Kentuck Knob strives to gives visitors a fulfilling and educational experience
With advanced notice, Kentuck Knob can make every effort to accommodate visitors with disabilities. Please communicate accessibility concerns with the Kentuck Knob staff prior to your tour starting. If you need to sit at any point during a tour, please make your tour guide aware and there can be seating provided.
For visitors with mobility, vison or hearing imparments, please take note of the following information:
Wheelchair
Tours begin on the shuttle bus and a short drive to the house., Visitors using wheelchairs may follow (or proceed) the shuttle bus to the house in their own wheelchair-equipped vehicle and park their vehicle in the courtyard during their tour.
Some areas of the house are not wheelchair accessible. However, the tour remains rewarding and informative. There are 4 low stone steps from the courtyard up to the front door. A ramp will be placed over steps to the wide front door. This ramp requires installation, so we ask that guests please provide sufficient advance notice.
Hearing
Upon request, a written transcript of the tour is available. These can be provided in several languages.
Vision
The tour's content can be tailored to be more descriptive. Tour guides will be able to assist guests safely through the house.
Service Animals
Certified service animals are welcome to join your tour and on the grounds around the house.
Uneven Terrain
The paths around the house and Woodland Walk trail is available to visitors after the tour. The trail is nearly 1 mile long with steep, wide steps, and the trail is a combination of gravel and compacted dirt.
"The house of moderate cost is not only America’s major architectural problem but the problem most difficult for her major architects"
Significant Milestones In Life & Career
1867
Wright born on June 8th in Richland Center, WI
1877
Wright family moves to Madison, WI
1886
Attends University of Wisconsin-Madison
1887
Moves to Chicago, IL & works for Joseph Lyman Silsbee
1888
Begins working for Louis Sullivan
1889
Marries Catherine Tobin
1893
Opens architectural practice in Chicago, IL
Designs Winslow House in River Forest, IL
1903
Meets Mamah Borthwick Cheney
1905
Travels to Japan & begins dealing in Japanese prints
1906
Designs Robie House in Hyde Park, IL
1909
Abandons family & travels to Europe with Mamah Cheney
1911
Returns to United States from Europe
Construction begins work on Taliesin in Spring Green, WI
1913
Commissioned to design Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Japan
1914
Mamah Cheney and seven others murdered at Taliesin
1922
Divorces Catherine Tobin Wright
1923
Wright’s mother Anna Wright dies
Marries Miriam Noel
Imperial Hotel survives Canto earthquake
1924
Meets Olgivanna Hinzenburg & separates from Miriam Noel
1927
Divorces Miriam Noel
1928
Marries Olgivanna Hinzenburg
1932
Founding of Taliesin Fellowship
Publishes “An Autobiography”
1934
Builds Broadacre City model
1935
Designs Fallingwater in Mill Run, PA
1936
Designs Johnson Wax Headquarters Building in Racine, WI
Designs Jacobs House in Madison, WI
1938
Appears on cover ofTime magazine
Construction of Taliesin West begins
Kentuck Knob offers special pricing for adult groups of 14 or more and student groups of 10 or more. Over the years, this late-career Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian design has welcomed visitors from all over the world: Students and teachers, Wright enthusiasts, architects, gardening clubs, and many more. Whenever possible and upon request, we try to adjust the emphasis of the tour to suit each area of interest.
Special Pricing is available for adult or student groups of 14 or more. There is a flat rate of $275 for groups of fewer than 14 people.
Reservations are required for Group Tours. A member of our team will review your booking details with you and confirm a date, time and other considerations. While every effort is made to schedule based on your preferences, some adjustments may be required to accommodate both new requests and prior reservations on any given day.
Explore the options below to find the tour that’s right for your group.