Prairie style

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Prairie style is an early 20th-century American architectural movement characterized by low horizontal lines, open floor plans, and strong integration with the surrounding landscape, most famously developed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Prairie style canonical 2
Prairie period of Frank Lloyd Wright 1

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American architectural movement ⓘ
architectural style ⓘ
aestheticPrinciple organic architecture ⓘ
unity of structure, materials, and site ⓘ
architecturalMovementDevelopedBy Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designGoal create an indigenous North American architecture ⓘ
harmonize buildings with flat prairie landscape ⓘ
developedIn Midwestern United States ⓘ
hasCharacteristic bands of windows ⓘ
broad overhanging eaves ⓘ
built-in furniture ⓘ
central chimney ⓘ
emphasis on craftsmanship ⓘ
emphasis on horizontality ⓘ
integration of interior and exterior spaces ⓘ
low horizontal lines ⓘ
low-pitched roofs ⓘ
minimal ornamentation ⓘ
open floor plans ⓘ
open interior spaces ⓘ
strong horizontal lines ⓘ
strong integration with surrounding landscape ⓘ
use of natural materials ⓘ
hasNotableProponent Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ
George Grant Elmslie ⓘ
George W. Maher ⓘ
Marion Mahony Griffin ⓘ
Walter Burley Griffin ⓘ
William Gray Purcell ⓘ
hasNotableWork Dana-Thomas House ⓘ
linked to: Dana–Thomas House

Frederick C. Robie House ⓘ
Gamble House (Pasadena) (influenced, though primarily Arts and Crafts) ⓘ
Robie House ⓘ
Unity Temple ⓘ
Willits House ⓘ
inception early 20th century ⓘ
influenced International Style architecture ⓘ
linked to: International Style

Modern architecture ⓘ
Usonian architecture ⓘ
linked to: Usonian houses
influencedBy Arts and Crafts movement ⓘ
Japanese architecture ⓘ
Midwestern landscape ⓘ
partOf Progressive Era architecture in the United States ⓘ
periodOfPopularity circa 1900–1915 ⓘ
typicalBuildingType single-family residence ⓘ
suburban house ⓘ
typicalRegion Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ
Oak Park, Illinois ⓘ
usesPlanType cruciform plan ⓘ
open plan living-dining spaces ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Frank Lloyd Wright → architecturalStyle → Prairie style ⓘ
Willits House → hasDesignPeriod → Prairie period of Frank Lloyd Wright ⓘ
linked to: Prairie style
Usonia → relatedConcept → Prairie style ⓘ