackerle Residence, is aFrank Lloyd Wright designedPrairie School home located at 205 Essex Road inKenilworth,Illinois. Built in 1905, the house was part of Wright's primary period of development of the Prairie School. The house has a centrifugal floor plan with a north–south axis and wings containing the living room and stair tower. The exterior isstucco with wood stripping, and the roof is low-pitched, both typical features of the Prairie School. The living room uses itsfireplace as a focal point and has curved walls withcasement windows. The house's garden space is divided by wooden screens to form courtyards, an element inspired byJapanese architecture. The house is Wright's only residential work in Kenilworth.[2]
The house was added to theNational Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1983.[1]
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