In a house built on a relatively modest budget, Wright emphasized space and light rather than ornament. The living room is two stories high On the ground floor is the dining room, and at the opposite end a porch, with the "Tall Living Room" and the second story centered in the middle. The floor plan is almost identical to the
Isabel Roberts House, built that same year in
River Forest, Illinois, but mirror-imaged and rotated ninety degrees from the street. This resulted in the living room being oriented to the side of the house rather than the street front, which initially afforded a nice view of the woods in 1908. This view was quickly lost, however, when the house next door was built. Like the
William R. Heath House the Davidson House has a half-level basement containing the utilities, a laundry, pantry, and
maid's quarters. Nearby are the kitchen and side entry on the ground floor. There are three bedrooms and bathroom on the second floor. The exterior and interior of the house incorporate typical Prairie School elements found in most of Wright's designs of the era: broad overhanging
cantilevered eaves, low
hip roofs, bands of
casement windows,
Roman brick in the fireplace and hearth, vertical wooden slats creating a screen to hide the stairway, built-in exterior planters, and an overall emphasis on horizontal lines throughout.
Renovation In the 1930s the residence was remodeled, updating the kitchen and creating a master suite built over the garage. One of the original bedrooms was reduced in size and a closet eliminated to make way for a hallway leading to the new suite, which consisted of a dressing chamber, bathroom, and sleeping chamber. The addition incorporated the same casement windows of diamond-shaped leaded glass prevalent in the rest of the house. ==Photo gallery==