The Gardener's Cottage in Riverside, Illinois: Living in a Small Masterpiece by Frank Lloyd Wright, Jens Jensen, and Frederick Law Olmsted

by Cathy Jean Maloney

Riverside, Illinois, was designed in 1869 by renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and his architect partner Calvert Vaux. Their unique design, which followed the contours of the landscape and emphasized open spaces, inspired the greatest architects of the time to undertake projects in Riverside. Among those projects was the Avery Coonley Estate, a rare joint effort by Frank Lloyd Wright and landscape architect Jens Jensen. At the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1930066899
• ISBN13: 9781930066892
• Release Date: March 2010
• Publisher: Center for American Places
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 9.0"