Adams House

Although the William and Jesse Adams House features design elements like a large attic, double hung windows, and a square plan that are incongruous with the Wright most of us know, it does hint at the horizontal massing that was to pervade the architect’s later work. The broad covered porch and hipped roof with overhanging eaves convey this best. At this still-early stage in Wright’s career he was often innovating and experimenting within traditional styles, evident in his 1890s “bootleg houses”—side projects sneakily executed while interning with Louis Sullivan. William Adams was the builder of several Wright-designed houses in the region. It received a rear addition in 1913, designed by Robert Hyde.