Laurent House in Rockford, IL (1949)
The Laurents Born Feb. 19, 1919, in McHenry County, Illinois to John P. and Elsie (Olsen) Laurent, Kenneth H. Laurent is a study in perseverance. After graduating from Belvedere High School, he moved to Rockford, Illinois in 1937 where he worked as a statistician for National Lock Corporation for forty-one years (his father also worked […]
Lewis Burleigh House (1915)
Tucked away in Wilmette, Illinois, lies the Burleigh House, a testament to Frank Lloyd Wright’s innovative vision. Built in 1916, this residence exemplifies the architect’s signature Prairie Style, characterized by horizontal lines, low profiles, and an emphasis on integrating the structure with its natural surroundings. (This page may contain affiliate links. See our disclosure about […]
Emil Bach House (1915)
The Emil Bach House is a Prairie style house in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, United States that was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The house was built in 1915 for an admirer of Wright’s work, Emil Bach, the co-owner of the Bach Brick Company. The Bach House is one of the […]
William B. Greene House (1912)
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Frank Lloyd Wright had already designed homes for clients in New York, Ohio, Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin. He also had designed numerous homes in Illinois; most of those were located in Chicago, River Forest and Oak Park, but Wright also began to attain clients in the wealthy suburbs […]
Balch House (1911)
The Oscar Balch House is a historic Prairie School residence located in Oak Park, Illinois. Designed by renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the house was built in 1911 for Oscar Balch, a prominent businessman. The Balch House is notable for its innovative design and use of Prairie School elements. The home features a strong horizontal […]
Fabyan Villa
It is incredibly easy to drive either in to or out of Geneva along Route 31 without ever really noticing the stately but aging and decaying flagstone wall that runs for several hundred yards along the east side of the road just south of town, let alone take a moment or two to ponder what […]
Robie House (1909)
Of the approximately 500 structures designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, about 400 of them were actually built. Of that number, the state of Illinois contains more than any other state in the Union. And the majority of those buildings are located in either Chicago or Oak Park, with a number of others in the northern […]
Gridley House (Batavia, IL 1906)
Homes built in the United States during the Victorian Era (from 1837 to 1901, the length of the rule of Britain’s Queen Victoria) were overly ornate and the rooms were boxed in and confining… at least according to Frank Lloyd Wright — and he did not like them. Tours This house is privately owned and […]
P.D. Hoyt House (1906)
The Hoyt House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and constructed in 1906. P.D. Hoyt introduced Wright to the Gridleys in Batavia, who commissioned a home to be built in 1906. The home was built by brothers August and Oscar Wilson. The Wilson brothers built many homes and buildings in the Geneva historic district and […]
Beachy House (1906)
Dr. Peter Fahrney – whose wealth resulted from the manufacture and patenting of medicines – had five children: four sons and a daughter, Susan Emma. After two children and a failed marriage, Susan Emma met and, in 1901, married Peter Beachy. Beachy worked as a financial auditor with her father’s company, and the couple lived […]