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Having met Winslow while working at Adler and Sullivan, a newly independent 26-year old Wright would claim the Winslow House as his first independent commission.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017
Orpha Westcott, considered one of Springfield’s most prominent and progressive women, is credited with suggesting Wright as the architect for the Westcotts’ new home.
When the Universalist Church of Oak Park was struck by lightning and burned to the ground, Wright was asked to design a new building for the congregation.
The Stockman House is a variation on a 1907 design published in the Ladies’ Home Journal as “a Fireproof House for $5,000.” The subtle geometry of Wright’s composition is emphasized by its sheltering eaves, window framing, and what he called “back-band trim,” dark wood used to wrap the corners of the main structure.
When William Pettit, a beloved physician from northern Iowa, died suddenly, the state mourned, with newspapers suggesting that perhaps only the state governor was more popular.
Wright was 22 years old and newly married when he borrowed $5,000 from his employer, Louis Sullivan, to build a home for his future family.
This two-story, T-plan residence is considered “Michigan’s Prairie masterpiece.” The house features pale brick, a hipped roof, lean masonry masses and long broad eaves.
The Martin House is considered among the most important designs of Wright’s career and is the largest and most highly developed Prairie house on the east coast.
A five-story red brick ode to productivity, Wright’s first major public work was widely heralded in Europe.
