Frank Lloyd Wright House In Essex County On Market Again (PHOTOS) – Montclair, NJ Patch

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — It’s known as the Stuart Richardson House, and it’s one of the hippest properties in Essex County. But that’s the sort of pedigree that comes with saying your home was designed by master architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

Built in what Wright called a “Usonian style,” the three-bedroom, single-family home at 63 Chestnut Hill Place in Glen Ridge is on the market again, its owners announced Monday. The home last sold in 2016 for $999,999.

The new owners are seeking $1.2 million for the home. Open houses will be held on Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23 from 1 to 4 p.m. (Learn more here)

Here’s how they describe the unique property:

“Invisible from the street and tucked into a wooded, gated half-acre plot amidst flower gardens that have also been featured in [The New York Times], this 1,800-square-foot home feels like a retreat, complete with a stream and pond alongside its landscaped entry path as well as a heated, in-ground swimming pool sparkling in its verdant backyard. This is a true sanctuary, offering the quiet privacy of the country as well as easy access to New York City. The 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom home is located in leafy, historic Glen Ridge, just a few minutes from hip, lively Montclair’s great restaurants, abundant cultural amenities, and top-rated public schools.”

According to the owners, the skylight-laden home also features:

  • A triangular living room with illuminated clerestory windows and a “jaw-dropping, inverted-pyramid ceiling”
  • Hexagonal floor patterns
  • A dramatic cantilevered entryway into a spacious screened-in porch
  • An atrium with a window wall that opens onto a bricked-in side garden
  • A cozy, bookshelf-lined study
  • A master bedroom with a “commanding” fireplace
  • Built-in desks, dressers, tables and cabinets that are original to the home

Wright’s homes have come to be known for their incorporation of natural features, something that isn’t missing in the Stuart Richardson House, its owners said.

“Built with window walls looking onto their surroundings, the country’s 60 or so Usonians were a feat of Wright’s ‘organic architecture,’ meant to welcome nature inside,” the home’s website states. “True to form, the Richardson House makes for fantastic bird-watching and nature-spotting. One can often see foxes, deer, ducks, exotic birds, and many other adorable creatures frolicking amidst the property’s array of trees, including pine, magnolia, crab apple, dogwood, weeping cherry, and holly.”

See more photos and the full listing here.

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