Walter Gale House

Walter Gale House

A private house of Walter H. Gale, a comparatively modest but charming family house. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and constructed in 1893. The planning of the house still belongs to an earlier, Historicism style but shows many features of his own, splendid future style.

Laura Gale House

Laura Gale House

A beautiful example of early modernism – a family house in a matured Prairie School style. The house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and constructed in 1909. The design is unusual for Wright.

Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio

Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio

The family house of the greatest architect of the United States – Frank Lloyd Wright. He designed it and constructed it in 1889 and later extended it. Wright and his wife raised here six children.

Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District

Walter H. Gale and Thomas H. Gale Houses in Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District

The largest concentration of early modern architecture in the world. A residential district where some 25 properties have been designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. More than 80 properties here have been designed in the Prairie School style – the first indigenous architectural style of the United States.

Pleasant Home

Pleasant Home

Large family house in Prairie School style. It was constructed in 1897 and designed by George Washington Maher.

Unity Temple in Oak Park

Unity Temple in Oak Park

This church is considered to be the first modern building in the world, with immense influence on the development of architecture in the 20th century. It was built from reinforced concrete in 1908 and designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. This is the Unitarian Universalist church in the congregation that was attended by Wright.

Dana Thomas House

Dana Thomas House

This family house was built in 1904 in the Prairie School style. Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The building is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic, searching the harmony between the interior of the building and its surroundings. The interior with its furniture, windows, door panels is one of the best-preserved of all buildings of Wright.

Coonley House

Coonley House in Riverside

This residential estate was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and constructed in 1912. This complex of buildings is a fine example of Prairie School – a style in architecture.

Riverside Historic District

Riverside Historic District

One of the first planned communities in the United States. Its development started in 1869 and had an aim to develop a possibly pleasant suburban neighborhood. It has winding streets, many green areas, and looks like a park with numerous posh family houses. The centerpiece of this district is a water tower.

F. F. Tomek House

F. F. Tomek House

A private house that was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and constructed in 1906. One of the best examples of Prairie School – American style in architecture. As it is characteristic of this style, the furniture and many interior details also were designed by the same architect to keep the style.