Prairie School

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Prairie School was an early 20th-century American architectural style, exemplified by Frank Lloyd Wright, characterized by horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs, and integration with the surrounding landscape.

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instanceOf American architectural movement
architectural style
architecturalStylePeriod Modern architecture
countryOfOrigin United States
declinePeriod 1920s
designGoal create an indigenous North American architecture
express the flat, expansive Midwestern prairie landscape
emphasizes continuity between interior and exterior spaces
floruit early 20th century
hasCharacteristic art glass windows
bands of windows
broad overhanging eaves
built-in furniture and cabinetry
casement windows
central hearth or fireplace
centralized mass with extending wings
emphasis on craftsmanship
flat or hipped roofs
horizontal emphasis in exterior design
integration with surrounding landscape
low, sheltering roofs
low-pitched roofs
minimal ornamentation
open floor plans
projecting terraces and balconies
strong horizontal lines
strongly defined geometric forms
use of natural materials
inception late 19th century
influenced Modernist architecture
linked to: Modern architecture

Organic architecture
Usonian houses
influencedBy Arts and Crafts movement
Chicago School (architecture)
Japanese architecture
notableProponent Dwight H. Perkins
Frank Lloyd Wright
George Grant Elmslie
Louis Sullivan
Marion Mahony Griffin
Walter Burley Griffin
William Eugene Drummond
William Gray Purcell
notableWork Dana–Thomas House
Gamble House (Chicago area Prairie example, not Pasadena Greene & Greene)
Robie House
Unity Temple
Willits House
opposedTo historical revival styles
relatedConcept Organic architecture
Usonian architecture
linked to: Usonian houses
typicalLocation Chicago region
Midwestern United States
Oak Park, Illinois

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Arts and Crafts movement influenced Prairie School
Oak Park, Illinois hasArchitecturalSignificance Frank Lloyd Wright Prairie School architecture
linked to: Prairie School
Frank Lloyd Wright movement Prairie School
Dana–Thomas House architecturalStyle Prairie School
American Craftsman style influenced Prairie School architecture
linked to: Prairie School
Marion Mahony Griffin movement Prairie School
Walter Burley Griffin movement Prairie School
Walter Burley Griffin influencedBy Prairie School architecture
linked to: Prairie School
Glessner House influenced Prairie School architects
subject linked to: Glessner House, Chicago
linked to: Prairie School
Unity Temple style Prairie School
First Church of Christ, Scientist (Berkeley, California) influencedBy Prairie School movement
linked to: Prairie School
Walter Burley Griffin Place District associatedWithMovement Prairie School movement
linked to: Prairie School
Robie House style Prairie School
Robie House architecturalStyle Prairie School
Taliesin architecturalStyle Prairie School
An Autobiography describes Prairie School architecture
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Frank Lincoln Wright notableFor Prairie School movement
linked to: Prairie School
Frank Lincoln Wright movement Prairie School
Jens Jensen movement Prairie School
Garfield Park Conservatory style Prairie School
Mason City, Iowa architecturalStyleNotedFor Prairie School architecture
subject linked to: Mason City, Iowa, United States
linked to: Prairie School
Columbus Park, Chicago style Prairie School
Chicago bungalows styleInfluence Prairie School
Usonian houses influencedBy Prairie School
William Gray Purcell movement Prairie School
Willits House architecturalStyle Prairie School
Gamble House (Chicago area) architecturalStyle Prairie School
Gamble House (Chicago area) designMovement Prairie School
Winnetka Heights hasTypeOfArchitecture Prairie School
William Eugene Drummond movement Prairie School