Frank Lloyd Wright Hallway

What happened to the house?

When Mr. Little died, Mrs. Little gave the house to their daughter and her family. Although the daughter loved the house, it didn't suit her family's needs. By this time, Frank Lloyd Wright was a very famous American architect. Hundreds of people would come to see and admire the house.

As you can imagine, the many uninvited visitors became a little too much for the owners. They wanted to sell the house but not the land the house was on. They knew the house was important in the history of American architecture, so they contacted groups they thought would want to preserve it.

The house was sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 1972. The Met displays the large living room of the house. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts owns this hallway.

By saving parts of this house, these museums have made it possible for many people to learn more about the work of America's most famous architect.