Prairie Style House in Oak Park--great prairie details!

Oak Park Jogger · Post by **Oak Park Jogger** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 7:42 am

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandho ... 66?view=qv

I've jogged/walked/driven past this house in Oak Park for years, and always wondered what it looked like inside. Until recently it was almost hidden behind huge evergreens. The realtor's pictures show a really lovely house (to which I have NO connection whatever!) Does anyone know who designed this little gem??

Roderick Grant · Post by **Roderick Grant** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 11:04 am

Paul Sprague's Oak Park Guide doesn't go nearly far enough east to include this gem, no farther than Ridgeland.

Tidy little piece of work. There are several architects associated with FLW who could have done it.

SDR · Post by **SDR** » Sat Oct 12, 2019 1:45 pm

Although the plan appears utterly un-Wrightian, certain details are reminiscent, starting with the entry sequence that recalls a couple of Wright's "dumbbell"
plans. The panels of spindles, simple and continuous interior banding and bridge, some square sash and of course the leaded art glass are all familiar.

The clear-finished trim is a treat. It looks like all of that was refinished, perhaps recently ?

S