Patrick and Margaret Kinney House facts for kids
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Patrick and Margaret Kinney House
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Patrick and Margaret Kinney House
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| Location | 424 N. Fillmore St., Lancaster, Wisconsin |
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| Area | 2.9 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1951-1953, 1964 |
| Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright/John H. Howe |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000160 |
| Added to NRHP | March 6, 2008 |
The Patrick and Margaret Kinney House is a special home designed by the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright. It was built starting in 1951. You can find this unique house in Lancaster, Wisconsin.
This house is important because it was added to the State Register of Historic Places in 2007. The next year, it was also added to the National Register of Historic Places. This means it's a building with a lot of history and special design.
Building a Dream Home
Patrick and Margaret Kinney wanted a home where they could raise their three children. They chose Frank Lloyd Wright to design it. Margaret Kinney had even worked for Wright's sister when she was in college.
Patrick Kinney was a lawyer, but he also helped build the house himself! He acted as the "general contractor." This meant he managed the building work to save money.
Special Stone for a Special House
Frank Lloyd Wright first suggested using concrete blocks for the house. But the Kinneys had a different idea. They wanted to use stone instead.
Patrick Kinney worked very hard to get the stone. Every morning, he would wake up early. He would go to a quarry, which is a place where stone is dug out of the ground. He would collect two loads of stone and bring them to the building site. After that, he would go to his job as a lawyer.
A Unique Design
The house has a very interesting shape. It's built using a pattern of shapes called parallelograms. These are like stretched-out squares.
The main bedroom is shaped like a hexagon, which has six sides. The children's bedrooms connect to this main part.
When Wright first designed the house, he thought the Kinneys had only two children. So, the original plan had only two children's bedrooms. Later, Wright's helper, John H. "Jack" Howe, made the house bigger. This way, there was enough space for all three children.
