Wright Chat

Five Prairie Schools Homes on the Market Around Chicago


David

Lots to see there. The delightful Drummond owes more than a little to Wright's Stewart house in Montecito (1909), doesn't it ? The Drummond house is not dated in the linked source(s).

We've been shown this house just once before, I believe. I'd love to know that the living-room light fixtures are original to the house. . .

The Van Bergen is interesting if unremarkable; the added Craftsman-style coach sconces don't hurt, and the sun room is a delight. Cozy retro old-world kitchen ?

Wish I could get to see the first house, a shingle/Craftsman with bridge room over the drive. Site seems off-line or something.

The Maher is grand and serene -- said to be his last and largest (?), but undated. The stair is of particular note -- and could the wall art be Maher as well ?. . . or does someone here recognize it . . .

The E E Roberts is a Craftsman/Prairie treat, exquisitely staged and photographed (note the camera placement, room height x 50% -- consistently).

S

The Ralph Baker House by Drummond appears in H. Allen Brooks' "Prairie School Architecture," (242-3) with photos taken for The Western Architect, February 1915 showing the lights in situ.

E. E. Roberts teetered on the edge between Queen Anne and Prairie. His clients seemed to be more affluent than many of FLW's, and some of his work is very fine, but overall, he's an also-ran. He designed over 200 buildings in Oak Park alone.