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Essential Architecture- Chicago
Northwest Walser House |
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architect |
Frank Lloyd Wright |
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location |
42 N. Central Ave. |
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date |
1903 |
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style |
Prairie school |
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construction |
masonry |
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type |
House |
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Built four years after the suburb of Austin was annexed to Chicago, this
is among the best of Wright's design experiments with inexpensive
residences. Within a narrow lot, the house has all the features of his
mature Prairie style: a horizontal emphasis resulting from deep roof
eaves and bands of windows, a straightforward use of simple materials,
and a spacious but efficient open interior plan. It was built for Joseph
Jacob Walser, Jr., a printing executive. |
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links |
With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
Photos copyright City of Chicago. |
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