It’s a small victory for Frank Lloyd Wright fans, but a victory nonetheless: A Wright-designed cottage, previously threatened with demolition, will be moved — wheeled, actually — to a new location Tuesday in north suburban Glencoe. — Chicago Tribune
Tribune architecture critic Blair Kamin has some good news for readers who feared that Frank Lloyd Wright's 1913 Booth Cottage may have already met the wrecking ball after its previous owners filed for a demolition permit last year.
"The building’s new owners, the nonprofit Glencoe Historical Society, plan to restore the cottage’s exterior and eventually convert its interior into a museum and research center," Kamin writes.
Moving the cottage starts on Tuesday, July 21st at 8 AM, and mask-wearing spectators are welcome to watch the historic building move down the road.
View this post on InstagramMark your calendars! The Booth Cottage is moving on Tuesday, July 21st starting at 8:00 a.m. Spectators are welcome to watch the house move down Franklin Road to the park in areas designated by Public Safety provided they wear masks and observe social distancing guidelines. You don’t want to miss this unique and historic event!!
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