General Info

The Henry J. Allen House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1915. The House, that Frank Lloyd Wright considered “among my best”, is considered the last of the Prairie Houses. Stylistic exterior features includes a horizontal grey carthage marble “water table” as a transition design element between the prairie floor and the house, white raked horizontal brick joints and flush ocher head joints, red clay tile roof with emphasis on horizontal lines and a unique ridge, hip ridge and lower starting course with a Japanese flavor. The Allen House Foundation is named after the original owners of the house, Henry and Elsie Allen.