Touring The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park (Kraus House) | This House Tours

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Nestled into it's surroundings, The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park (Kraus House) is a cohesive work of Usonian architecture contextualized by the landscape. It was designed for Russell Kraus and his wife, Ruth Kraus on over 10 acres boasting a native Persimmon Grove. Join us for a tour of this magnificent house in Saint Louis as we meet with Kathryn Feldt, the Executive Director to experience Wright's design in real-time.

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Chapters:
Intro 0:00
Exterior: 0:50
Interior 03:55
Interview 29:09

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All Comments (21)
  • Every time I visit a FLW home, I feel I am standing on sacred ground. I cannot explain why, but his architecture moves me to tears....every single time. What a brilliant mind.
  • @emmas1082
    This house is beautiful and a national treasure. I am so glad that the people who have purchased Frank Loyd Wright homes have not destroyed them by trying to update them.
  • @ParisVan-Del
    This is great history. I'm just wanting to yell, "Pick up your feet!" 🤣💖
  • I appreciate the original furniture and textiles. It would never happen today in our throwaway society. He was way ahead of his time and still is in a lot of ways. A refreshing take on YouTube content. Excellent execution and clean video, I think Frank Lloyd Wright would approve. 📷 💚
  • @dewdrop3302
    Wonderful history. One can certainly appreciate the talent that went into designing this home. Thanks for sharing with us Ken.
  • I visited there when the Krause's lived there in the mid 1960's. They were still waiting for some of the finishing building materials. So impressive. Have visited FLW homes in Arizona since then.
  • @greatmustis
    Please we want more Frank Lloyd Wright's houses tours..!! Thanks for sharing!! Greetings from Ecuador 🇪🇨
  • @twistoffate4791
    This was a real treat for the likes of me. I studied FLW as part of a minor in Fine Arts in college and was so inspired. It seemed fitting that organ music played quietly in the background. One personal opinion I would express is that a house just isn't a home without some form of art, though I understood why she said they didn't always keep art on the walls. Thanks again for this treat.
  • That tour guide constantly scraping her shoes across the floors was like fingernails on a chalkboard. I picture worn areas all over the house from those shoes. They sound so gritty!
  • @o2kala649
    Ken you are killing it with this amazing channel.. also my highest respects to Katharine and her team for caring for this unique architectural gem.
  • 👍🏻 She shuffles her feet a lot. It is dark/dim in each room. Love the details and the angles. So at night the couple walk around with flashlights.
  • I used to see the Kraus's walking everyday on my drive to work. I never met them personally but I knew who they were so I would honk and wave and they would smile and wave back. They were an interesting looking couple walking along N. Ballas Rd. that ran parallel to Sugar Creek.
  • @TheLuckyjoenga
    There's a house in my neighborhood that was built by a student of FLW in the 1940's. It's a gorgeous flint stone cottage. It's completely unique in our neighborhood of Rawson Circle/Palmyra Heights here in Albany, Georgia. Most of the homes in my neighborhood are Tudor revival architecture. This cottage has a style all its on. The fact that it's made from flint rocks which are extremely plentiful here reminds me of Taliesin and Taliesin West. We also have three Lustron House's here in Albany. You should come and see them one day. Albany is also the home of the late architect Edward Vasen Jones. His homes in my neighborhood are spectacular!
  • FLW was a genius! Falling Water is still my favorite of his homes. I had the honor of choreographing for the gala event at the hollyhock house in LA back in the 90’s.
  • @pf5658
    Frank Lloyd Wright was way ahead of his time. I’ve always been fascinated by his work and architecture in general and really would like to visit one of his houses one day. Is this house open to the public for tours? Actually it has been a dream of mines to visit one of his houses.
  • I love Frank Lloyd Wright homes. I remember some house resembled FLW houses back when I was growing up, but I never have actually been inside of a real Frank Lloyd Wright home. This is beautiful
  • @annabanana9565
    I loved the tour of the house that is now at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville, Arkansas. My Dad loved his designs and had some of the books about his homes. I inherited them and love all of the quirks and true artistry in his designs. I would love to live in one of his homes and have always had the weird desire to sit or lay up in one of the alcoves below the ceiling and just see everything from that angle.
  • @iamauntmeem
    I've loved many of your This House Tours but this one is special because it is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed building. Having a true love for FLW and all his designs I have frequented the most favored one, Falling Waters, and then, later Kentuck Knob. We now have two of his Usonian homes and two of his students, Peter Berndtson, Usonian designs all within the Laurel Highlands of Pennsylvania. Two of these homes can be rented! Thank you for your attention to detail. Keep up the good work.
  • @tfcooks
    I'd call that area where the ceiling angles meet "not quite" right as the home's "Persian flaw". I just love Frank Lloyd Wright's work.