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Special Citation: Fran Cosentino & Jane Parker

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The Landmark Society’s 2012 Preservation Awards will be presented this year at a special event on Sunday, November 4 at 3:00 p.m. in Rochester’s historic City Hall, the spectacular Richardsonian Romanesque landmark located downtown at 30 Church Street. The Awards are given each year to individuals and organizations in our nine-county area who have made outstanding efforts in the preservation of their homes, historic properties, and landscapes. In anticipation of this week’s Awards Ceremony, over the next few days we’ll be featuring some of this year’s award winners.

A Special Citation provides recognition for projects that do not fit into other categories or recognizes outstanding individual or group accomplishments in the field of historic preservation.

Fran Cosentino and Jane Parker
Edward E. Boynton House, Rochester

We honor Fran Cosentino and Jane Parker, owners of the Edward Boynton House at 16 East Boulevard, in the city of Rochester, for the major restoration of this Frank Lloyd Wright designed residence. The only Wright-designed building in the greater Rochester area, the house was constructed in 1908 for Rochester businessman Edward Boynton and has remained a private residence throughout its 112-year history. It is also one of the few privately owned Wright houses to retain most of its original furnishings, created by Wright and still used by successive owners. Over the past two years, working with Bero Architecture, PLLC and a team of talented craftsman, the owners have completed a challenging and remarkable restoration of this historic residence, revitalizing a signature landmark for its next 100 years.

 

Visit our Success Stories page to see all of the 2012 Preservation Award winners. (For more photos of the Boynton House, see our post from June 25, 2012).

The Boynton House: A Frank Lloyd Wright-designed masterpiece

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As you may have read in recent news stories (see: CITY Newspaper, the Democrat & Chronicle and the current issue of Rochester Magazine), the owner’s of Rochester’s Edward E. Boynton House, Jane Parker and Fran Cosentino, have just completed a meticulous and multi-year restoration project. The Boynton House is the only example of Frank Lloyd Wright’s work in Rochester and is a spectacular example of his signature Prairie style. Significantly, the house is also one of a very few Wright homes that continues to function as a private, single family residence (most, such as the Darwin Martin House in Buffalo or Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, have been preserved as public house museums).

The complex restoration project was overseen by a local architecture firm, Bero Architecture, PLLC. Bayer Landscape Architecture, PLLC provided the landscape design for the property, which originally included the two lots to the south of the house when it was built in 1908. Today, the property sits on a standard-sized city lot.

The above image shows the house after restoration. One of the most visually striking changes was restoration of the original front porch. The porch was enclosed shortly after the house was constructed but was not a part of Wright’s original design. The newly restored porch showcases the dramatic cantilevered roof, a common element in Wright’s designs.

Pictured below is the house’s dining room with the original furniture, designed specifically for the Boynton House by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The dining room also showcases some of the house’s 235 pieces of art glass.

The Landmark Society recently celebrated the completion of the restoration, congratulating Jane and Fran and launching our 75th Anniversary.

The Landmark Society’s Executive Director, Wayne Goodman, and President, Mary Nicosia, congratulate Boynton House owners, Jane Parker and Fran Cosentino on the completion of the restoration.

Congratulations and thank you, again, to Fran and Jane on their extraordinary work and dedication to this project!

A special thank you to:

Title Sponsor
Bergmann Associates

Boynton Design Team Sponsors
Bero Architecture, PLLC
Bayer Landscape Architecture, PLLC

 Photography by Marty Nott