Booth Cottage?
Plan and other material in this previous thread:
http://wrightchat.savewright.org/viewto ... 4bb2745e3e
Potential "masterpiece" ? Probably not. But an interesting opportunity for improvement, on a property with limited Wrightian significance beyond the name ?
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http://wrightchat.savewright.org/viewto ... 4bb2745e3e
Potential "masterpiece" ? Probably not. But an interesting opportunity for improvement, on a property with limited Wrightian significance beyond the name ?
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the house is definitely endangered. the asking price is actually below the market value for a lot in that part of Glencoe, and there are very few lots remaining anywhere near this cottage to move it to. Its a difficult situation as it has had a few mediocre additions glommed on over the years (including the entry canopy) which are not worth moving. In reality its a wooden "airstream" used by the Booth family for a summer.
Turn it into a one-of-a-kind house kit . . . "Build Your Own Wright Vacation House !" . . . perhaps as the piece de resistance in next season's Neiman Marcus catalog ?
All the excrescences could be discarded, every part and piece labeled to an assembly chart in the manner of the ASBH product ? "Choose your site, pour your slab, and presto . . . !"
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All the excrescences could be discarded, every part and piece labeled to an assembly chart in the manner of the ASBH product ? "Choose your site, pour your slab, and presto . . . !"
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The Village of Glencoe has received a application for demolition of the Booth Cottage. The demo will be delayed for 6 months due to its honorary landmark status. The Village has no other protections, and the Village Board or Village Manager really don't seem to care. Sad state for Glencoe's history. The new owners are Jean Yang, a "real estate investor" - another McMansion coming soon!
If any of you are on twitter, Blair Kamin (architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune) is attempting to locate the owners:
https://twitter.com/BlairKamin/status/1 ... 2365671425
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/ ... story.html
https://twitter.com/BlairKamin/status/1 ... 2365671425
https://www.chicagotribune.com/columns/ ... story.html
Yes.
Hard for me to understand the cottage as Wright until seeing that shot:
https://www.dwell.com/article/booth-cot ... 2661414912
Hard for me to understand the cottage as Wright until seeing that shot:
https://www.dwell.com/article/booth-cot ... 2661414912