By Jane King Hession, Foreword by Jack Quinan, Photography by Bill Olexy

This richly illustrated volume describes the unique home designed in 1951 by America’s most famous architect. The author chronicles the Krauses’ challenges to build the house and the later efforts to save and restore it as a museum open to the public. Hardcover, 80 pages. 2015.

Jane King Hession is an architectural historian, author, and curator specializing in modernism.

The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth House: The Kraus House is also available at the following local St. Louis retailers: AIA St. Louis Chapter Book Store, Christopher’s Home Accents, Left Bank Books, Missouri History Museum, The Novel Neighbor, Saint Louis Art Museum and Subterranean Books

These earrings were inspired by the stained glass panels on the terrace doors of The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park, also known as the Kraus House. The panels were designed by the owner, Russel Kraus, a nationally recognized stained glass artist who commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design the house for him and his wife, Ruth.

By Bette Koprivica Pappas, Photography by Jack Simmons. Original owner Bette Pappas chronicles the story of the construction of the Pappas House between 1955 and 1959. A Usonian Automatic made of pre-cast concrete block and Philippine mahogany, the house is one of two Wright-designed properties in St. Louis. Softcover, 57 pages. 1985.

Designed exclusively for the Frank Lloyd Wright House, these beautiful earrings were inspired by the stained glass panels on the front door of The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park, also known as The Kraus House. The panels were designed by the owner, Russell Kraus.