Tucked into Mirror Lake State Park, this is Wright’s smallest residential commission, at only 880 square feet. The one-bedroom, one-bath cottage features a galley kitchen, two built-in dining tables, a stone fireplace, built-in banquette seating and a deck overlooking the park’s namesake lake. A major restoration effort during the late 1980s and early 1990s brought this cottage back to its original state, with overnight stays opening up in 1992. Three walls of windows coax in natural light and interior stone walls also seamlessly connect to the outdoors, even if it’s a cozy winter night. From $325 per night.
Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Overnight
This stay is one part of Polymath Park, a 130-acre property where owners Tom and Heather Papinchak worked to dissemble and relocate two Wright-designed Usonians from other regions. The cantilevered roof is easily recognizable to Wright fans. The three-bedroom, two-bath home joins two other homes designed by Wright protégé Peter Berndtson, whose master plan for the Usonian-style community was unfortunately never fully realized. With a restaurant on site (Treetops Restaurant), guests can choose to eat most of their meals there or make use of the home’s kitchen. From $825 per night.
Courtesy of Frank Lloyd Wright Overnight
Also in Polymath Park, this Usonian was designed by Wright in 1957 for Donald and Elizabeth Duncan and remained in Lisle, Illinois, until 2004, two years after Donald’s death. Marshall Erdman, who worked on 11 of Wright’s prefab Usonians, was tapped as the builder and chose Masonite siding. With three bedrooms and two baths, guests can enjoy the home’s open layout, including cozying up in front of the stone floor-to-ceiling fireplace in an Eames-style lounge chair. Now relocated to Pennsylvania for restoration work, visitors can view the Cherokee red concrete floor and a stone fireplace, two hallmarks of Wright’s Usonian homes. From $675 per night.
