In suburban Chicago in 1893, Frank Lloyd Wright, America’s most famous architect, designed the first Prairie-style house, and it’s still a common style throughout the Midwest. Prairie houses come in two styles–boxy and symmetrical or low-slung and asymmetrical. Roofs are low-pitched, with wide eaves. Brick and clapboard are the most common building materials. Other details: rows of casement windows; one-story porches with massive square supports; and stylized floral and circular geometric terra-cotta or masonry ornamentation around doors, windows, and cornices. (Realtor.Org)
Any Prairie’s in Atlanta? I need pictures
Cool website: www.Prairiemod.com (love this site)
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The Frederic C. Robie House in Chicago is widely considered Frank Lloyd Wright’s finest example of the Prairie style. It was built in 1909.
This statement is incorrect: “in 1893, Frank Lloyd Wright, America’s most famous architect, designed the first Prairie-style house.” While he was designing houses in 1893 the first Prairie-style house was in Kankakee in 1900.
There is one Prairie-style house in Georgia: http://www.prairieschooltraveler.com/html/ga/savannah.html
Thanks Paul for the info
Hi Paul, I think the article is referring to this:
http://architecture.about.com/library/blflwwinslow.htm
Frank Lloyd Wright
William Winslow Residence
River Forest, Illinois
1893