David and Joyce McArdle, owners of the Frederick House in Barrington Hills, are among 2020 recipients of the Wright Spirit Award.
BARRINGTON HILLS, IL — A local couple is being recognized for their work in restoring a Frank Lloyd House in Barrington Hill they bought in 2016.The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy announced that David and Joyce McArdle are among their 2020 Wright Spirit Award recipients for their restoration of the Frederick House, which is located at 19 W. County Line Road.
Built in 1957 for interior designer Lois Frederick, the Frederick House is among Wright’s last residential commissions designed in the U.S. The McArdles, who also restored Wright’s 1901 F.B. Henderson House in Elmhurst, bought the Barrington Hills property in 2017 for $795,000, according to Architectural Records.
Chicago-based Eifler & Associates, hired by the Barrington Hills couple, restored the natural color and luster to cabinetry, stripping its pink and green tints, and added geothermal heating and cooling.
Also since 2016, a new cedar shake roof was installed, the master bedroom was reconfigured and a new bathroom was added and furniture designed by Wright for the home, but never built, was fabricated and installed, according to a National Register of Historic Places registration form for the Frederick House.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy’s Wright Spirit Award recognizes owners and stewards of Wright buildings and others who have demonstrated an extraordinary commitment to preserving and restoring the remaining built works designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and enhancing appreciation of Wright’s legacy, according to a news release.
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