CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - A southeast Missouri home, fashioned in the same organic style of noted architect Frank Lloyd Wright, has earned a place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Southeast Missouri State University graduate students Laura Williams and Caryn Guth spent the past year working to obtain the designation for the one-story home, which was built in 1963 using an irregular V-shaped floor plan built into a steeply sloped lot, The Southeast Missourian (https://bit.ly/1RIoMPz ) reported.
Steven Hoffman of the university’s historic preservation program says the house’s Wright-like features include a variety of shapes and outdoor elements appearing to rise up from the landscape almost like a natural feature. It doesn’t conform to the more boxy approach of other contemporary homes.
“Those are all (Wright) techniques and are well-expressed here,” Hoffman said.
A Cape Girardeau doctor, Jean Chapman, commissioned prominent local architect John L.E. Boardman to design the home. The owners now are Eric Rellergert and Kyle Owens.
Some outdated carpeting and light fixtures have been changed over time, but the home still has all its original limestone on the interior and exterior, along with dark walnut paneling and built-in cabinets throughout.
“All the character and defining features are still intact,” Williams said.
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Information from: Southeast Missourian, https://www.semissourian.com
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