Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House | |
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Location | 441 Toepfer Avenue Madison, Wisconsin United States |
Coordinates | 43°3′31″N 89°26′29″W / 43.05861°N 89.44139°W |
Built | 1937 |
Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
Architectural style(s) | Modern Movement, Other |
Governing body | Private |
Criteria | Cultural: (ii) |
Designated | 2019 (43rd session) |
Part of | The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright |
Reference no. | 1496-006 |
Region | Europe and North America |
Designated | July 24, 1974[1] |
Reference no. | 74000073 |
Designated | July 31, 2003[2] |
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House, commonly referred to as Jacobs I, is a single family home located at 441 Toepfer Avenue in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Designed by noted American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, it was constructed in 1937 and is considered by most to be the first Usonian home. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2003.[2] The house and seven other properties by Wright were inscribed on the World Heritage List under the title "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright" in July 2019.[3]