A home once described by Frank Lloyd Wright as `a little gem,` in Kansas City, Missouri, will soon be sold Aug. 12 by Heritage Auctions. The 2,965 square-foot, ft. three-bedroom/three-bath contemporary estate will sell at a no-reserve auction, regardless of price. The renowned home is located on nearly one and a half acres in the historic Roanoke neighborhood near downtown. Designed by Wright in 1939 for Clarence Sondern as a 900-square-foot home, three squares formed what was to become the classic Usonian L-shaped style. Arnold Adler hired the architect in 1948 to expand the home to its current 2,965 square feet, adding a great room, a third bedroom and two additional bathrooms. Renowned in Kansas City, the Sondern-Adler House has delighted its stewards and visitors for generations. `I chose Heritage to represent the house because of its audience of collectors and art
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