Curbed Chicago wonders why the Allan Miller House, an impeccable Prairie School gem designed by John S. Van Bergen on Chicago's south side, can't find a new owner—especially since the asking price is now $399,000 (down from $450,000). Is there a PrairieMod reader looking to live in Prairie style? If so, follow the link.
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After posting yesterday about the Claude and Stark-designed Carnegie Library in Rochelle, IL, PrairieMod pal, John Clouse, was kind enough to send some photos of other Claude and Stark libraries he's visited. See all the photos after the jump...
Here's a link to a little editorial celebrating the town of Rochelle, IL's special Carnegie library: The Claude and Stark designed Prairie School building that still shines today. Check out more here.
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The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust has announced the full list of homes on the Wright Plus 2012 tour to be held Saturday June 2, 2012 in Oak Park, IL. Included in the mix are some pretty phenomenal Wright-designed homes, as well as a few other Prairie School era gems. See the whole list here and make sure to order your tickets before they are sold out!
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Curbed Chicago reports that the George W. Maher-designed Charles R. Erwin House (1905) in Oak Park, IL has hit the market and can be yours for $1.8 million. See photos and details of this Prairie School home here.
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Architectural photographer and blogger, Lee Bey, shines the spotlight on the Schoenhofen Brewery near 18th and Canalport in Chicago. The 1902 Prairie School building was designed by Schmidt, Garden & Martin and has been beautifully restored/renovated and awaits new use. Follow the link to read and see more about this preservation victory.
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The beautiful Wright-designed Susan Dana Lawrence House in Springfield, IL is once again open to the public after an extensive rehabilitation project. Follow the link to learn about the behind the scenes work on this important Prairie School era work of architecture.
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Buffalo Business First reports that the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed D.D. Martin House recently received $250,000 from Louis Ciminelli, president and chief executive officer of LPCiminelli Co., as seed money towards for a $750,000 challenge grant that will lay a foundation for an estimated $5 million needed for the house's interior renovations. Read more about it here.
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President Obama gave Prairie School props to Walter Burley Griffin on his recent visit to Canberra, Australia saying :
"I know I am not the first guy from Chicago to come to these parts,’’ he said. ‘‘A century ago, Walter Burley Griffin came here with a vision for this city. He said, ‘I have planned a city that is not like any other in the world’. Tonight I want to thank all of you and the people of Australia for the hospitality that is unlike any other in the world.’’
As readers may know, Canberra is the city Griffin and wife Marion Mahony influenced through their competition winning design in 1912.
Read the current affairs article here and learn more about the 1912 Canberra design competition here.
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The John Toomey Gallery's next auction on December 4, 2011 will feature several impressive and important 20th Century items. As I perused the electronic catalog, one offering stuck out on page 68: Lot 350 George W. Maher-designed game table and two chairs from the 1906 Ernest J. Magerstadt House in Chicago's Kenwood neighborhood. Read more after the jump...
Triblocal.com reports that North Central College has renamed the 1916 Truitt House, one of three Prairie School homes in Naperville, IL designed by architect Harry Franklin Robinson.
The college owns the home and decided to rename it the Abe House in honor of long-time alumni supporters, William and Mary Abe. Read more about it here.
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I recently posted about the Prairie Style kit house Model # 2617 by the Gordon-Van Tine company that John D. discovered near Mt. Dora, FL. After a little more digging, I came across info on a Gordon-Van Tine website that another version of that same model was built and can be found in the tiny town of New Bedford, IL.
Unfortunately, I don't have an address for either of them. If any readers are near Mt. Dora, FL or New Bedford, IL and can report back for the rest of us, I'd appreciate it!
UPDATE: John D. provided the address for the Florida kit house— 605 East Washington St., Eustis, FL. Thanks John!
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Thanks to Jen B. for a couple of links to some amazing Prairie School gems for sale in Mason City, IA, including the 1920 George Romey house by architect Fred Lippert and the 1911 Arthur L. Rule House by Walter Burley Griffin. It's a chance to live Prairie in a wonderful architectural Midwest town!
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PrairieMod reader John D. sent a link to a blog post on transformationsandwhispers about a Prairie Style kit house in Central Florida. Check it out here.
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We recently posted on a Purcell and Elmslie designed and Niedecken executed table that appeared in the recent issue of Style 1900. Well, we heard from the table's owner, Perry P., and he was kind enough to share a few more images and a period photo of it in the Minnesota Phonograph Company showroom from the January 1915 issue of the Western Architect. Enjoy them all after the jump...
Maywood, Illinois is not the first place most people think of when it comes to interesting architecture. The Chicago suburb has been a little down on its luck for some time. However, Lee Bey points out some of the unique buildings to be seen in the town in a recent post. He also provides a Landmarks Illinois link to a Prairie School bungalow designed by Talmadge and Watson in town that's for sale for $129,000. Listing here.
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PrairieMod reader, Paul R. was kind enough to share some photos of the newly-restored Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Park Inn Hotel in Mason City, IA. Check out all the photos after the jump...
There's a new book out about one of Frank Lloyd Wright's early clients, the independent and complex Susan Dana Lawrence, whose home in Springfield, IL is one of the finest examples of Prairie School architecture in the world. Find out more on the book here and details of an upcoming author signing here.
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Want to live in a Prairie School gem and also a few blocks from the Robie House? Then you're in luck: One of the apartments in the Purcell & Elmslie-designed 1913 Newman and Marsh Apartment Building is for sale. Check out the listing and more photos here.
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Add another fantastic house to the list of Wright's on the market! The beautiful Prairie School gem, the George Millard House (1906) in Highland Park, IL, is on the market for $1.4 million. Check out the listing and photos here.
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Here's a link to an article relating the experiences of seeing the homes on last weekend's Lombard, IL historic house walk, sponsored by the local Kiwanis Club. Why mention it? Lombard's only true Prairie School residence, the Watt House designed by John S. Van Bergen, was on the walk.
We didn't make it to this house walk, but did any PrairieMod readers go? If so, let us know how this house was. Read the article here.
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We recently posted on the much anticipated exhibit and events on Prairie School architect John Van Bergen. Well, the exhibit is now open at the Barrington History Museum (Historical Society) and will be up until the end of September 2011. The next event is scheduled for Thursday, May 19, 2011. Check out this website for more details and fantastic photos.
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The 12th annual meeting of the Walter Burley Griffin Society of America is scheduled to take place in Oak Park and River Forest, IL on Saturday, June 25, 2011. The event will focus on the work of Griffin’s mentors and associates among the architects of the Prairie School, including Robert Spencer, William Drummond, Tallmadge & Watson, and George Maher. Details after the jump...
There's a lot of Prairie School material being written about in magazines this spring. Not only does the newest issue of American Bungalow feature the restoration of the Deen House in Lakeland, FL and the Woodbury County Courthouse in Sioux City, IA, but the Spring 2011 issue of Arts & Crafts Homes and the Revival has quite a chunk of Prairie material in it, too. One of our PrairieMod readers let us know that their Florida house was one of the Prairie works featured in the Arts & Crafts Homes and the Revival. Get your copies at the news stand today to see all the goods!
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Curbed Chicago reports that the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed W.E. Martin House in Oak Park, IL has had its price reduced from $1.57 million to $1.38 million. Read and see more here.
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PrairieMod reader, Randy H. let us know that the latest issue of American Bungalow (#69; Spring 2011) features the 1912 prairie style Columbus W. Deen home (designed by Guy Platt Johnson) in Lakeland, FL and the 1918 Woodbury County Courthouse in Sioux City, Iowa (designed by Purcell & Elmslie in collaboration with William Steele). Get your copy at the news stand or order through the AB website here.
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Some more special items have just been added to the PrairieMod Vintage Picks etsy.com store: a very rare 1945 photographic contact sheet showing Frank Lloyd Wright and the model of the Guggenheim Museum, a metal orb sugar container and some archtiectural plans for a Prairie School garage in Indiana. See them here.
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If you love the History Channel show, American Pickers, then you'll appreciate this story. Over the holiday weekend, My wife and I went on an antiquing excursion and came across a box of turn-of-the-last-century photographic glass plate negatives. I had no idea that I would find something extra-ordinary. Read more after the jump...
The PrairieMod Squad was in Brookfield, IL yesterday enjoying a traditional outing to Holiday Magic at Brookfield Zoo. Of course, there are other interesting things in the town besides the zoo. For instance, William Eugene Drummond designed this fantastic Kindergarten in 1911, which now serves as a private residence. In looking for info on the building, I came across this image of an early real photo post card of it. Follow the link to learn and see more.
Photo credit: Rick McNees. RPPC image via eBay
Here's an article about Jens Jensen, Prairie School landscape architect extraordinare, the sesquicentennial of his birth this year and tips for applying his ideas to your own landscape. Read more here.
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The Walter Burley Griffin Society of America also has news that they've published a second book titled Walter Burley Griffin and the Stinson Memorial Library. Written by Paul Kruty, with an analysis of the landscape plan by Paul E. Sprague, the book is the first monograph on Griffin’s major public building, the Stinson Memorial Library, located in Anna, IL. Find out the details and order your copy here.
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Here's a link to an article about the "greenprint" that Prairie School landscape architect, Jens Jensen, left on Chicago. Read more here.
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If you've ever wondered what Prairie School gems might be near where you live, then you have to check out the website The Prairie School Traveler. It's chick full of maps and lists of where all types of progressive architecture can be found. Check it out here.
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PrairieMod readers John and Judy D. sent us some pics that highlight a project they recently completed with our new Prairie School Stencil #11 design.
They even have a blog post you can check out that details the project. Very cool!
We'd love to see more of these things if anyone else has completed similar decor updates with products from the PrairieMod Store. Please share!
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PrairieMod reader, Debbie B. sent us a great link to an exciting film screening of a new Jens Jensen documentary later this month. More details after the jump...
ODO (Organic Design Operatives) recently announced the launch of their Arrowroot Collection of furniture and home decor. Inspired by nature and the American Prairie School of design, this unique collection of home furnishings goes beyond the typical historical reproductions of the classics. Each piece is an original design created by ODO using the same organic design principles pioneered by Prairie School masters like Frank Lloyd Wright, Purcell & Elmslie and George Mann Niedecken. Check out the entire collection here.
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Here's a link to an article that outlines the life and legacy of Canada's Prairie School architect, Francis Conroy Sullivan. Read it here.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's 1905 Prairie work, the Mary M. W. Adams Residence in Highland Park, IL has recently come on the market for $699,000. Check out the details and more photos here.
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The Walter Burley Griffin-designed Garrity House in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago has had some tough breaks in the last decade. Foreclosed-on, re-muddled, neglected—it's been through a lot. It's now involved in a short sale and according to the realty web page, under a contingent contract. Hopefully it will see some better days. Read more here, here and see the realty page here.
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2010 marks the 100th anniversary of Wright's Prairie School masterpiece, the Frederick C. Robie House, located in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood. The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust is planning a slew of programs and events celebrating the building's milestone birthday and its restoration. Read an article about it all here and find out how to plan a visit here.
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Recently, River Forest, IL residents voted down a proposed referendum that would have destroyed a park originally designed by Prairie School landscape architect Jens Jensen. There's also discussion about restoring it back to its intended design, adding to the town's cultural value, tourist interest and Prairie School cache. To keep the ideas flowing, here's some images and links from the Bentley Library Image Bank of the original drawings that Jensen created for the River Forest park system. See more after the jump...
Continue reading "Jensen's Drawings For River Forest Parks" »
Jeff Logan, a businessman in Mitchell, SD has secured public financing for his effort to restore the historic Logan Branson Bank Building, a Prairie School gem designed by Purcell and Elmslie in the early 1900s. Read more about it here.
Chicago Architecture maven, Lee Bey, provides some great info and even better photos of the 103-year-old Prairie School-era Humboldt Park Boathouse Pavilion. Read and see more here.
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Currently wrapped in scaffolding as part of a massive restoration effort, Frank Lloyd Wright's Unity Temple still shines as an important destination for anyone interested in Modern Architecture. Take advantage of the new tour hours recently announced by Unity Temple Restoration Foundation to visit this icon and be apart of saving it for future generations. See more here.
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At some point this year, I need to make my way to Sioux City, IA to see the Woodbury County Courthouse. A Prairie School architectural Tour de force, it was designed by William LaBarthe Steele (with help from William G. Purcell & George G. Elmslie and Alfonso Iannelli). Read more about it here and check out photos here.
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