Tulsa’s Only Frank Lloyd Wright House Lists for $8 Million

As the story goes, legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright was enduring a bit of a career slump in the late 1920s when his cousin, Tulsa Tribune publisher Richard Lloyd Jones, asked him to create a home for him on what was then the southern outskirts of Tulsa. One of only three Wright-designed structures in Oklahoma — including the Price Tower and Harold Price Jr. house — the textile block residence was built at a total cost of more than $100,000, or $60,000 over the original estimate.

Last sold to Tulsa developer Stuart Price of Price Family Properties for $2.5 million in October 2021 — and subsequently restored and modernized, complete with extensive tweaks to the exterior, glasswork and landscaping — the notable property has again popped up on the market, this time asking a speck under $8 million. The sale was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.

“This home is truly a piece of art,” says listing agent Rob Allen of Sage Sotheby’s International Realty. “In addition to being one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s largest works, it is his only textile block home outside of California — where they have garnered some of his highest prices.”

In 2019, for instance, the architect’s Ennis House in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles sold for a record-breaking $18 million, far and away the most ever paid for a Wright-designed home.

Completed in 1929 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975, “Westhope” — also known as “The Big House” — features five bedrooms and five baths in just over 10,400 square feet of two-level living space. There are original stained concrete floors, casement windows, built-ins and vast expanses of glass throughout.

Tucked away on a nearly 2-acre parcel of land — in the affluent Midtown neighborhood of Tulsa, near the area’s bustling retail and commercial districts — the striking cement block and glass-columned dwelling is highlighted by a spacious formal living room sporting one of five wood-burning fireplaces filtered around the house, along with a wet bar-equipped dining room and an updated kitchen outfitted with dual islands and stainless appliances.

Elsewhere in the house is an office flaunting the original bookcases and another living room lined with glass, plus a master retreat holding a walk-in dressing room/closet space and bath. Outdoors, the grassy backyard hosts a pool, koi pond, and several spots well-suited to al fresco lounging and entertaining. There’s also an 800-square-foot guest apartment and an attached five-car garage.