5/5 MaryLC L. 4 years ago on Google β’ 20 reviews
This
Frank
Lloyd
Wright
hybrid
Prairie/Early
Usinion
home
is
beautiful.
It
was
originally
known
as
The
Avery
Coonley
Playhouse.
Although
Mrs.
Queene
Feery
Coonley
commissioned,
helped
plan
and
paid
for
this
Playhouse
as
well
as
the
original
Avery
Coonley
Compound,
which
sits
approximately
a
block
away.
Built
for
Mrs.
Queene
Feery
Coonley
in
the
early
20th
century
as
a
Kindergarten
for
her
and
others'
children,
it
was
remodeled
into
a
single
family
dwelling
less
than
10
years
after
being
built.
Recently
the
room
in
back
which
once
contained
a
small
foot
pool
or
fountain
for
children
has
been
transformed
into
a
bedroom
or
possible
den,
the
remnants
of
the
fountain
looking
as
if
they
have
been
removed.
This
does
make
more
room
for
a
standard
bedroom,
but
detracts
from
Mrs.
Feery
Coonley
amd
Mr.
Wright's
original
design.
Some
of
the
original
iconic
stained
glass
was
removed
and
is
displayed
at
The
Art
Institute
of
Chicago,
high
grade
copies
taking
their
place
in
the
home.
Some
of
the
original
glass
work
still
exists
in
the
house
amd
the
children's
kitchen,
complete
with
ice
cream
and
soda
equipment
still
exist
from
the
original
build
as
does
much
of
the
original
cabinets.
I
hope
whoever
buys
this
masterpiece
keeps
the
original
kitchen
the
way
Mr.
Wright
built
it.
The
garages
need
some
attention,
one
attached
and
one
free
standing.
I
believe
one
of
these
was
once
used
as
a
studio.
It
would
be
wonderful
if
this
is
brought
back
to
life
as
it
was.
The
Avery
Coonley
Playhouse
is
not
open
to
the
public,
but
is,
at
the
time
of
this
writing
for
sale.
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