Wright in Chicagoland

Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts Stop at Darwin Martin House in Buffalo, NY

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 16:11:00 +0000

Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts are fans of Frank Lloyd Wright, the two showed up last Friday night at the Darwin Martin house in Buffalo New York and had a private tour. This was a chance for the legends of rock 'n roll to get acquainted with the legend of architecture.

The 41st Wright Plus House walk 2015

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 12 Jul 2015 15:02:00 +0000

Real estate appraiser Michael Walsh attends the 41st Wright Plus House walk held on May 16, 2015 in Oak Park, Chicago and Riverside, Illinois. This is a fund raiser for the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust and draws thousands for a chance to tour the interior's of private homes and public buildings.

Romanza screening at Unity Temple June 1, 2012

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 23 May 2012 13:36:00 +0000

Romanza: The California Structures Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright,” will be screened at the Unity Temple on Friday June 1st at 5 and 7:30 p.m..

The film covers 50 years of Wright's work in California in which he designed 80 projects and had more than 25 built.

There will be a Q & A session with filmmaker Michael Miner after the screening.

If you are a Wright Plus ticket holder the admission will be $15 and $18 for all others. For tickets, call (708) 383-8873; e-mail info@utrf.org; or go to www.utrf.org.

Florida Southern's campus named National Historic Landmark

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 15:38:00 +0000

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright's "Child of the Sun," the campus for Florida Southern College in Lakeland, has been designated a National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service.

Read the complete article at Orlando Sentinel

Kankakee house walk to include Bradley House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 26 Nov 2011 15:02:00 +0000

Kankakee will be having its Holidays in Historic Riverview Christmas House Walk on December 4, 2011, its an opportunity to tour five classic Riverview homes decorated for the holiday season. Included in this years walk is the B. Harley Bradley House designed by architect frank Lloyd Wright.

The hours are 11am to 5pm. Tickets are $15.00 in advance, $18.00 the day of the walk. for more information go to Riverview Historic District

Kenneth Laurent House up for auction

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:11:00 +0000

The Kenneth Laurent House in Rockford, Illinois is going up for auction on December 15, 2011. It has been listed with the MLS since January for $875,000, now reportedly the minimum bid will be set below $500,000.

The house is built of tidewater cypress and common brick. The Laurent House is a example of Frank Lloyd Wright's solar hemicycle homes. This Usonian home was built in 1952 as a single story, its a three bedroom home with approximately 2,600 square feet of GLA, and the only handicapped accessible house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

The Kenneth Laurent House at www.appraisercitywide.com

View the listing at Estately

Maywood Historic Home House Walk

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 20:49:00 +0000

The North Maywood Community Organization will be hosting it's 5th annual Historic Home House Walk next Sunday July 11 2010. New on the walk this year is the George Stahmer House, built in 1913 and shown in the photo. The Stahmer House is a Prairie School design by architect William Drummond. Maywood has 17 houses on the National Register of Historic Places with more eligible, some of which will be open for interior viewing. The starting point for the tour will be 1st Congregational Church at 400 N. 5th (corner of 5th and Erie), time will be 1-5PM and cost $15. This should again be an exciting year for those interested in historic homes and architecture and a great opportunity to view an often overlooked community.

Waukegan House Walk - July 12, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:51:00 +0000

The Waukegan Historical Society will have five vintage homes open for touring on Sunday July 12th between 1-5pm. Tickets are $14.00, $12.00 in advance.

www.waukeganhistorical.org

Maywood Historic House Walk - July 12, 2009

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:49:00 +0000

The North Maywood Community Organization (NoMCO) is having their Historic House Walk and Trolley Tour on Sunday July 12, 2009.

This is a great opportunity to see some of the historic homes in Maywood, Illinois 60153

Tickets are $15.00 per person and the tour meets at the First Congregational Church located at the Northwest corner of Fifth Avenue and Erie starting at 1:00pm and ending at 5:00pm.

NoMCO www.nomco.org

Tour la Minatura - January 26, 2008

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:23:00 +0000

Friends of the Gamble House are hosting a tour of La Minatura in Pasadena on Saturday, January 26, 2008, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Here is an extraordinary opportunity to tour Wright’s unique textile-block commission, La Miniatura (1923), originally envisioned as a Mayan ruin set in a jungle ravine. Rarely open to the public, this spectacular private home is a restoration in progress.

Tour the main house, a mysterious and exotic blend of wood, stone and ironwork, and Lloyd Wright’s studio building, added in 1926.

Lunch, available for purchase, will be served in the gardens in the shadow of La Miniatura.

Frank Lloyd Wright said of this commission, “I would rather have built this little house than St. Peter’s in Rome”

Frank Lloyd Wright tour Jan. 26, $50 and $30 for students and FOGH members; lunch $20

The William Boswell House is on the market

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 18:22:00 +0000

The William Boswell House a 5,500 square toot Usonian-style ranch has been listed with an asking price of $3.4 million.

The Cincinnati area home is often called the "lost house" of Frank Lloyd Wright.

For information: Carol Harris and Sheila Miller, Comey & Shepherd Realtors, 513-561-5800.

Take the Robie House Geek Tour

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:44:00 +0000

A specialty tour of the Robie House on January 26th and also February 26th gives visitors a look at how Wright was ahead of his time . The STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) tour, allows the visitor to analyze historic plans and construction photographs, assess building and design technologies of 1910 and see them in contrast to current technologies.

Explore how Wright?s revolutionary concepts were translated through innovative use of materials and construction. Geek's Guide to Wright's Robie House

Twelve days of Wright for Christmas - Day 12

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 16:35:00 +0000

The Frank Lloyd Wright Home & Studio was started in 1889. The house was modified with the addition of a playroom in 1893 and the adjacent studio in 1898.

Merry Christmas to all!

Twelve days of Wright for Christmas - Day 11

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 15:16:00 +0000

For Christmas Eve here is the William E. Martin House built in Oak Park, Illinois in 1903.

Twelve days of Wright for Christmas - Day 10

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:02:00 +0000

The Harry S. Adams House was built in 1913. This was the last Frank Lloyd Wright house built in Oak Park, Illinois.

Twelve days of Wright for Christmas - Day 9

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 22:52:00 +0000

Wright designed this Prairie Style house for Oscar Balch in 1911. Its located on Kenilworth Avenue in Oak Park, Illinois

Twelve days of Wright for Christmas - Day 8

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 17:51:00 +0000

This Prairie Style house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1909. The J. Kibben Ingalls House is located in River Forest, Illinois.

Twelve days of Wright for Christmas - Day 7

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:36:00 +0000

All decked out for the holidays is the Chauncey Williams House located in River Forest, Illinois.

This house was built in 1895 at a time when Frank Lloyd Wright was experimenting with new ideas.

Twelve days of Wright for Christmas - Day 6

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 20:13:00 +0000

Located across the street from the Heurtley House on Forest Avenue is the Hills-DeCaro House. This is a remodeling job done by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1906 and has many Prairie Style traits, stucco exterior, horizontal banding and

large overhanging eaves. The Japanese influenced roof line was popular with Wright at the time.

Twelve days of Wright for Christmas - Day 5

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:32:00 +0000

The Arthur Heurtley House was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1902. The home is located on Forest Avenue in Oak Park, Illinois just down the block from Wright's home & studio.

Twelve days of Wright for Christmas - Day 4

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:32:00 +0000

The George W. Smith house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in Oak Park, Illinois in 1898.

Not a Prairie Style home it does show some of the influences with the large overhanging eaves. It has a shingle exterior and a Japanese influenced roof line.

Twelve days of Wright for Christmas - Day 3

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 18:56:00 +0000

The Laura R. Gale house was built by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1909. Located in Oak Park, Illinois.

Twelve days of Wright for Christmas - Day 2

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 18:00:00 +0000

Day 2 brings us the Joseph Jacob Walser, Jr. house built in 1903. This house is located in Chicago's Austin neighborhood and shows many traits of the mature Prairie Style.

Twelve days of Wright for Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:15:00 +0000

Just for fun I have been taking some photo's of Frank Lloyd Wright designed homes after the recent snow.

For day #1 here is the William Winslow House located in River Forest, Illinois. The house was designed by Wright and built in 1893 and shows some early traits of the Prairie Style.

FLW in Japan

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:37:00 +0000

Frank Lloyd Wright became obsessed with Japanese prints in the late 1880s, praising their design and composition, and in particular their "elimination of the insignificant." While designing 12 projects in Japan and overseeing the construction of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, Wright found time to explore this magical country, always searching for hidden treasures.

You can take a 12-day exploration sponsored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust to see how Japan influenced the master during the formative years of his career. Tour three of Wright's remaining Japanese buildings and stay at the Imperial Hotel. For more information: www.wrightplus.org.