The Westcott House is a Frank Lloyd Wright designed Prairie Style house in Springfield, Ohio. The house was built in 1908 for Mr. Burton J. Westcott and his wife Orpha. The Westcott property is the only Prairie Style house designed by Wright in the state of Ohio. The grounds include the main house, and a carriage house connected by a pergola. Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was one of the most prominent architects of the first half of the 20th century. ... Springfield is the county seat of Clark County in the State of Ohio. ... Prairie School was a late 19th and early 20th century style of design in the Midwestern United States developed by architect Louis Sullivan and his followers William Gray Purcell and George Grant Elmslie. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Official languages None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Governor Bob Taft (R) Senators Mike DeWine (R) George V. Voinovich (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 8. ...

In 1903, as part of a merger, Burton J. Westcott came to Springfield, Ohio as Treasurer of The American Seeding Company. He would hold the position for 21 years.

In 1916, Burton brought the Westcott Motor Car Company to Springfield, Ohio from Richmond, Indiana. He was president of the company until 1924. Wright designed a detached garage which included a design for a large turntable because the cars at that time did not have a reverse gear, a car driven into a garage had to be turned around manually. The garage also included 2 horse stables and was connected to the main house by a pergola. The Westcott was an automobile produced in Springfield, Ohio (United States) between 1912 and 1925. ... A turntable is any rotating platform: a phonograph (or the platter of), used to play vinyl records, or by DJs to mix or scratch them (see turntablism) a device used at some railroad facilities to turn a locomotive or other rolling stock around, or onto one of several radially arranged...

Orpha L. Westcott was considered one of Springfield, Ohio's most prominent and progressive women, and is credited with suggesting the selection of Frank Lloyd Wright as the architect for their new home. The Westcott's had 2 children, John and Jean. Orpha died in 1923 following a minor sinus surgery in Philadelphia.

Following the death of Burton in 1926 the Westcott House was sold to Roscoe Pierce and he lived in the house until 1941. Eva Linton bought the house in 1944 and sub-divided it into 5 apartments. Over the next 37 years the house fell into a state of decline. Dorothy Snyder inherited the property in 1981 and maintained it until 1988 when she sold it to her son Ken and wife Sherri Snyder. In 1991 Ken died suddenly in a car accident. Sherri sold the house in 2000 to the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy, and as part of the purchase arrangement the house was subsequently sold on May 11, 2001 to the newly formed non-profit The Westcott House Foundation.

The home, which is undergoing a complete restoration, is scheduled to be finished and opened to the public in the October of 2005. 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Westcott House Foundation