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Exterior
Images November 2008. |
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On a recent trip
from Chicago to Seattle, my daughter gave me a few short
minutes to stop and see the Henderson Residence again.
There are many classic Prairie styled details. The basic
materials are wood, stucco and brick. Strong horizontal
lines, low-pitched roof, broad overhanging eaves, horizontal
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and doors, the
prominent centrally located fireplace and chimney, open
first floor plan, a terrace
and covered porch, anchoring the home by placing it on an
enlarged concrete base. There are over 80 art glass windows,
elegant woodwork, three brick fireplaces, and many original
built-ins. |
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1: Viewed from the Northeast. The Dining Room is on the left, the Kitchen in the
center and the Covered Porch is on the right. Strong
horizontal lines, low-pitched roof and broad overhanging
eaves. |
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2: Viewed from the Northeast. The Dining Room is on the left, the Kitchen in the
center and the Covered Porch is on the right (North end of
the House). The hidden service entrance is just to the left
of the Covered Porch, and accessed behind the column and
wooden screen. |
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3: Viewed from the Northeast. The Dining Room is on the left, the Kitchen is to the
right. |
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| 4: Viewed
from the North. The Kitchen is on the left, the hidden
service entrance is in the center. Access is behind the
column and wooden screen. In Wright's earlier drawings,
flower pots sat top the two columns of the entrance. This
column is at the same height and would stand to reason that
Wright may have intended to have a matching flower pot atop
this column as well. |
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| 5: Viewed
from the North. Detail of the Kitchen window, north side.
There are over 80 art glass windows. |
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| 6: Viewed
from the North. The Kitchen is on the left, the entrance and
Covered Porch is in the foreground and the Library is on the
right. At the top of the stairs, the entrance is on the
left. Once inside the Vestibule, you move back to the right
to enter the window lined Hallway. |
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| 7: Viewed
from the North. Detail of the entrance and Covered Porch. At
the top of the stairs, the Entrance is on the left. Once
inside the Vestibule, you move back to the right to enter
the window lined Hallway. |
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| 8: Viewed
from the North. Detail of the entrance and Covered Porch. At
the top of the stairs, the Entrance is on the left. Once
inside the Vestibule, you move back to the right to enter
the window lined Hallway. In Wright's earlier drawings,
flower pots sat top the two columns of the Entrance. |
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| 9: Viewed
from the North. Detail of the Entrance. |
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| 10: Viewed
from the Northwest. The Entrance and Covered Porch is on the
left, the window lined Hallway is in the center, and the
Library is on the right. |
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| 11: Viewed
from the Northwest. Detail of the Entrance and Covered Porch
on the left, the window lined Hallway in the center, and the
Library on the right. |
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| 12: Viewed
from the Northwest. Detail of the window lined Hallway. |
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| 13: Viewed
from the West. The window lined Hallway is on the left, the
Library is in the center and the back Terrace on the right.
The Terrace is accessible by stairway on the East and West
side. |
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| 14: Viewed
from the West. The Entrance and Covered Porch is on the
left, the window lined Hallway is in the center and the
Library is on the right. |
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| 15: Viewed
from the Southwest. Detail of the Entrance and Covered Porch
on the left, the window lined Hallway in the center and the
Library on the right. Wright's broad overhanging eaves are
evident. |
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| 16: Viewed
from the Southwest. Detail of the Entrance and Covered Porch
on the left and the window lined Hallway on the right.
Wright's broad overhanging eaves are evident. |
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| 17: Viewed
from the Southwest. Detail of the Entrance and Covered Porch
on the left, the window lined Hallway in the center and the
Library on the right. Wright's broad overhanging eaves are
evident. |
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| 18: Viewed
from the West. Detail of the Library window casements and
trim. |
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| 19: Viewed
from the West. Detail of the Library windows, casements and
trim. |
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| 20: Viewed
from the West. The window lined Hallway is on the left, the
Library is in the center and the back Terrace on the right.
The Terrace is accessible by stairway on the East and West
side. |
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| 21: Viewed
from the Southwest. The Entrance and Covered Porch on the
left leads to the window lined Hallway, the Library is in
the center and the back Terrace on the right. The
Terrace is accessible by stairway on the East and West side. |
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| 22: The
home is anchored to the ground by placing it on an enlarged
concrete base. |
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Text and images by Douglas M. Steiner, Copyright
2008 |
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