The Frank Thomas House in Oak Park (1901). The house was considered by Frank Lloyd Wright to be the first Prairie Style House. It was the first all-stucco house in Oak Park; stucco allowed Wright more flexibility than wood in Wright's geometric designs. Many motifs in the design would feature prominently in future Wright designs such as the arched doorway.‹›
Frank W. Thomas House

Frank Lloyd Wright

Exterior · Oak Park, United States · 1901

Photo: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · 2010-09-07 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 3648×2736

The Frank Thomas House in Oak Park (1901). The house was considered by Frank Lloyd Wright to be the first Prairie Style House. It was the first all-stucco house in Oak Park; stucco allowed Wright more flexibility than wood in Wright's geometric designs. Many motifs in the design would feature prominently in future Wright designs such as the arched doorway.

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