After two years of restoration, a Frank Lloyd Wright home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is set to go up for sale for $7,995 million (or 7,28 million euros), according to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Frank Lloyd Wright designed the home, known as Westhope, towards the end of the 1920s for his cousin Richard Lloyd Jones, the Tulsa Tribune’s editor. Rob Allen of Sage Sotheby’s International Realty is selling the property, and according to the Wall Street Journal, the seller is business real estate investor Stuart Price.

Situated in the Greater Oakview neighborhood, the expansive exterior of the house makes use of Frank Lloyd Wright’s inventive “textile block” system, a building technique that involves assembling concrete blocks with designs to create a structure’s walls. Westhope is Wright’s only project outside of California to adopt this architectural style; the most well-known example is probably the Ennis House in Los Angeles. Besides the blocks, the façade has thousands of windows that allow one to view the scenery. Enregistrée au Registre national des lieux historiques en 1972, cette maison de cinq chambres, d’une superficie de 966 mètres carré, est l’une des plus grandes que l’architecte ait jamais conçue.

American investor Stuart Price told WSJ that the main goals of the restoration were to repair the façade’s concrete blocks, replace the windows, enclose the moquette, and modify the kitchen to better reflect the architect’s original vision. Additionally, he renovated the property’s pool and redesigned the about 8,000 square meter landscape park. Based on the images obtained, the house has a collection of Frank Lloyd Wright-type furniture, including more modern pieces inspired by the mid-century modern style and chaises reminiscent of his Robie 1 in the dining room. Throughout the entire house are several original libraries and staircases. Following the completion of the renovations, Stuart Price stated that local organizations including the Tulsa Ballet had held fund-raising events on the property. The house has also been used for private events.

Aside from its unique design and size, the house is known for a frequently mentioned anecdote that unfolds between its walls. During a rainstorm in Tulsa, water started seeping through the roof, a common occurrence in Frank Lloyd Wright homes. When Lloyd Jones called his cousin, he would have said, “Good singing, Frank, it’s on my desk!” Frank Lloyd Wright would have answered, “Richard, why don’t you move your desk? Richard’s wife, Georgia Lloyd Jones, had one of the most poetic reactions: “This is what happens when one leaves an artistic creation outside in the rain,” she would have said at the time.