Prairie StylePrivate
F.B. Henderson House
Elmhurst, IllinoisCompleted 1901
About This Building
An early Prairie house in Elmhurst with characteristic horizontal banding.
The F.B. Henderson House is an early Prairie house in Elmhurst, Illinois, notable for its strong horizontal banding and the way the house sits low on its lot. The house shows Wright developing the Prairie vocabulary in the early 1900s, with the characteristic overhanging eaves, Roman brick, and art-glass windows that would define the style. It is a private residence.
Key Features
Early Prairie Style
Strong horizontal banding
Prospect Avenue, Elmhurst
National Register of Historic Places
F.B. Henderson House, 1901
