SOURCE ARCHIVE: Ebsworth Park 75/25 Anniversary Year Page
URL: https://ebsworthpark.org/events/75-25-2026-anniversary-year/ (and the events page that links to it)
Captured: 2026-04-16 (provided directly by the WholeTech team from his browser session)
Status: Primary source for Part X (The Houses) and Foreword

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RAW CONTENT
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Title: Celebrating 75 Years of Vision – 25 Years of Stewardship

Body:

In 2026, the Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park (Kraus House) enters
a milestone year. It marks 75 years since construction began in 1951 and 25
years since the house first opened its doors to the public. This dual
anniversary sets the stage for a year of renewal, reflection, and
celebration.

This spring is a much-anticipated reopening following a six-month
preservation project that carefully protected some of the home's most
distinctive architectural features. Most notably, the roof was completely
restored and returned to Frank Lloyd Wright's original cedar shingle
design. The roof is an essential element of the home's dramatic horizontal
profile and characteristic of Wright's "organic architecture". Supported
in part by a $100,000 matching grant, this work safeguards the integrity
of this Usonian masterpiece for generations to come.

With the restoration complete, 2026 will see expanded tour offerings,
welcoming more visitors into Wright's vision for American domestic life.
A special anniversary membership will debut, inviting supporters to engage
more deeply with this remarkable site and to share in the momentum of this
celebratory year.

The anniversary will extend beyond the walls of the FLWHEP. The Joanne and
Alan Kohn Lecture, presented at the Saint Louis Art Museum on May 3 and
free to the public, will focus on the rehabilitation of Wright's Anderton
Court Shops in Beverly Hills—designed for Givenchy—offering a compelling
look at the preservation of his commercial architecture. The beloved
Preserving What's Wright benefit returns to the FLWHEP in September, once
again gathering advocates and admirers in the extraordinary setting of one
of Wright's most compelling examples of Usonian design.

Since opening to the public in 2001, FLWHEP has served not only as an
architectural landmark, but also as a living classroom and a welcoming
gathering place. In 2026, as it commemorates both its groundbreaking and
a quarter-century of public stewardship, it looks ahead with renewed
purpose to the next chapter of preserving and sharing Wright's legacy.

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KEY DATES (extracted)
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April 1, 2026
   Reopening for tours following completion of historic Roof Restoration.
   First public viewings of the new cedar shingle roof.
   Tour reservations required.

May 3, 2026
   Joanne and Alan Kohn Lecture at Saint Louis Art Museum.
   "Givenchy's Rehabilitation of Frank Lloyd Wright's Anderton Court Shops"
   FREE to the public.
   (At SLAM, not at the FLWHEP grounds.)

September 13, 2026
   "Preserving What's Wright" benefit
   At the Ebsworth Park grounds.
   Tickets available — details TBA.

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2026 COMMEMORATIVE ANNIVERSARY MEMBERSHIP (offered)
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Benefits:
- Free tours for household for one year
- Reservations for May 3 Joanne & Alan Kohn Lecture
- 10% Museum Shop discount
- Reciprocal Sites Membership benefits at Wright sites across US
- Special commemorative gift

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BUILDING / CONSTRUCTION TIMELINE NOTE
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The 75 years dates from 1951 — when CONSTRUCTION BEGAN.
(Earlier source materials cited 1951 as build year; this confirms construction-began year.)
The 25 years dates from 2001 — when the house FIRST OPENED TO THE PUBLIC.

This is slightly different from the framing used in some earlier project
documents (which dated the 25 years from Barney's $1M gift). The Park
itself dates the 25-year stewardship from the 2001 public opening.

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CONTACT (CONFIRMED from this page)
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The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park
120 North Ballas Road
St. Louis, Missouri 63122
(Note: this page lists "St. Louis" as city; other materials say "Kirkwood"
which is the suburb. Both are correct depending on how locality is named.)

Phone: (314) 822-8359
Email: info@ebsworthpark.org
Website developer: Studio 2108

Confirmed pages:
- /events/75-25-2026-anniversary-year/
- /visit/ (tours)
- /history/about-the-house/
- /about-us/
- /find-us/
- /shop/
- "Book Now" tour reservation system