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ARTHUR HEURTLEY RESIDENCE & COTTAGE HEURTLEY RESIDENCE (1902 - S.074) HEURTLEY COTTAGE (1902 - S.075) ARTHUR HEURTLEY RESIDENCE (1902-S.074) Date: 1909
Title: Cyclopedia of Architecture, Carpentry and Building, (Single Sheet: Heurtley) (Published by the American School Of Correspondence)
Author: American School Of Correspondence
Description: Typogravure of the Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak Park, Illinois. The Arthur Heurtley Residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902. Single sheet from the ten volume set published in 1909. First published in 1907. Typogravure is a photomechanical engraving and printing technique. Text: “Residence of Mr. Arthur Heurtley, Forest Avenue, Oak Park, Ill. Frank Lloyd Wright, Architect, Oak Park, Ill. Walls of Brick, Salmon Color; Roof of Shingles. Cost, $14,000. A Strong and Unique Treatment of a Residence Design.” Top: Exterior View, bottom: Living Room. Single sheet printed one side only. (Second Edition)
Size: 6.25 x 9.5
Pages: P 1
S#: 0086.33.0823Date: Circa 1928
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak Park, Illinois, Circa 1928 (1902 - S.074).
Description: View of the Heurtley Residence from the Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902. The Entry arch is reached by short stairs on either side of the front Terrace. The house is constructed with two colors of brick. The lighter protrudes from the surface creating strong horizontal shadows. Sandwiched between the lighter rows of bricks are single and triple courses of darker bricks. On the center of the front elevation is a rectangle of stucco, originally painted red.
Stamped into face with raised letters, lower right hand corner: “Dr. F. Stoedtner, Berlin 7.” Dr Franz Stoedtner (1870–1945), was an art historian and publisher and is considered one of the pioneers of documentary photography.
Mounted on a gray board. Label affixed to verso: “American Architecture. Residence of A. Heurtley, Exterior, 1901. Frank Lloyd Wright (1869- ), architect. Oak Park, Illinols.” Note that Frank Lloyd Wright was still alive when this photograph was produced. Small label affixed to verso: “A Am Oa4 m2a.”
Size: Original 8.6 x 6.5 B&W photograph.
S#: 0215.43.1024Date: Circa 1935-45
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak Park, Illinois, Circa 1935-1945 (1902 - S.074).
Description: Photograph of the Heurtley Residence held in the collection of the Oak Park Public Library. View of the Heurtley Residence from the Northwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902. The Heurtley Residence can be seen in the background. It is directly across the street from the Moore Residence. The decorative wall of the Moore Residence is on the right. This photograph was produced in the late 1970s. Hand written on verso: "Heurtley 9A." Photographed by Gilman Lane.
Size: Original 5 x 3.5 B&W photograph.
S#: 0397.67.0920Date: 1959 Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park (1902 - S.074) 1959
Description: Label on verso: "Chicago Sun-Times. Date: 12 Aug '59. Photographer: Gekler. Title: Wright Homes. Location: Oak Park. Caption: Home at 318 Forest Ave, Oak Park." Also stamped on verso: "Aug 1959". Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun Times.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W Print
S#: 1377.40.0310
Date: 1974
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak Park 1974 (1902 - S.074).
Description: View of the front of the house from the sidewalk. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the house in 1902. The Entry arch is reached by short stairs on either side of the front Terrace. Stamped on verso: "74 May 15" and "Filed Jul 26 1974." Hand written on verso: "Frank Lloyd Wright - Homes designed by, Oak Park, Ill."
Size: Original 9 x 7 B&W photograph.
S#: 1963.38.0819Date: Circa 1974
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak Park, Circa 1974-1978 (1902 - S.074).
Description: View of the front of the house from the street. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the house in 1902. Not dated, but with a group of slides dated circa 1974-1978. Text printed on sleeve: "Arthur Heurtley Residence, Forest Ave., Oak Park, IL. Frank Lloyd Wright Archt. 1902. 11HS-1." Text printed on verso: "Quality Slides by Curt Teich & Co."
Size: Original color transparency slide 38mm x 28mm, 1.5" x 1.09".
S#: 1963.29.0219Date: 1976
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park 1976 (1902 - S.074).
Description: View of the back of the house from the East. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1901, Wright raised the living spaces, Living, Dining and Kitchen to the second floor. The Entry arch is reached by short stairs on either side of the front Terrace. Hand written on slide: "Wright, F. L., Arthur Heurtley House, 1902, Oak Park, Rear." Stamped on slide: "May 76." Acquired from the estate of Elizabeth H. Dull, PhD.
Size: 35mm slide and 11.5 x 8 high res color digital photograph.
S#: 2020.31.0617Date: 1978 Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park (1902 - S.074) 1978.
Description: Caption on Face: "Oak Park, Ill.: The Heurtley House, a noble, self-assured mass of reddish brick built for a Chicago banker in 1902. (Second of Six). Wright/Goldberger. NYT Pictures / Yuichi Idaka" Published in the New York Times on August 27, 1978, accompanying a story about Wright by Paul Goldberger. Caption pasted to verso and stamped Aug 27 1978: "The Heurtley house (left) is a noble, self-assured mass of reddish brick built for a Chicago banker in 1902. Jack Prost (above) now lives in the house, which has a leaded glass skylight and an arched fireplace in the livingroom." Article pasted to verso (Excerpt): "Oak Park, Ill. - ...Just a couple of doors down Forest Avenue, (from Wright's Home & Studio) is one of Wright's best coherent wholes - the Heurtley House at No. 318, a noble, self-assured mass of reddish brick built for a Chicago banker in 1902. The Heurtley House is now owned by Jack Prost, a biology professor who purchased th house in 1973, three years after moving to Oak Park in the hope of setting in a Wright House. It is one of Wright's finest prairie houses, as many of his early works were called. It gathers its many rooms under a vast, sprawling hipped roof, with rows of windows, in neat horizontal strips, tucked up near the top and a grand arched entrance." Photographed by Yuichi Idaka for the New York Times.
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W photograph
ST#: 1978.34.0111
Date: 1978 Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park (1902 - S.074) 1978.
Description: Caption on Face: "Oak Park, Ill.: Jack Prost now lives in Frank Lloyd Wright's Heurtley House, with leaded glass skylight and arched fireplace in living room. (First of Six). Wright/Goldberger. NYT Pictures / Yuichi Idaka" Published in the New York Times on August 27, 1978, accompanying a story about Wright by Paul Goldberger. Caption pasted to verso and stamped Aug 27 1978: "The Heurtley house (left) is a noble, self-assured mass of reddish brick built for a Chicago banker in 1902. Jack Prost (above) now lives in the house, which has a leaded glass skylight and an arched fireplace in the livingroom." Article pasted to verso (Excerpt): "Oak Park, Ill. - ...Just a couple of doors down Forest Avenue, (from Wright's Home & Studio) is one of Wright's best coherent wholes - the Heurtley House at No. 318, a noble, self-assured mass of reddish brick built for a Chicago banker in 1902. The Heurtley House is now owned by Jack Prost, a biology professor who purchased the house in 1973, three years after moving to Oak Park in the hope of setting in a Wright House. It is one of Wright's finest prairie houses, as many of his early works were called. It gathers its many rooms under a vast, sprawling hipped roof, with rows of windows, in neat horizontal strips, tucked up near the top and a grand arched entrance." Photographed by Yuichi Idaka for the New York Times.
Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W photograph
ST#: 1978.33.0111Date: 1978
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park 1978 (1902 - S.074).
Description: View of the Living Room of the Heurtley Residence. The Arthur Heurtley Residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1902. The ceiling has leaded glass skylights and the brick arched fireplace. Jack Prost, owner is sitting on the couch. Hand written on verso: "Sun RE / Housing. Aug 13. Prost House." Photographed by Yuichi Idaka for the New York Times.
Size: Original 6.25 x 9 B&W photograph.
ST#: 1978.52.0918Date: 1980
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 1980 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 1) View of the Arthur Heurtley Residence from the street. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed during the Wright Plus Tour, May 17, 1980. Text stamped on sleeve: "5. May 80 C15." Set of nine slides.
Size: Original 35mm Kodachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.42.0419-1Date: 1980
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 1980 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 2) View of the Dining Room from the South. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed during the Wright Plus Tour, May 17, 1980. Text stamped on sleeve: "22. May 80 C16." Set of nine slides.
Size: Original 35mm Kodachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.42.0419-2Date: 1980
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 1980 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 3) View of the Dining Room from the South. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed during the Wright Plus Tour, May 17, 1980. Text stamped on sleeve: "23. May 80 C16." Set of nine slides.
Size: Original 35mm Kodachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.42.0419-3Date: 1980
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 1980 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 4) Under exposed view of the Dining Room from the North. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed during the Wright Plus Tour, May 17, 1980. Text stamped on sleeve: "29. May 80 C16." Set of nine slides.
Size: Original 35mm Kodachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.42.0419-4Date: 1980
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 1980 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 5) View of the Living Room fireplace. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed during the Wright Plus Tour, May 17, 1980. Text stamped on sleeve: "24. May 80 C16." Set of nine slides.
Size: Original 35mm Kodachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.42.0419-5Date: 1980
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 1980 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 6) View of the Living Room looking West. The Dining Room is to the right. The fireplace is on the opposite wall behind the camera. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed during the Wright Plus Tour, May 17, 1980. Text stamped on sleeve: "25. May 80 C16." Set of nine slides.
Size: Original 35mm Kodachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.42.0419-6Date: 1980
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 1980 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 7) Under exposed view of the Living Room looking West. The Dining Room is to the right. The fireplace is on the opposite wall behind the camera. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed during the Wright Plus Tour, May 17, 1980. Text stamped on sleeve: "26. May 80 C16." Set of nine slides.
Size: Original 35mm Kodachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.42.0419-7Date: 1980
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 1980 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 8) Over exposed view of the Living Room looking West. The Dining Room is to the right. The fireplace is on the opposite wall behind the camera. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed during the Wright Plus Tour, May 17, 1980. Text stamped on sleeve: "27. May 80 C16." Set of nine slides.
Size: Original 35mm Kodachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.42.0419-8Date: 1980
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 1980 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 9) Exterior view of the back of the Heurtley Residence from the Northeast. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed during the Wright Plus Tour, May 17, 1980. Text stamped on sleeve: "30. May 80 C16." Set of nine slides.
Size: Original 35mm Kodachrome slide transparency and high res 5" x 8" digital color image.
ST#: 1980.42.0419-9Date: Circa 1990 Title: "Arthur Heurtley House - 1902, Oak Park, Illinois. Frank Lloyd Wright, architect" (Pub. By H. K. Barnett, Allison Park, PA 15101) (Published exclusively for the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio Foundation, 951 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois 60302)
Description: Postcard. This house, with its compact form, continuous bans of casement windows, and living spaces on the second floor, is one of Wright's early masterpieces. The banded brickwork, low hipped roof, and wide overhanging eaves all serve to emphasize the horizontal lines and tie the building to the breadth of the Illinois landscape. FLLW-14 #101195
Size: 5.8 x 4
ST#: 1990.59.0507
A) Heurtley House (#5) Date: 1992 Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park (1902 - S.074) 1992.
Description: Viewed from the Southwest. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1901. This was another home where Wright raised the living spaces, Living, Dining and Kitchen to the second floor. The Entry arch is reached by short stairs on either side of the front Terrace. As you move through the arch, you enter another space, where the front door is on the far right, not centered which would typical in most homes, but a typical to Wright's designs where the entrances were hidden from the street. Through the front door, you enter a large hall and stairs that lead up to the main level. The face of the house is made of brick, but designed in such a way to create horizontal lines. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on a trip to Oak Park in March, 1992.
Size: 35mm color slide and 12 x 8" high res color digital image.
ST#: 1992.96.1015
Date: 2002
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 2002 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 1) View of the Arthur Heurtley Residence from the West. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. It is directly across the street from the Moore and Hills Residences. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.139.0519-1Date: 2002
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 2002 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 2) View of the Arthur Heurtley Residence from the West. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. It is directly across the street from the Moore and Hills Residences. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.139.0519-2Date: 2002
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 2002 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 3) View of the Arthur Heurtley Residence from the West. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. It is directly across the street from the Moore and Hills Residences. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.139.0519-3Date: 2002
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 2002 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 4) View of the Arthur Heurtley Residence from the West. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. It is directly across the street from the Moore and Hills Residences. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.139.0519-4Date: 2002
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 2002 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 5) View of the Arthur Heurtley Residence from the West. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. It is directly across the street from the Moore and Hills Residences. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.139.0519-5Date: 2002
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 2002 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 6) View of the Arthur Heurtley Residence from the West. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. It is directly across the street from the Moore and Hills Residences. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.139.0519-6Date: 2002
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 2002 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 7) View of the Arthur Heurtley Residence from the West. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. It is directly across the street from the Moore and Hills Residences. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.139.0519-7Date: 2002
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 2002 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 8) View of the Arthur Heurtley Residence from the West. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. It is directly across the street from the Moore and Hills Residences. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.139.0519-8Date: 2002
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak park, 2002 (1902 - S.074).
Description: 9) View of the Arthur Heurtley Residence from the West. Set of 9 images from a trip to Oak Park in September, 2002. It is directly across the street from the Moore and Hills Residences. Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Heurtley Residence in 1902. Photographed by Douglas M. Steiner in 2002.
Size: Original 35mm negative and 4 x 6 color print, 9 x 14 high res digital image.
ST#: 2002.139.0519-9Date: 2019
Title: Arthur Heurtley Residence, Oak Park, Illinois 2019 (1902 - S.074).
Description: Set of 60 exterior photographs of the Arthur Heurtley Residence. Designed in 1902 by Frank Lloyd Wright. Arthur Heurtley was born in 1860 and past away in 1934 at the age of 73. He was a successful businessman with a passion for music and art, and was an early client of Frank Lloyd Wright, and a friend. Besides his involvement with a number of clubs and organizations, Cliff Dwellers, Chicago and Union League clubs, Apollo Musical club, Chicago Golf club of Wheaton and the Oak Park Country Club, he was also involved in the Les Cheneaux Club on Marquette Island.
The house is constructed with two colors of brick. The lighter protrudes from the surface creating strong horizontal shadows. Sandwiched between the lighter rows of bricks are single and triple courses of darker bricks. On the center of the front elevation is a rectangle of stucco, originally painted red.
The following are excerpts from Paul Kruty’s article published in Illinois Historical Journal, Summer, 1993, Heurtley to Bluemner: Early Impressions of Frank Lloyd Wright, Pp.85-92. Continue...
More photographs to come.
More photographs to come.On July 19, 1908, Heurtley wrote to artist Oscar Florians Bluemner from the Cheneaux Islands. Heurtley pauses to consider the architect who designed his home and his island retreat, Frank Lloyd Wright. Heurtley now sees his home more as the realization of Wright's creative vision than as an expression of his personal needs as a client.
"When your letter came... I was more than busy getting ready to go away for my holidays, and since coming here, where I have had a cottage for over ten years (also my friend Wright's work), I have been trying to get things settled..."
"I wish you could know my friend Frank Lloyd Wright; I think you would like him. A man of fine education, a musician, an artist in many ways, a clear hearted, clear minded gentleman, a man of high ideals and aspirations; such is Mr. Wright; and I am most happy in the home that was largely the creation of his brain, or rather the outward expression of his thought at the time...."
"From my seat as I write, I can look over the waters of the bay, lying still as an inland lake, and reflecting in this mirror like surface, the wooded shores, and islands, and the tints of a sunset, that even you, gentle painter, could not successfully copy."
Set of 60 exterior photographs of the Arthur Heurtley Residence photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on October 21, 2019. (More photographs to come.)
Size: Original 23 X 15 high res digital images.
ST#: 2019.62.0623Date: 2022
Title: Andrew Porter Residence, Tanyderi, Spring Green, Wisconsin 2022 (1907 - S.134).
Description: Set of 15 exterior and 29 interior photographs of the Andrew Porter Residence, Tanyderi, meaning "Under the Oaks" in Welch. Photographed on September 12, 2022 during a visit to Wisconsin. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1907 for his sister and brother-in-law Jane and Andrew T. Porter. Wright did not design furniture for the Porters, but there is furniture from the Wright designed Heurtly House. The Arthur B. Heurtley House, was designed in 1902. In 1920 the house was purchased by Wright's sister, Jane Porter, and her husband, Andrew. The Porters lived in the Heurtley House for 26 years. When they sold it, part of the furniture was brought to the Porter house. Three Heurtley armchairs set in the living room. Photographed on September 12, 2022 during a visit to Wisconsin by Douglas M. Steiner. Set of 15 exterior and 29 interior 23 X 15 high res digital images. Andrew Porter Residence... Aurther Heurtly Residence...
Size: 23 X 15 high res digital images.
ST#: 2022.14.0123-8Date: 2022
Title: Andrew Porter Residence, Tanyderi, Spring Green, Wisconsin 2022 (1907 - S.134).
Description: Set of 15 exterior and 29 interior photographs of the Andrew Porter Residence, Tanyderi, meaning "Under the Oaks" in Welch. Photographed on September 12, 2022 during a visit to Wisconsin. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1907 for his sister and brother-in-law Jane and Andrew T. Porter. Wright did not design furniture for the Porters, but there is furniture from the Wright designed Heurtly House. The Arthur B. Heurtley House, was designed in 1902. In 1920 the house was purchased by Wright's sister, Jane Porter, and her husband, Andrew. The Porters lived in the Heurtley House for 26 years. When they sold it, part of the furniture was brought to the Porter house. Three Heurtley armchairs set in the living room. Photographed on September 12, 2022 during a visit to Wisconsin by Douglas M. Steiner. Set of 15 exterior and 29 interior 23 X 15 high res digital images. Andrew Porter Residence... Aurther Heurtly Residence...
Size: 23 X 15 high res digital images.
ST#: 2022.14.0123-10ARTHUR HEURTLEY COTTAGE (1902-S.075) HEURTLEY COTTAGE 1900 HEURTLEY PLAN 1902 HEURTLEY COTTAGE 1950 HEURTLEY COTTAGE 1960 HEURTLEY COTTAGE 2023
ADDITIONAL WRIGHT STUDIESDate: Circa 1900
Title: Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1900 (1902 - S.075).
Description: View of the Heurtley Cottage from the Northwest prior to Frank Lloyd Wright revisions. This may be one of the earliest photographs of the Cottage. What is missing in this photograph are the dining room windows Wright added to the basement level, facing the lake, which would be the elevation on the far right. The L-shaped porch has not yet been glassed in. This does confirm that there were windows on the second floor, those on the right are facing the lake. This view also accentuates the outer walls that slope inward. Frank Lloyd Wright may have this original cottage around 1898, but this can not be confirmed cecause original plans for the cottage have not been found. What can be confirmed is that in 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled the cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant’s quarters. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. He also specified maple floor throughout the basement. Written on the plans: “Maple Floor Throughout. Note - Interior Finish to Correspond with Finish of First Floor.” This would indicate that the first floor’s floors were finished in maple. Published in Frank Lloyd Wright in Michigan, Northup, 1991, p.13. Courtesy of Reference Publications, Inc. See additional details...
Size: 5.5 x 3.5 B&W photograph.
S#: 0041.62.0523Date: 1902
Title: Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Alteration Plan 1902 (1902 - S.075).
Description: Alteration Plan for the Arthur Heurtley Cottage. Frank Lloyd Wright may have designed the original plans for the cottage, but plans could not be found. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant’s quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the “basement” was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace and sideboard for the dining room. Original work is indicated in red, new changes indicated in black. Drawings include, Plan of Alteration in First Floor, Plan of Alteration in Basement, West Elevation, South Elevation, Sideboards, Dining Room Fireplace. He also specified maple floor throughout the basement. Written on the plans: “Maple Floor Throughout. Note - Interior Finish to Correspond with Finish of First Floor.” Text bottom right: “Alteration Summer Cottage Of Mr. Arthur Heurtley, Les Cheneaux Club, Marquette Island, Michigan. Frank Lloyd Wright - Architect, Oak Park, Illinois. New Work Indicated Thus ------------- (black line). Old Work Indicated Thus ------------- (red line).” Hand written center left: “0214.01.” Courtesy of the Frank Lloyd Wright Archives, Avery Library. See additional details...
Size: 10 x 6 Color and 10 x 5.5 B&W photograph.
S#: 0052.32.0523 (1&2)Date: 1910 / 1934
Title: Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Portrait Circa 1910 (undated) (1902 - S.075).
Description: Portrait of Arthur Heurtley, facing slightly to the left, looking straight ahead.
Obituary for Arthur Heurtley, published in The Oak Leaves, Oak Park, Illinois, September 20, 1934. Arthur Heurtley, one of Oak Park's most prominent citizens until after the World War, died on Tuesday at his country place near Muscatine, Ia., aged seventy-three years.
Funeral services will take place at Muscatine this afternoon (Thursday) and interment will be at Chippiannock, Rock Island.
Mr. Heurtley was distinguished both in business and in movements for cultivation of arts, especially music. He was among the first to employ the art of Frank Lloyd Wright and the "Heurtley House" at 310 Forest, designed by Mr. Wright has been pictured in architectural publications in Europe and Asia and has had a wide influence on design.
In the garden of this house is the oldest inhabitant of Oak Park, a great oak tree, said to have lived a thousand years.
Mr. Heurtley became secretary of the Northern Trust company in 1889 when it was organized and served in that capacity until 1920 when he retired. He was born in Boston and came to Chicago in 1881, taking a position with the Merchants Loan and Trust company. He later was Continued...
assistant secretary of the Chicago Edison company and then entered the service of the Northern Trust company.
Until incapacitated by illness Mr. Heurtley was an active member of the Cliff Dwellers and the Chicago and Union League clubs, the Apollo Musical club of which he was president for nine years, the Chicago Golf club of Wheaton and the Oak Park country club.
Mr. and Mrs. Heurtley entertained frequently and their company was usually composed of those interested in music and the other arts and distinguished artists frequently were their guests. The interior of their home, including all furniture, was designed by Mr. Wright and the rooms were so arranged that large companies could be entertained easily. For nearly two decades the Heurtleys were among the most interested and interesting of village families.
Their daughter became the wife of David Wood Griffiths when he graduated at the head of his class at West Point. Later he was on duty with the army in Panama and Mr. and Mrs. Heurtley spent several winters in the tropics which they enjoyed greatly.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Grace Heurtley; a daughter, Mrs. David Wood Griffiths of Chicago, and a son, Richard Walter Heurtley of New York City.
Photograph published in Two Chicago Architects and Their Clients, Eaton, 1969, p.96. Courtesy of Moffett Studio. Also published in the Illinois Historical Journal, Summer, 1993. Photograph unknown.
Size: 5.5 x 8.5 B&W Photograph.
S#: 0094.99.0523Date: Circa 1950
Title: Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1950 (undated) (1902 - S.075).
Description: View of the front of the cottage, East Elevation. In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant’s quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the “basement” was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. Published in the Illinois Historical Journal, Summer, 1993. Courtesy of the Illinois Historical Journal. Photograph unknown. See additional details...
Size: 8 x 6 B&W Photograph.
S#: 0831.116.0523Date: Circa 1960
Title: 1) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1960 (undated) (1902 - S.075).
Description: In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant's quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the "basement" was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, F.L.. Les Cheneaux, Mich. Heurtley Cottage. Exterior. C. D. Sheppard Neg." Photographed by C. D. Sheppard. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. See additional details...
Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W Photograph.
S#: 1458.92.0420Date: Circa 1960
Title: 2) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1960 (undated) (1902 - S.075).
Description: In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant's quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the "basement" was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, F.L.. Les Cheneaux, Mich. Heurtley Cottage. Exterior. C. D. Sheppard Neg." Photographed by C. D. Sheppard. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. See additional details...
Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W Photograph.
S#: 1458.93.0420Date: Circa 1960
Title: 3) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1960 (undated) (1902 - S.075).
Description: In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant's quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the "basement" was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, F.L.. Les Cheneaux, Mich. Heurtley Cottage. Exterior. C. D. Sheppard Neg." Photographed by C. D. Sheppard. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. See additional details...
Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W Photograph.
S#: 1458.94.0420Date: Circa 1960
Title: 4) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1960 (undated) (1902 - S.075).
Description: In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant's quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the "basement" was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, F.L.. Les Cheneaux, Mich. Heurtley Cottage. Exterior. C. D. Sheppard Neg." Photographed by C. D. Sheppard. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. See additional details...
Size: Original 8 x 10 B&W Photograph.
S#: 1458.95.0420Date: 2023
Title: Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, 2023 (1902 - S.075).
Description: Did Frank Lloyd Wright design the Heurtley Cottage in 1898? Set of 53 exterior photographs of the Arthur Heurtley Cottage. In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. Arthur Heurtley was born in 1860 and past away in 1934 at the age of 73. He was a successful businessman with a passion for music and art, and was an early client of Frank Lloyd Wright, and a friend. Besides his involvement with a number of clubs and organizations... Continue...
Size: Set of 53 exterior 23 X 15 high res digital images
ST#: 2023.01.0523 (1-53)
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See additional photographs...ARTHUR HEURTLEY COTTAGE C 1900
Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1900 (1902 - S.075). View of the Heurtley Cottage from the Northwest prior to Frank Lloyd Wright revisions. This may be one of the earliest photographs of the Cottage. What is missing in this photograph are the dining room windows Wright added to the basement level, facing the lake, which would be the elevation on the far right. The L-shaped porch has not yet been glassed in. This does confirm that there were windows on the second floor, those on the right are facing the lake. This view also accentuates the outer walls that slope inward. Frank Lloyd Wright may have this original cottage around 1898, but this can not be confirmed cecause original plans for the cottage have not been found. What can be confirmed is that in 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled the cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant’s quarters. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. He also specified maple floor throughout the basement. Written on the plans: “Maple Floor Throughout. Note - Interior Finish to Correspond with Finish of First Floor.” This would indicate that the first floor’s floors were finished in maple. (S#0041.62.0523) ARTHUR HEURTLEY COTTAGE REMODEL PLAN 1902
1) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Alteration Plan 1902 (1902 - S.075). Alteration Plan for the Arthur Heurtley Cottage. Frank Lloyd Wright may have designed the original plans for the cottage, but plans could not be found. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant’s quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the “basement” was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace and sideboard for the dining room. Original work is indicated in red, new changes indicated in black. Drawings include, Plan of Alteration in First Floor, Plan of Alteration in Basement, West Elevation, South Elevation, Sideboards, Dining Room Fireplace. He also specified maple floor throughout the basement. Written on the plans: “Maple Floor Throughout. Note - Interior Finish to Correspond with Finish of First Floor.” Text bottom right: “Alteration Summer Cottage Of Mr. Arthur Heurtley, Les Cheneaux Club, Marquette Island, Michigan. Frank Lloyd Wright - Architect, Oak Park, Illinois. New Work Indicated Thus ------------- (black line). Old Work Indicated Thus ------------- (red line).” Hand written center left: “0214.01.” (S#0052.32.0523 : 1&2) 2) Detail of the Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Alteration Plan 1902 (1902 - S.075). 3) Detail of the Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Alteration Plan 1902 (1902 - S.075). 4) Detail of the Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Alteration Plan 1902 (1902 - S.075). 5) Detail of the Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Alteration Plan 1902 (1902 - S.075). 6) Detail of the Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Alteration Plan 1902 (1902 - S.075). 7) Detail of the Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Alteration Plan 1902 (1902 - S.075). ARTHUR HEURTLEY COTTAGE 1950
Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1950 (undated) (1902 - S.075). View of the front of the cottage, East Elevation. In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant’s quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the “basement” was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. Published in the Illinois Historical Journal, Summer, 1993. Courtesy of the Illinois Historical Journal. Photograph unknown. (S#0831.116.0523) ARTHUR HEURTLEY COTTAGE 1960
1) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1960 (undated) (1902 - S.075). In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant's quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the "basement" was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, F.L.. Les Cheneaux, Mich. Heurtley Cottage. Exterior. C. D. Sheppard Neg." Photographed by C. D. Sheppard. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. (S#1458.92.0420) . 2) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1960 (undated) (1902 - S.075). In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant's quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the "basement" was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, F.L.. Les Cheneaux, Mich. Heurtley Cottage. Exterior. C. D. Sheppard Neg." Photographed by C. D. Sheppard. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. (S#1458.93.0420) 3) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1960 (undated) (1902 - S.075). In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant's quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the "basement" was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, F.L.. Les Cheneaux, Mich. Heurtley Cottage. Exterior. C. D. Sheppard Neg." Photographed by C. D. Sheppard. (S#1458.94.0420) 4) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1960 (undated) (1902 - S.075). In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant's quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the "basement" was built into the slope. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, F.L.. Les Cheneaux, Mich. Heurtley Cottage. Exterior. C. D. Sheppard Neg." Photographed by C. D. Sheppard. (S#1458.95.0420) ARTHUR HEURTLEY COTTAGE 2023
DID FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT DESIGN THE HEURTLEY COTTAGE IN 1898? Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, 2023 (1902 - S.075). Set of 53 exterior photographs of the Arthur Heurtley Cottage. In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. Arthur Heurtley was born in 1860 and passed away in 1934 at the age of 73. He was a successful businessman with a passion for music and art, and was an early client of Frank Lloyd Wright, and a friend. Besides his involvement with a number of clubs and organizations, Cliff Dwellers, Chicago and Union League clubs, Apollo Musical club, Chicago Golf club of Wheaton and the Oak Park Country Club, he was also involved in the Les Cheneaux Club on Marquette Island.
In 1888 William L. Benham purchased and subdivided the northern point of land on Marquette Island. He then organized and developed the Les Cheneaux Club. The club grew as residents of Chicago and Detroit, built permanent summer dwellings. By 1900 a large clubhouse/hotel and some thirty cottages with boathouses had been built. Marquette Island is the largest island in the Les Cheneaux islands in northern Michigan, located near the northwest shores of Lake Huron in the northern Michigan peninsula. The island is occupied mostly during the summer and accessible only by boat.
According to Paul Sprague at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Heurtley acquired the land in 1898. The design of the cottage is not attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright because of a lack of records. In 1902, Heurtley commissioned Wright to make alterations to the cottage. In the Frank Lloyd Wright archives, now at the Avery Library, Columbia University is one plan for an "Alteration to a Summer Cottage of Mr. Arthur Heurtley." So the alterations are confirmed as a Wright project.
The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant's quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the basement was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer indicated that on one of the drawings, Wright indicated the new work in red, Frank Lloyd Wright Monograph 1902-1906, 1987/1989, p.36. Pfeiffer published the color plan in Wright 1885-1916, 2011, p.153, and the text in the bottom right hand corner is just the opposite. Text reads: "New Work Indicated Thus -------------" (black line). "Old Work Indicated Thus -------------" (red line).
In 1908, Heurtley wrote to Oscar Florians Bluemner, "...I have had a cottage for over ten years (also my friend Wright's work)." He clearly states that the cottage was the work of Frank Lloyd Wright.
Excerpts from: Illinois Historical Journal, Summer, 1993, Heurtley to Bluemner: Early Impressions of Frank Lloyd Wright, Paul Kruty, Pp.85-92:
In 1902 Wright created one of his most powerful and beautiful Prairie Houses for his neighbor, Arthur Heurtley. He had just remodeled Heurtley's summer home in the Cheneaux Islands at the junction of Lakes Huron and Michigan(3)...
Note 3. According to Paul Sprague at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Heurtley acquired the land in 1898, which concurs with Heurtley's recollection of "ten years" in 1908. The cottage is now part of the grounds of Les Cheneaux Club.
On July 19, 1908, Heurtley again responded to a note from Bluemner. The artist had tried to explain his resolve to abandon architecture for painting; his dedication and idealism apparently reminded Heurtley of his architect and Oak Park neighbor. Writing from the Cheneaux Islands, Heurtley pauses to consider the architect who designed his home and his island retreat, Frank Lloyd Wright. Heurtley now sees his home more as the realization of Wright's creative vision than as an expression of his personal needs as a client. The message is written on stationery marked "Les Cheneaux Club."
"When your letter came... I was more than busy getting ready to go away for my holidays, and since coming here, where I have had a cottage for over ten years (also my friend Wright's work), I have been trying to get things settled..."
"I wish you could know my friend Frank Lloyd Wright; Ithink you would like him. A man of fine education, a musician, an artist in many ways, a clear hearted, clear minded gentleman, a man of high ideals and aspirations; such is Mr. Wright; and I am most happy in the home that was largely the creation of his brain, or rather the outward expression of his thought at the time...."
"From my seat as I write, I can look over the waters of the bay, lying still as an inland lake, and reflecting in this mirror like surface, the wooded shores, and islands, and the tints of a sunset, that even you, gentle painter, could not successfully copy."
From Heurtley's correspondence, it is clear that he is referring to Wright as the architect of the cottage. "...I have had a cottage for over ten years (also my friend Wright's work)." Heurtley purchased the land in 1898, had the cottage built. After a couple years, 1902, makes a few minor renovations. With the cottage in such a remote location, and in Northern Michigan where the winters are severe and the summer building season is short, why would he not go back to the original architect that was familiar with the project. Oscar Bluemner was an artist and architect. He would understand what the word "work" referred to.
Without the original 1898 blueprints with Frank Lloyd Wright's signature, one can only theorize that Wright was the original architect. But as we photographed the Heurtley Cottage, and study it first-hand, it was difficult to assume otherwise. Flared roof line like the Goodrich Residence, Oak Park (1896) and Smith (1896). Board and batten siding, canted base, similar details to the River Forest Golf Club (Also 1898) and Foster Cottage (1900), and Smith (1896). Flared walls, two pedestals at the front of the house leading toward the entrance.
So did Frank Lloyd Wright design the Heurtley Cottage in 1898? It seems very possible, and even plausible, but not going as far as to say substantiated. As a friend of mine once said, just as you come to a conclusion and finish writing an article, something new is discovered about Frank Lloyd Wright. We will just have to wait for new discoveries.
Many changes and additions have been made to the cottage.
East Elevation, Front of the Cottage: The only noticeable change to the East elevation is the addition of the front door and the enclosure of the "L" shaped covered porch that covered the North and West sides of the house. The porch is reached by a half walled walkway that extended out on the right side of the house. At the farthest end of the walkway were two pedestals. The original L-shaped porch was covered and most-likely screened, and the entrance to the cottage was two-thirds of the way back, into the living room. Today the doorway is set back approximately ten feet from the front of the house.
North Elevation: When William Storrer published The Architectural of Frank Lloyd Wright, 1974, he indicated that the screened windows now had glass, which may indicated that the porch had been enclosed. By 2023, an addition has been added to the North elevation, with a fireplace at the outer end. A dormer has also been added to the second level.
West Elevation, Facing the Lake: Storrer also indicated in 1974 that the dining room windows on the lower level, giving a view of the lake, had been replaced by french doors, and that the once stained board-and-batten siding was now painted. A balcony had also been added to the first floor. Today, the french doors have been replaced with solid windowless doors, indicated that the original dining room has probably been abandoned, possibly used for storage and the dining room moved to the upper first floor level. Windows may have been added to the second floor.
South Elevation: Many changes have been made to the South elevation. An addition has been added to the basement level. The stairway next to the bay window has been enlarged. A Dormer has been added to the second level.
Photographed on May 17, 2023 during a trip through northern Michigan by Douglas M. Steiner. Our intent is to record the details that create the totality of the design, creating a complete picture, as-well-as the present condition of the home. In an effort to expedite adding these photographs to this website, we have dispensed with a description for each photograph. Set of 53 exterior 23 X 15 high res digital images.
1) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-1) 2) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-2) 3) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-3) 4) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-4) 5) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-5) 6) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-6) 7) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-7) 8) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-8) 9) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-9) 10) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-10) 11) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-11) 12) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-12) 13) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-13) 14) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-14) 15) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-15) 16) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-16) 17) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-17) 18) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-18) 19) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-19) 20) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-20) 21) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-21) 22) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-22) 23) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-23) 24) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-24) 25) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-25) 26) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-26) 27) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-27) 28) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-28) 28) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-28) 30) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-30) 31) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-31) 32) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-32) 33) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-33) 34) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-34) 35) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-35) 36) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-36) 37) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-37) 38) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-38) 39) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-39) 40) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-40) 41) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-41) 42) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-42) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1960 (undated) (1902 - S.075). In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant's quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the "basement" was built into the slope. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, F.L.. Les Cheneaux, Mich. Heurtley Cottage. Exterior. C. D. Sheppard Neg." Photographed by C. D. Sheppard. (S#1458.95.0420) 43) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-43) 44) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-44) 45) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-45) 46) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-46) 47) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-47) 48) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-48) 49) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-49) 50) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-50) 51) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-51) . Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1960 (undated) (1902 - S.075). In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant's quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the "basement" was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, F.L.. Les Cheneaux, Mich. Heurtley Cottage. Exterior. C. D. Sheppard Neg." Photographed by C. D. Sheppard. (S#1458.94.0420) 52) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-52) . Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1960 (undated) (1902 - S.075). In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant's quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the "basement" was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, F.L.. Les Cheneaux, Mich. Heurtley Cottage. Exterior. C. D. Sheppard Neg." Photographed by C. D. Sheppard. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. (S#1458.92.0420) 53) Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Exterior 2023 (1902 - S.075). 23 x 15 high res digital image photographed by Douglas M. Steiner on May 17, 2023. Copyright 2023, Douglas M. Steiner. (ST#2023.01.0523-53) . Arthur Heurtley Cottage Remodeling, Les Cheneaux, Marquette Island, Michigan, Circa 1960 (undated) (1902 - S.075). In 1902 Frank Lloyd Wright designed a house for Arthur Heurtley in Oak Park. Concurrently he remodeled a cottage for Heurtley on Marquette Island, in Michigan. The renovation included alterations to the bedrooms and bath on the first floor, and reconfiguring the basement to include a dining room, kitchen and servant's quarters. Plans appear to indicate that the "basement" was built into the slope. He also designed a fireplace for the dining room. Mounted to gray board. Label pasted to board: "W 20, USA Arch. Wright, F.L.. Les Cheneaux, Mich. Heurtley Cottage. Exterior. C. D. Sheppard Neg." Photographed by C. D. Sheppard. Acquired from the archives of the University of Minnesota. (S#1458.93.0420)
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