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Emil Bach House
The Emil Bach House is a Prairie style house at 7415 North Sheridan Road in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the house was built for Emil Bach, a German immigrant who had cofounded the Bach Brick Company. The house is an example of Wright's late Prairie style work, just before he began to design Usonian buildings. The Bach House is a Chicago Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bach commissioned Wright to design the house in 1915 and owned the house until 1931, when he sold the property to Joseph Peacock. The house was resold several more times through the 20th century, remaining a private residence during that time. In 2005, Jane Elizabeth Ferrer bought the Bach House at an auction after several attempts to sell the building had failed. Jennifer Pritzker bought the house in 2010 and renovated it, opening it to the public for tours, events, and overnight stays in 2014. Pritzker donated the house to Loyola University Chicago in 2025.
The Bach House was designed as a two-story single family residence with a basement. The general plan is based on Wright's "Fireproof House for $5000" design, which was published in the Ladies' Home Journal in 1907; the first story has a rectangular floor plan, while the second story is cruciform in arrangement. Though the house is on the eastern side of Sheridan Road, the entrance is from the rear, facing Lake Michigan. The rooms on the first floor (including a living room, dining area, and kitchen) surround a fireplace. The second floor includes either three or four bedrooms, as well as two bathrooms. The design has received praise from architectural critics such as Paul Gapp and Blair Kamin.
The Bach House is at 7415 North Sheridan Road in the Rogers Park community area of Chicago in Illinois, United States. The house is one block west of Lake Michigan. When the house was constructed, it was a "country home" with a clear view of Lake Michigan from its rear (east) facade. As a result of the changing nature of the Rogers Park neighborhood, the house now stands among commercial structures and apartment buildings. The house occupies a lot measuring 60 by 150 feet (18 by 46 m).
The house's original owner was Emil Bach, a German immigrant who cofounded the Bach Brick Company with his brothers. By the 1910s, the company was somewhat prosperous, producing 200,000 bricks every eight hours. On December 5, 1914, Emil Bach and his wife Anna purchased the site of the Bach House from Amelia Ludwick and her husband. Bach commissioned the architect Frank Lloyd Wright to design a house for him in Rogers Park, Chicago. Bach was reportedly impressed with Wright's work, and Bach's brother Otto had recently bought another house from the architect.
Through the 20th century, the house was sold multiple times, remaining a private residence. Joseph Peacock purchased the house from the Bachs in 1934 and owned it until 1947. The property changed ownership twice in 1951. The second owner retained the property for eight years, after which Joseph Blinder bought it in 1959. The Blinders resold the house to Frank L. Miller Sr. on the condition that Miller take care of the house. By the 1970s, Miller wished to resell the property, saying that the house was too large for him and his son, Frank L. Miller Jr. Since many buildings in Rogers Park were being redeveloped at the time, Miller wanted the buyer to preserve it. Miller also wanted the house to be designated as a Chicago landmark, unusually for property owners in Chicago, who generally resisted landmark designations. Over the years, several of the original architectural features had been removed, including benches and a dining table.
Fedor Banuchi of Wilmette, Illinois, bought the house in 1977 for $130,000, although he continued to live in Wilmette. Banuchi renovated the house extensively and gave the house's windows to the Art Institute of Chicago. He also allowed four students from the University of Oxford to stay there in 1988; the students were conducting a study of the building since, at the time, relatively little was known about its design. In 1998, the building was listed for sale with an asking price of $800,000. It was ultimately sold in 2000 for $437,000. The new owner, an unidentified local restaurateur, also paid $240,000 for an adjacent vacant lot, which measured 45 by 150 feet (14 by 46 m). The LaSalle Bank National Association is recorded as having officially acquired the building from the Banuchi family.
In 2004, the home was placed for sale with an asking price of $2.5 million. After no one expressed interest in the house, the asking price was reduced to $1.9 million. At the time, the building's landmark designation prevented owners from making significant alterations without prior approval. The surrounding area had changed from a quiet lakefront to a busy neighborhood. Furthermore, the house was relatively small compared to residences designed by other architects. Preservationists expressed concern that the zoning would allow bidders to develop high rise apartments or condominiums on the yard. The owner decided to auction the Bach House as a last resort, after other attempts to sell the house had failed. The owner began soliciting bids in February 2005; the starting price of $750,000 was less than a third of the original asking price. Two hundred people expressed interest in the house.
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Emil Bach House
The Emil Bach House is a Prairie style house at 7415 North Sheridan Road in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States. Designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the house was built for Emil Bach, a German immigrant who had cofounded the Bach Brick Company. The house is an example of Wright's late Prairie style work, just before he began to design Usonian buildings. The Bach House is a Chicago Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Bach commissioned Wright to design the house in 1915 and owned the house until 1931, when he sold the property to Joseph Peacock. The house was resold several more times through the 20th century, remaining a private residence during that time. In 2005, Jane Elizabeth Ferrer bought the Bach House at an auction after several attempts to sell the building had failed. Jennifer Pritzker bought the house in 2010 and renovated it, opening it to the public for tours, events, and overnight stays in 2014. Pritzker donated the house to Loyola University Chicago in 2025.
The Bach House was designed as a two-story single family residence with a basement. The general plan is based on Wright's "Fireproof House for $5000" design, which was published in the Ladies' Home Journal in 1907; the first story has a rectangular floor plan, while the second story is cruciform in arrangement. Though the house is on the eastern side of Sheridan Road, the entrance is from the rear, facing Lake Michigan. The rooms on the first floor (including a living room, dining area, and kitchen) surround a fireplace. The second floor includes either three or four bedrooms, as well as two bathrooms. The design has received praise from architectural critics such as Paul Gapp and Blair Kamin.
The Bach House is at 7415 North Sheridan Road in the Rogers Park community area of Chicago in Illinois, United States. The house is one block west of Lake Michigan. When the house was constructed, it was a "country home" with a clear view of Lake Michigan from its rear (east) facade. As a result of the changing nature of the Rogers Park neighborhood, the house now stands among commercial structures and apartment buildings. The house occupies a lot measuring 60 by 150 feet (18 by 46 m).
The house's original owner was Emil Bach, a German immigrant who cofounded the Bach Brick Company with his brothers. By the 1910s, the company was somewhat prosperous, producing 200,000 bricks every eight hours. On December 5, 1914, Emil Bach and his wife Anna purchased the site of the Bach House from Amelia Ludwick and her husband. Bach commissioned the architect Frank Lloyd Wright to design a house for him in Rogers Park, Chicago. Bach was reportedly impressed with Wright's work, and Bach's brother Otto had recently bought another house from the architect.
Through the 20th century, the house was sold multiple times, remaining a private residence. Joseph Peacock purchased the house from the Bachs in 1934 and owned it until 1947. The property changed ownership twice in 1951. The second owner retained the property for eight years, after which Joseph Blinder bought it in 1959. The Blinders resold the house to Frank L. Miller Sr. on the condition that Miller take care of the house. By the 1970s, Miller wished to resell the property, saying that the house was too large for him and his son, Frank L. Miller Jr. Since many buildings in Rogers Park were being redeveloped at the time, Miller wanted the buyer to preserve it. Miller also wanted the house to be designated as a Chicago landmark, unusually for property owners in Chicago, who generally resisted landmark designations. Over the years, several of the original architectural features had been removed, including benches and a dining table.
Fedor Banuchi of Wilmette, Illinois, bought the house in 1977 for $130,000, although he continued to live in Wilmette. Banuchi renovated the house extensively and gave the house's windows to the Art Institute of Chicago. He also allowed four students from the University of Oxford to stay there in 1988; the students were conducting a study of the building since, at the time, relatively little was known about its design. In 1998, the building was listed for sale with an asking price of $800,000. It was ultimately sold in 2000 for $437,000. The new owner, an unidentified local restaurateur, also paid $240,000 for an adjacent vacant lot, which measured 45 by 150 feet (14 by 46 m). The LaSalle Bank National Association is recorded as having officially acquired the building from the Banuchi family.
In 2004, the home was placed for sale with an asking price of $2.5 million. After no one expressed interest in the house, the asking price was reduced to $1.9 million. At the time, the building's landmark designation prevented owners from making significant alterations without prior approval. The surrounding area had changed from a quiet lakefront to a busy neighborhood. Furthermore, the house was relatively small compared to residences designed by other architects. Preservationists expressed concern that the zoning would allow bidders to develop high rise apartments or condominiums on the yard. The owner decided to auction the Bach House as a last resort, after other attempts to sell the house had failed. The owner began soliciting bids in February 2005; the starting price of $750,000 was less than a third of the original asking price. Two hundred people expressed interest in the house.
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