2024-05-06T13:54:39-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150281586/an-early-frank-lloyd-wright-home-avoids-demolition-thanks-to-a-preservationist-couple Josh Niland 2021-09-16T09:00:00-04:00 >2021-09-16T13:42:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/aa/aaeb6f31605fda6c2136fca18078d3d5.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>An early Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in Hinsdale appears to have gained a new lease on life, with the announcement on Tuesday that two preservation-minded buyers are purchasing the house and plan to restore it.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The home was originally designed in 1894 for a marble importer named Frederick Bagley. <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4673/frank-lloyd-wright" target="_blank">Wright</a> included a glass door design for the <a href="https://flwright.org/researchexplore/wrightbuildings/frederickbagleyhouse" target="_blank">first time</a> in his career. The home had been listed on the private market since July with an asking price of around $1.3 million.</p> <p>The couple who purchased the home also owns Wright&rsquo;s Tonkens House in Ohio, which they <a href="https://ssrg.com/2019/10/18/tonkens-house-renovations/" target="_blank">worked to restore</a>. Efforts to stop the demolition of historic homes in the town of Hinsdale <a href="https://patch.com/illinois/hinsdale/hinsdale-home-demolitions-upset-officials" target="_blank">came up short</a> recently. <em>The Chicago Tribune</em> has more on the house&rsquo;s new lease on life <a href="https://www.chicagotribune.com/real-estate/elite-street/ct-re-elite-street-frank-lloyd-wright-hinsdale-frederick-bagley-house-20210915-ybewnktu3rh65m5vq3vqby2v7q-story.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>