▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁article ▁that ▁the ▁" two - story ▁frame ▁house ▁with ▁a ▁hip ▁roof ▁that ▁could ▁almost ▁pass ▁for ▁the ▁vern ac ular ▁architecture ▁of ▁the ▁period ." ▁The ▁design ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁is ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁Wright ' s ▁first ▁teacher ▁Joseph ▁S ils be e ▁and ▁typical ▁of ▁Wright ' s ▁early , ▁low - cost ▁resident ial ▁designs . ▁Its ▁high - p itch ed , ▁hip ▁roof , ▁pol yg onal ▁and ▁rect angular ▁d orm ers , ▁pol yg onal ▁bay ▁windows ▁and ▁wall ▁found ations ▁of ▁rough ▁stones ▁are ▁all ▁ref lections ▁of ▁S ils be e ' s ▁pictures que ▁manner ▁of ▁design . ▁On ▁the ▁home ' s ▁sout heast ▁portion ▁are ▁its ▁pol yg onal ▁bay ▁windows ▁and ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁rest oration ▁the ▁rough ▁stone ▁foundation ▁walls ▁are ▁more ▁en hanced ▁than ▁they ▁once ▁were . ▁The ▁original ▁horizontal ▁wooden ▁cla p board ing ▁has ▁been ▁restored ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁The ▁house ▁features ▁an ▁entry ▁por ch ▁whose ▁high - p itch ed ▁hip ▁roof ▁echo es ▁the ▁main ▁roof ; ▁its ▁deep ▁e aves ▁repe ats ▁the ▁pitch ▁lines ▁of ▁the ▁roof ▁and ▁grace fully ▁frames ▁the ▁fac ade . ▁The ▁W ool ley ▁House ▁s its ▁back - to - back ▁with ▁the ▁Robert ▁P . ▁Parker ▁House , ▁in ▁turn ▁nearby ▁the ▁Thomas ▁G ale ▁House , ▁houses ▁whose ▁style ▁the ▁W ool ley ▁House ▁closely ▁reflect s . ▁The ▁W