Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House Museum and Study Center
One of iconic architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpieces - the Frank Lloyd Wright Allen House Museum and Study Center - is in a historical neighborhood in Wichita, Kansas, and is open to the public through regularly offered tours, special events or for private tours and events scheduled in advance.
The design ideas date from 1915 and the House was occupied in 1918 by the Allens, who continued to live in the house until late 1947. The Allen House showcases Wright’s prairie style, which emphasized horizontal lines, earth tones and a continuous blending of interiors and exteriors. USA Today has named it one of the top 10 Wright home tours due to its restored condition and the amount of original furnishings, which continues to expand.
Stylistic exterior features includes a horizontal grey carthage marble “water table” as a transition design element between the prairie floor and the house, white raked horizontal brick joints and flush ocher head joints, red clay tile roof with emphasis on horizontal lines and a unique ridge, hip ridge and lower starting course with a Japanese flavor.
The historic home offers small group walking tours led by docents Wednesday through Saturday of most weeks (they are closed the entire month of January for general maintenance and renovation projects). Tickets must be purchased online in advance at and there are several tour options. The grand tour costs $40 per person and typically starts at 10 a.m., and a standard tour is $22 per person and starts at 11:30 a.m. or 1 p.m., with an additional 1:30 p.m. tour on most Saturdays. There are also moonlight tours, $22 per person starting at 7 p.m., several times each month. Use this guide to learn more about touring the Allen House.
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Allen House Museum and Study Center
- 255 N. Roosevelt
- Wichita, KS 67208
(316) 687-1027
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