Seated at the busy intersection of Lake St and N. Kenilworth Ave, Unity Temple is considered by many as the first modern building in the world. In great contrast to the stone churches being at time with a central nave and bell-tower, Frank Lloyd Wright designed for his own Unitarian congregation a boxy Prairie School style… Continue reading The Wright Houses – Unity Temple
The history of Oak Park begins in 1835, when Joseph Kettlestrings, an immigrant from England, purchased 172 acres of land just west of Chicago for a farm. More farmers and settlers had entered the area which was known at that time by several names, including Oak Ridge - so named as an actual ridge passes through the village. The… Continue reading The Wright Houses – Oak Park Neighborhood
I call 2017 my year of Wright for in November I had the opportunity to head out to Chicago to where it all began - 951 Chicago Avenue in Oak Park, Illinois. Frank Lloyd Wright purchased the property and built the home in 1889 with a $5,000 loan from his employer Louis Sullivan. It was to be… Continue reading The Wright Houses – Oak Park Home & Studio
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