From the Dec. 13, 2010, Springfield (Il) State Journal-Register.
It closed January 1st and was expected to be that way for a half year until some $2.5 million in repairs is spent. It was built in 1904 by Frank Lloyd Wright. The state acquired ownership in 1981 and it reopened in 1990 after a 3-year, $5 million restoration. No significant work has been done on it since then.
There is a long list of needed repairs.
The house brings in about $85,000 a year in suggested donations.
Of course, it has since reopened and if you're ever in Springfield cruising Route 66, this makes a great, though often overlooked, stop.
See the House. See It. -- Cooter
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