Rare Frank Lloyd Wright home in Oklahoma has sold for $3.56M

One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s largest private homes — and one of only three in the Sooner State of Oklahoma — has sold for $3.56 million.

This final sale price, first reported by Mansion Global, represents a roughly 55% discount from the airy mansion’s initial $7.99 million ask in 2023.

Wright designed the Tulsa residence, called Westhope, for his cousin — hence its rare style and striking size.

The 10,400-square-foot home, known as Westhope. Sarah Strunk Photography

Westhope is the sole example of Wright’s innovative geometric block technique outside of California. Sarah Strunk Photography

The seller, Tulsa real estate investor William Stuart Price, most recently listed the property in February for $3.5 million, according to Zillow.

He purchased the home from a Tyson Foods heiress for $2.5 million in 2021. The neglected home required extensive renovations, according to reports, including waterproofing, redoing the kitchen and replacing window glass.

Price had his work cut out for him — Westhope boasts 5,200 panes of glass covering its exterior, and contains 10,400 square feet of interiors. The mansion also comes with a pool and guesthouse on its 1.5-acres.

The light-filled living room. Sarah Strunk Photography

Wright’s shadowy hallways are designed to funnel passerby into bright social spaces. Sarah Strunk Photography

A pink tiled bathroom. Sarah Strunk Photography

There are 5,200 panes of glass throughout the home. Sarah Strunk Photography

The five-bedroom, five-bath home was crafted for Richard Lloyd Jones, a newspaper publisher and Wright’s cousin. Its geometric textile-block facade is an innovation of Wright’s. Westhope represents the only example of the architect’s eye-catching textile block style outside of California.

According to Meryle Secrest’s “Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography,” Westhope fell victim to the most common pitfall of Wright designs — leaks.

When Jones and his wife complained to his cousin, Wright reportedly replied: “This is what we get for leaving a work of art out in the rain.”

The pool. Sarah Strunk Photography

The garden and entrance. Sarah Strunk Photography

The buyers are a young couple, Mansion Global reported. Listing agents Peter Walter of Walter & Associates and Rob Allen at Sage Sotheby’s International Realty handled the sale.

Allen told the outlet that the couple has ties to Tulsa, and intents to carry on the home’s restoration and preservation.