OHIO

There are a total of eleven homes and buildings located in Ohio.

BOSWELL    BOULTER    DOBKINS    FEIMAN    MEYERS    PENFIELD    RUBIN    STALEY    TONKENS    WELTZHEIMER    WESTCOTT

OTHER HOMES

GERALD B. TONKENS RESIDENCE (S.386 - 1955)
	Date: 1988 Title: Gerald B. Tonkens Residence (1955 - S.386). Exterior 1988. Description: Stamped on verso: "Jan 27 1988". Pasted on verso: "Usonian Automatic House: The Tonkens House, Cincinnati, Ohio. This house has many of the characteristics of the 1,800-square-foot house built for the traveling exhibition Frank Lloyd Wright: In the Realm of Ideas. The exhibition house was designed by Wright in 1955 but never built. Photographed by Melvin Grier." Acquired from the archives of the Chicago Sun Times. Size: Original 10 x 8 B&W print. ST#: 1988.48.0611

BURTON J. WESTCOTT RESIDENCE (S.099 - 1904)
When Burton J. Westcott’s father passed away in 1907, he inherited the Westcott Carriage Co. located in Richmond, Ohio. He converted the company to the Westcott Motor Car Co. and produced two-seater in 1909. By 1911 they were producing a larger sedan. Around 1915, Burton moved the company from Richmond to Springfield, about 190 miles to the west. His wife Orpha past away in 1923, Burton J. Westcott past away in 1926. Roscoe Pierce purchased the house in 1927.
	Date: Circa 1905 Title: Burton J. Westcott Residence (S.099 - 1904) Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904, built in 1905, according to Storrer and the Clark County assessor's office tax records. Taken near the completion of the home. The large exterior vases on the terrace have not been installed. The second floor "Veranda" (balcony) have not been enclosed. The home to the West (left), 1330 E. High Street has not been constructed. According to tax records, it was built in 1907. It is visible in the photograph below. Note the smaller of the two trees in front of the house. It is the same tree in the photograph below, next to the vase. Photo courtesy of the Clark County Historical Society (which they have dated 1908).
Detail of Westcott Automobiles from above photograph.	Date: 1912 Title: Burton J. Westcott Residence (S.099 - 1904), circa 1912. Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904, built in 1905 (according to Storrer). View of the South and East side and the garage. Hand written on verso: "By Frank Lloyd Wright. Westcott House, Springfield, Ohio, 1912. 1340 E. High Street. Present owner Roscoe Pierce, who bought house in 1927." In dating this photograph the date written on the back (1912), presents a few questions. A brief history: When Burton Westcott’s father passed away in 1907, he inherited the Westcott Carriage Co. located in Richmond, Ohio. He converted the company to the Westcott Motor Car Co. and produced the first two-seater (seen on the far right) in 1909. By 1911 they were producing a larger sedan, seen to the left of the two-seater. Around 1915, Burton moved the company from Richmond to Springfield, about 190 miles to the west. Westcott would have been driving the latest models of his vehicles, but it is difficult to date the vehicles in the photograph. Production continued until 1925, so this photograph would have been taken between 1910-1925, so most likely 1912 is correct. The Oak Park Public Library attributes this photograph to Grant Manson. Manson was born in 1904. That would have place Manson at 8 years old. So most likely Manson acquired the photograph but did not take it. Burton's wife Orpha past away in 1923, Burton J. Westcott past away in 1926. Roscoe Pierce purchased the house in 1927. Also, in dating this photograph it is noted that the second floor "Veranda" (balcony) has been enclosed, which was not originally intended by Wright. Acquired from the Art Institute of Chicago. Size: Original 4.75 x 2.75 B&W Print. S#: 0114.06.1011
	Westcott Motor Car Company Ads.
	Date: 1912 Title: Burton J. Westcott Residence (S.099 - 1904), circa 1912. Description: Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1904, built in 1905 (according to Storrer). Viewed from the South. Dining Room on the left, Living Room in the center, Sitting Room on the far right, first floor. Photographed at the same time as S#114.06. Noted that the second floor "Veranda" (balcony) has been enclosed, which was not originally intended by Wright. Acquired from the Art Institute of Chicago. Size: Original 4.75 x 2.75 B&W Print. S#: 0114.07.1011
	Date: Circa 1935-41 Title: Burton J. Westcott Residence (S.099 - 1904), circa 1935-41. Description: Designed in 1904, built in 1905 (according to Storrer). Viewed from the Southeast. Dining Room on the left, Living Room in the center, Sitting Room on the far right, first floor. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Noted that the second floor "Veranda" (balcony) on the far right has been enclosed, which was not originally intended by Wright. Published in "In The Nature of Materials" Hitchcock, 1942, pl 135. Acquired from the Art Institute of Chicago. Size: Original 8 x 5.75 B&W Print. S#: 0397.09.1011
	Date: Circa 1935-41 Title: Burton J. Westcott Residence (S.099 - 1904), circa 1935-41. Description: Designed in 1904, built in 1905 (according to Storrer). Viewed from the Southeast. Sitting Room on the left, Entrance to the Home in the center, first floor. Pergola in the center between the house and the Garage on the far right. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Noted that the second floor "Veranda" (balcony) on the far left has been enclosed, which was not originally intended by Wright. Courtesy of the OPPL. Size: Original 8 x 5.75 B&W Print. S#: 0397.10.1011
	Date: Circa 1935-41 Title: Burton J. Westcott Residence (S.099 - 1904), circa 1935-41. Description: Designed in 1904, built in 1905 (according to Storrer). Viewed from the Southeast. Entrance to the Pergola is on the left, the Pergola in the center and the Garage on the far right. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Courtesy of the OPPL. Size: Original 8 x 5.75 B&W Print. S#: 0397.11.1011
	Date: Circa 1935-41 Title: Burton J. Westcott Residence (S.099 - 1904), circa 1935-41. Description: Designed in 1904, built in 1905 (according to Storrer). Viewed from the East. Sitting Room on the left, Entrance to the Home in the center, first floor. Pergola is on the right. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Acquired from the Art Institute of Chicago. Size: Original 8 x 6 B&W Print. S#: 0397.12.1011
	Date: Circa 1935-41 Title: Burton J. Westcott Residence (S.099 - 1904), circa 1935-41. Description: Designed in 1904, built in 1905 (according to Storrer). Viewed from the Northeast. The Home on the left, Pergola in the center, the Garage is on the far right. Photographed by Gilman Lane. Acquired from the Art Institute of Chicago. Size: Original 8 x 6.25 B&W Print. S#: 0397.13.1011

 

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