Design
Wright Plus House Tour, 2003 Oak Park, Illinois
The mile markers flew past my window as I drove through rural Iowa on my way North. I was getting a first hand education on the roots of Prairie Architecture. Even though I had grown up at the base of the Rocky Mountains and Ive lived in the Washington, DC area for the last decade, …
Wright Plus Tour, 2001, IL
The mile markers flew past my window as I drove through rural Iowa on my way North. I was getting a first hand education on the roots of Prairie Architecture. Even though I had grown up at the base of the Rocky Mountains and Ive lived in the Washington, DC area for the last decade, …
Frederick C. Robie House Oak Park, Illinois
The Frederick C. Robie house designed and built by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1908is in the middle of a 10 year renovation project. At this point, the homeis partially dismantled, but they’re still giving tours of the house. We’ve visited the house every spring over the last 5 years and it has beeninteresting to see the …
Arthur Heurtley House Oak Park, IL
This is the other perfect home on the tour. It was built by Wright in 1902 for Arthur Heurtley and his family. Over the years, the owners made additions and changes to the house that deviated greatly from Wright’s design. The owners spent $350,000 for the home a few years ago, and over $1.2 Million …
Bradley House Kankakee, Illinois
The Bradley house and stable were built in 1900. According to Storrer, it is also called “Glenlloyd”.The house and stable are built next door to the Hickox house in Kankakee, Illinois. Asside from being really cool to say, the town of Kankakee is kind of a neat place. The outskirts have a bit of modern …