Ever wonder what it would be like to live in a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright? Here’s a chance to find out. Kim Bixler, the author of Growing Up in a Frank Lloyd Wright House, will speak at the April 17 annual dinner of the Dana-Thomas House Foundation. Bixler’s family owned Wright’s 1908 Edward E. Boynton House in Rochester, New York, from 1977 to 1994. According to a press release from the foundation, “Bixler will recount the pitfalls of owning and living in a Wright-designed home. Living with the public’s curiosity, playing hide-and-seek, coping with the habitually leaky roof and managing constant renovations make this an unforgettable story.” Bixler was featured in the PBS documentary Frank Lloyd Wright’s Boynton House: The Next Hundred Years and appeared on NPR’s Here & Now in conjunction with Wright’s 150th birthday celebration. Tickets are $90 for foundation members and $100 for non-members. Tickets include appetizers, wine, four-course dinner, dessert and the presentation. A cash bar will be available. Gotta hurry – reservations are due Saturday, April 4, and can be made online at dana-thomas.org, by calling the DTHF office at 217-788-9452, by emailing leeann@dana-thomas.org or by mailing the reservation with payment to P.O. Box 2727, Springfield, IL 62708.
Growing Up in A Frank Lloyd Wright House
Fri., April 17, 6-9 p.m.
The Inn at 835
835 S. Second St.
217-788-9452
This article appears in March 26 – April 1, 2026.
