Moore House (1895)
Born in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania on January 26, 1853 to a minister and his wife, Nathan Grier Moore was, at various times in his life, a musician, inventor, writer, attorney, church elder and real estate expert. He was also of a mind to have a home built by Frank Lloyd Wright. After moving from Peoria […]
Waller Apartments (1895)
The Waller Apartments are a set of connected buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1895. They are located at 2840-2858 W. Walnut Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The apartments were commissioned by Edward C. Waller, a prominent Chicago developer, as an experiment in affordable housing. Each apartment is approximately […]
Winslow House (1894)
The Winslow House marked a significant turning point in Wright’s career. It was his first major commission after leaving Louis Sullivan’s firm and showcased his growing mastery of architectural principles. The home’s design is characterized by its horizontal lines, deep eaves, and bold use of geometric shapes. Wright sought to create a harmonious relationship between […]
Parker House (1892)
The Parker House is one of three houses along Chicago Avenue in Oak Park which have come to be known as American architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Bootleg Houses.” The triplet of houses includes the Thomas H. Gale House and the Walter Gale House as well as the Parker House and they were designed by Wright […]
Thomas Gale House (1892)
The Thomas Gale House is a historic house located on Chicago Avenue in Oak Park, Illinois. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1892 and is one of his earliest works. The house is a Queen Anne style structure with a high-pitched roof, octagonal dormers, and a bay window. It is made of wooden […]
Charnley-Persky House (1892)
The Charnley-Persky House was designed by Louis Sullivan but we’ve included it on this website because of Sullivan’s influence on Wright and Wright was a junior draftsman for Sullivan at the time. The house is also part of the Illinois Frank Lloyd Wright Trail. (This page may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure about affiliate […]
Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio (1889)
A hulking, massive and somewhat odd structure that seems almost cobbled together from large geometric shapes, the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio really represents what might be considered a testing ground for Wright’s inventive and imaginative genius that was developed over a period of some twenty years in his early career. This was the […]