A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home in River Forest is on the market for the first time in more than fifty years, with an asking price of $2.2 million. The Chauncey Williams House at 530 Edgewood Place was built in 1895 for Chauncey and Helen Williams, and the family that owns it now has lived there for 54 years, according to the listing agent.
As reported by Crain's Chicago Business, the house has remained in the same family's hands since 1972, making this listing a rare chance for a buyer to own one of Wright's earlier residential designs in the western suburbs. The home's distinctive silhouette comes from what the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust describes as an exaggerated, steeply pitched roof with a wide overhang, a signature touch from the architect's early period.
An Octagonal Library and a Family's Long Tenure
Inside, the dining room and library both take on octagonal configurations, a geometric form the Trust notes turned up frequently in Wright's work from that same era. A separate property listing from Coldwell Banker Today's Realtors describes the octagonal library as anchored by a Roman brick fireplace, set on a lot measuring 125 by 200 feet.
The house has also seen some changes over the decades. Per the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, the dormers were modified after 1900 and an enclosed porch was added at some point in the home's history, details the Trust lists under the property's restoration status.
Fifty-Four Years in One Family's Hands
According to a report from Oak Park, the listing agent said her clients have called the Chauncey Williams House their home for 54 years, a tenure that stretches back decades before the current real estate boom in Wright-designed properties. That same outlet first reported the $2.4 million asking price in October.
The Williams House now joins a short list of Wright-designed homes that have changed hands or hit the market in the region recently. The Oak Park report notes that the Winslow House at 515 Auvergne Place, also in River Forest, sold for $2.2 million in November 2024, while Wright's Elizabeth and Rollin Furbeck House at 515 Fair Oaks in Oak Park sold for $1.8 million in July 2025.
Conflicting Dates on a Record Nearby Sale
The Hills-De Caro House at 313 Forest Avenue in Oak Park has also been cited as a comparable sale, though sources disagree on timing. The Real Deal reported the six-bedroom property closed at $2.3 million, exceeding its asking price by $5,000, in a sale reported in April 2026, and called it the highest price paid for a Wright design in the region in recent years. The Oak Park report, however, states that the same Hills-De Caro House sold for $2.3 million in March 2023. The two accounts have not been reconciled.
Either way, the $2.3 million figure tied to the Hills-De Caro House gives prospective buyers a benchmark as the Chauncey Williams House seeks a new owner at its lower, $2.2 million asking price. Whether the Williams House ultimately sells at, above, or below its $2.2 million list price remains to be seen.
