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In 1938 Frank Lloyd Wright was entering the most productive period of his life and, once again, was in the media spotlight.
Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation | Feb 4, 2017
The B. Harley Bradley House (also known as “Glenlloyd”) is a major transitional work that marks the beginning of Wright’s Prairie style.
This elaborate Prairie style residence, with its Coach House, Gardener’s Cottage and accompanying gardens, marks the first time that Wright used “zoned planning.” This approach involves dividing spaces based on their function and he would use it for the rest of his career.
Wright maintained a lifelong interest in prefabricated housing, as demonstrated by his American Systems-Built Houses of 1911-1917.
The Heurtley House, commissioned by one of Wright’s wealthier clients, is considered one of the earliest examples of the Prairie style.
Wright’s design for the structure he affectionately termed “a little St. Sophia” is defined by the symbols of the Greek Orthodox faith (it is essentially a Greek cross inscribed in a circle), but it is a marked departure from traditional Byzantine church architecture.
While in residence at Taliesin, Wright did business with the wholesaler Albert Dell German. In exchange for unpaid bills, Wright designed a new warehouse for German in Richland Center, Wisconsin.
This building, exemplary of Wright’s Usonian style, represents the architect’s answer to low-cost housing for the average American.
