Isidore H. Heller House | |
_and_North_elevations_-_HABS_ILL,16-CHIG,48-1.jpg) A view of the east (front) and north elevations of the Heller House. | |
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| Location | 5132 South Woodlawn Avenue, Chicago, IL, United States |
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| Coordinates | 41°48′4.80″N 87°35′49.52″W / 41.8013333°N 87.5970889°W |
| Built | 1897 |
| Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000450 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | March 16, 1972 |
| Designated NHL | August 18, 2004 |
| Designated CL | September 15, 1971 |
The Isidore H. Heller House is a house located at 5132 South Woodlawn Avenue in the Hyde Park community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The house was designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.[1] The design is credited as one of the turning points in Wright's shift to geometric, Prairie School architecture, which is defined by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, windows grouped in horizontal bands, and an integration with the landscape, which is meant to evoke native Prairie surroundings.
The work demonstrates Wright's shift away from emulating the style of his mentor, Louis Sullivan. Richard Bock, a Wright collaborator and sculptor, provided some of the ornamentation, including a plaster frieze. The ownership history of this building demonstrates the property's evolution and development in the framework of surrounding Hyde Park buildings, and the building's location in the current community—near other Prairie School architecture—includes this building into the overall body of Wright's work.[2] The Heller House was designated a Chicago Landmark on September 15, 1971, and added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 16, 1972.[3][4] On August 18, 2004, the U.S. Department of the Interior designated the house a National Historic Landmark.[5][6][7]
- ^ "National Historic Landmark Nomination" (PDF). United States Department of the Interior, National Park Services. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
- ^ "Wright Plus House Tour, 2003: Oak Park, Illinois". Pete Beers. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007. Retrieved December 30, 2007.
- ^ "Heller House". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved May 10, 2007.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "National Historic Landmark Survey" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved April 6, 2008.
- ^ Zana C. Wolf (n.d.). "National Historic Landmark Nomination". National Park Service.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Isidore H. Heller House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on January 3, 2008. Retrieved October 3, 2007.