WRIGHTPLUS September 15, 2021
House selection both a science and art
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Wright Plus housewalk returns with a flourish Several buildings have not been on the tour in decades
By LACEY SIKORA
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Contributing Reporter
fter a COVID-19 imposed hiatus of over a year, Wright Plus returns on Sept. 18 for the first time since 2019. The walk has been in the works for over two years, and ticket holders are ready and willing to jump back onto the housewalk circuit with the housewalk to end all housewalks. “It’s been a challenging hiatus,” said event cochair Vicki Kwarciany. “The team has been working on the walk since June 2019 and research began on these houses in November 2019.”
She says that over 75 volunteers and Frank Lloyd Wright Trust employees work on the leadership team that plans the walk, and all are excited to be back. In addition, many people who purchased tickets in 2019 for the 2020 walk are looking forward to attending. Event co-chair Corrine Penery says that while 2020 ticket holders were given the option to use their tickets for two or even three years later, many people opted to come back this fall. “They’re so excited about this year’s houses,” Penery said. “Whether it’s the Ingalls House that See WRIGHT PLUS on page B3
Photos courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Trust/Photo by James Caulfield
(Above) Exterior and dining room, J. Kibben Ingalls House (Frank Lloyd Wright, 1909) September 15, 2021 ■ Wednesday Journal/Forest Park Review
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