Orth House

The Orth House is a historic house located at 42 Abbotsford Road in Winnetka, Illinois. Walter Burley Griffin designed the Prairie School house, which was built in 1908. Griffin was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, and he designed the Orth House shortly after starting his own studio; the house consequently resembles Wright's work more closely than Griffin's later work does. The ​1 1⁄2-story house's design features a stucco exterior with decorative stained wood, casement windows divided into geometric patterns, and an overall horizontal emphasis, all characteristic features of the Prairie School.[2]

Orth House
Location42 Abbotsford Rd., Winnetka, Illinois
Coordinates42°5′31″N 87°43′10″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1908 (1908)
ArchitectGriffin, Walter Burley
Architectural stylePrairie School
NRHP reference No.76000708[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 8, 1976

The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1976.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Graham, James W. (October 7, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Orth House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2014.


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