The residence is on a bluff, cantilevered over the Root River and overlooking Colonial Park.
The only furniture that Wright designed for the home were built-ins: ledges, bookcases, cabinets and sofas.
The first time Wright visited the home after it was completed, he proceeded to rearrange the furniture.
[4] The home was designed for the daughter of Herbert Fisk Johnson Jr., Karen, and her first husband Willard Keland.
[7] The house was placed on sale in 2022 for the first time in its history;[8][9] a limited-liability company bought it that October for $1,025,000.