The B. Harley Bradley House
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1900
Wright in Kankakee, in cooperation with the Kankakee County Historic Preservation Commission, seeks to acquire, restore and preserve the B. Harley Bradley House & Stable and the Warren Hickox House, located next to each other in Kankakee, Illinois. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1900 and built in 1901, the houses are acknowledged by the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy as Wright's first house designs that ushered in Wright's Prairie Style, a definitive architectural style of the early American 20th century. Collectively, the houses form a unique architectural campus.
The goal of Wright in Kankakee is to open the Bradley House and Stable as a house museum and education center. The house requires no further restoration before it could be opened to the public. All that remains is to acquire the house for all to enjoy in the future. Wright in Kankakee is a not-for-profit organization created through the combined efforts of the Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley, the Kankakee County Historic Presveration Commission, and a group of dedicated community members.
An information sheet was prepared by the Community Foundation and provides facts about the house and its recent total restoration by its current owners.
If you have an interest in helping or contributing to acquire this historically unique architectural icon, please contact:
Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley
105 E. Court St
Kankakee, Illinois 60901
Phone: 815-939-1611
Email: info@wrightinkankakee.org
