Frank Lloyd Wright in Oak Park,1889-1909

<link href="flw.css" rel="styleSheet" type="text/css"> <BODY background="http://www.oprf.com/icons/wb.JPG" bgcolor="#F5F5E3" link="346B18" vlink="5C4033" alink="FF0000"> <CENTER> <TABLE width="95%" BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=2 CELLPADDING=2> <TR> <TD align=left> <A TARGET="_top" HREF="http://www.oprf.com/flw/index-bio.html"><IMG SRC="Wright96.JPG" ALT="Wright" WIDTH="81" HEIGHT="96" BORDER="1"></A> </TD> <TD align=center> <FONT color="003300" SIZE=6>Welcome! </FONT> </TD> <TD align=right> <A TARGET="_top" HREF="http://www.oprf.com/flw/H&S.html"><IMG SRC="H&S96.JPG" ALT="Home & Studio" WIDTH="120" HEIGHT="96" BORDER="1"></A> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <P> <TABLE width="95%" BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=2 CELLPADDING=2> <TR> <TD> <A HREF="http://www.oprf.com/" TARGET="_top"><B>Oak Park, Illinois</B></A> is home to the world's largest collection of Frank Lloyd Wright designed buildings and houses, with 25 structures built between 1889 and 1913. It was in our village that Wright developed and perfected his signature Prairie Style architecture, emphasizing the use of interior light and open spaces in low, earth-hugging buildings. His designs changed the course of 20th century architecture. Many of the Wright houses and buildings in Oak Park and River Forest are registered <A HREF="http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/" TARGET="extraview"><B>National Historic Landmarks</B></A>. </TD></TR> <TR><TD> We invite you to look at the <A HREF="#tour"><B>individual houses and buildings</B></A> in Oak Park, or take a "walking" <A HREF="index-walk.html" TARGET="_top"><B>Photo Tour</B></A> of the Wright architecture in Oak Park. </TD></TR> <TR><TD> Each year, Oak Park and River Forest hosts a plethora of activities around the second or third weekend of May to celebrate the work of Wright, including the <A HREF="http://www.wrightplus.org/" TARGET="extraview"><B>Wright Plus Housewalk</B></A>. </TD></TR> <TR><TD> The <U>Guide to Frank Lloyd Wright & Prarire School Architecture in Oak Park</U> by Paul E. Sprague, published 1986 by the <A HREF="http://vil.oak-park.il.us/" TARGET="extraview"><B>Village of Oak Park</B></A>, is an excellent reference about Wright's architecture and houses in Oak Park. The commentary and descriptions of the Wright designed residential properties featured on this site are frequently excerpted from this text. <P> The <A HREF="http://www.wrightcatalog.org/" TARGET="extraview">Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust Book Catalog</A> offers a selection of guidebooks which can be ordered online. </TD></TR></TABLE> <hr size=2 width="95%" noshade> <table width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"> <tr> <td align=center valign="middle"> <p align="center"> <font color="#003300" size="4">Guided Tours of the Home & Studio</font> </p> <p align="center"> <font color="#003300">951 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302 <br> Tour dates, times & prices are available at </font><br> <font color="#003300"> <a href="http://www.wrightplus.org/tours/" target="outside">Frank Loyd Wright Preservation Trust</a></font> </p> </td> <td valign=middle align=center> <p> <p align=center><img src="Studio2.JPG" width="224" height="152" border="0"><br> <a href="Studio2L.JPG">Visitors entering the Studio Annex</a></p> </td> </tr> </table> <hr size=2 width="95%" noshade> <P><A name="tour"><FONT color="#003300" SIZE=5>Touring on the Web</FONT></A></P> <TABLE width=560 BORDER=0 CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0> <TR> <TD VALIGN=TOP width=300> <FONT color="#003300" SIZE=4>Wright in Oak Park</font> <P> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="_top" HREF="index-walk.html">Walking Tour</a> (Frames)<BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="bio/index.html">Brief Biography</a><BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="http://www.wrightplus.org/events/">Wright Events</a><BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="http://www.wrightcatalog.org/ourstores.html">Gift Shop</a><BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="http://www.wrightcatalog.org/">Home &Studio Catalog</a><BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="artisans.html">Prairie Style Artisans</a> <BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="links.html">Wright Sites on the Web</a> <P> <FONT color="#003300" SIZE=4>Photo Tour (Public Access)</font> <P> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="_top" HREF="H&S.html">Home & Studio</A><BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="_top" HREF="http://www.oprf.com/unity/index.html">Unity Temple</A> <BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="Moore.html">Nathan Moore Home</A><BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="FLW-bust.html">Bust of Wright</A> <BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="Fountain.html">Horse Show Fountain</A> </TD> <TD VALIGN=TOP width=260> <FONT color="#003300" SIZE=4>Photo Tour (Private Properties)</font> <P> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="Adams.html">Harry Adams</A><BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="Balch.html">Oscar Balch</A><BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="Beachy.html">Peter Beachy</A><BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="Bootleg.html">Bootleg Houses</A><BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="Cheney.html">Edward Cheney</A><BR> <IMG SRC="Prairie12.GIF" ALIGN=BOTTOM WIDTH="12" HEIGHT="12" BORDER="0" alt="-">  <A TARGET="extraview" HREF="Copeland.html">William H. 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