Frank Lloyd Wright's Westcott House, Ohio, United States
4.5 (264 reviews) Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Springfield Speciality Museums • Historic Sites • Architectural Buildings
Good Restoration of a Prairie Style Home
The Westcott House was built in 1908 for Burton J. And Orpha L. Westcott. The Westcott property is the only Prairie style house designed by Wright in the state of Ohio. The grounds include the main house and a garage with pony stable connected by an extensive pergola. In 1946, due to the housing crisis following World War II, the house was divided into multiple apartments. The house no longer reflected the vision of its architect. The original furniture and most of the original light fixtures and other details were removed from the house. Lack of resources led to an extreme deterioration of the structure. The house has recently undergone a multi-million restoration. Each of its features - from art glass to original hardware and hand-decorated encaustic walls to massive urns - has been returned to its 1908 appearance. Furniture has been rebuilt according to Wright's specifications and gardens re-landscaped in keeping with the time. The house is now managed by a non-profit organization.
Address
85 S Greenmount Ave, Springfield, OH 45505-1150
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Website
https://www.westcotthouse.org
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Wednesday : 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Thursday : 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Friday : 11:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Saturday : 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday : 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 16:16
User Ratings
4.5 based on (264 reviews)
Reviews
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5Chichi 5:00 PM Sep 10, 2022
Good Restoration of a Prairie Style Home
This is unique among the FLW homes I have visited in having skylights of leaded, colored glass, after Wright's design. I cannot remember whether our guide said the glass was original or had to be reproduced from Wright's drawings. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable and willing to answer questions.
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5kmc11_11 5:00 PM Jul 30, 2022
Great tour
We often look for a Frank Lloyd Wright structure while traveling and came across this home while searching the internet. Not hard to find, street parking, with a nice little gift shop. We made our tour reservations on-line for a 1 pm tour on Sunday. Tour was to be approx. 1:30, but lasted close to 2 hours. Our guide was a architect, so we were treated to a great deal of information and a professional perspective. A couple of the folks on our tour were also professionals so the questions and discussions were interesting to the remainder of us who were FLW fans. We had a warm and sunny day, so it allowed us to see several "outside" perspectives on the house and the site. It is amazing that this house has been saved after years of being an apartment building and neglect. The non-profit created to save the home has done a wonderful job of rebuilding. Worth the visit.
