A collection of articles covering Frank Lloyd Wright houses of interest. These articles focus not only on the homes, but on the owners as well.

2019 Wright Plus Housewalk

The 2019 Wright Plus House walked featured some great homes. I was glad to visit a few houses that fit nicely into my own interests in Wright's early works. The 2019 crowds seemed lighter than past years even with the nice weather. Arriving a little later than usual, I started my day around 10:30. The [...]

By |2019-06-16T16:10:38+00:00June 16th, 2019|Frank Lloyd Wright, Houses|0 Comments

The Best of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Art Glass

Robie House, Photo By Cervin Robinson While Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture is amazing, don’t forget that he designed every element in most of his homes.  That includes the art glass in many of is prairie style buildings.  For fans of Frank Lloyd Wright art glass I’ve put together a short list of my [...]

By |2019-05-30T03:03:34+00:00October 29th, 2017|Houses, Uncategorized|1 Comment

History of the W. Irving Clark House

The W. Irving Clark house is located at 211 S. La Grange Road in La Grange Illinois.  It was one the last bootleg homes attributed to Frank Lloyd Wright.  The home was built in 1893 just before he left Adler and Sullivan. Originally the design was attributed to E. Hill Turnock.   It is believed [...]

By |2019-05-18T00:45:20+00:00August 30th, 2017|Frank Lloyd Wright, Houses|0 Comments

History of the Robert G. Emmond House

Emmond House, circa 1893 Frank Lloyd Wright's Robert G. Emmond house is a fine example of Wright's earliest works. The home was built in 1892 while he was still working for the Adler and Sullivan architecture firm. Wright was 25 years old at the time. Wright's employment contract with Adler and Sullivan forbid [...]

By |2019-12-16T01:22:25+00:00March 20th, 2017|Frank Lloyd Wright, Houses|1 Comment