Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House

Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House
Jacobs First House, street-side, June 2009
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Location441 Toepfer Avenue
Madison, Wisconsin
United States
Coordinates43°3′31″N 89°26′29″W / 43.05861°N 89.44139°W / 43.05861; -89.44139
Built1937
ArchitectFrank Lloyd Wright
Architectural style(s)Modern Movement, Other
Governing bodyPrivate
CriteriaCultural: (ii)
Designated2019 (43rd session)
Part ofThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
Reference no.1496-006
RegionEurope and North America
DesignatedJuly 24, 1974[1]
Reference no.74000073
DesignatedJuly 31, 2003[2]
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House is located in Wisconsin
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House
Location of Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House in Wisconsin
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House is located in the United States
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House
Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House (the United States)

Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House, commonly referred to as Jacobs I, is a single family home located at 441 Toepfer Avenue in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Designed by noted American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, it was constructed in 1937 and is considered by most to be the first Usonian home. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2003.[2] The house and seven other properties by Wright were inscribed on the World Heritage List under the title "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright" in July 2019.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ a b "Herbert and Katherine Jacobs First House". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on April 3, 2009. Retrieved December 31, 2007.
  3. ^ "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved July 7, 2019.

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