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Photos of the Dana - Thomas House in Springfield, Illinois.
The house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for Susan Lawrence Dana.
It was built in 1902-1904, it is the best preserved and most complete of Wright's early "Prairie" style homes.
Integration with the setting extends even to small details. For example, where glass meets stone walls there is no metal frame; rather, the glass and its horizontal dividers were run into a caulked recess in the stonework so that the stone walls appear uninterrupted by glazing. From the cantilevered living room, a stairway leads directly down to the stream below, and in a connecting space which connects the main house with the guest and servant level, a natural spring drips water inside, which is then channeled back out. Bedrooms are small, some with low ceilings to encourage people outward toward the open social areas, decks, and outdoors
This tiny detail illustrates FLW's entire concept for the house. It is amazing that he curved a beam to keep this small tree intact.
By the time Frank Lloyd Wright designed Kentuck Knob, he was fairly famous and "signed" his houses with these cherokee red (his favorite color) tiles.
for the desert, there are a lot of colourful flowers. apparently there's been a lot more rain than they're used to this year though - 8 whole inches already!
May 14, 2019 - Frank Lloyd Wright's American System-Built Homes (Model B1) at 2714 West Burnham Street in the Burnham Street Historic District in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
"The Arthur L. Richards Small House lies just east of the Richards Duplex Apartments on West Burnham St. It was constructed on speculation in 1916 and is the only known example of this type of small house design. It is differentiated from the American System-Built bungalow by the flat roof, the bay window, and the lack of a porch." Previous text from the following website: www.findingmrwright.com/residential/1916-1919/richards-sm...
"Wright designed his American System-Built structures between 1911-1917, motivated by his lifelong interest in affordable housing.
Collaborating with the Arthur L. Richards factory in Milwaukee, Wright developed a series of standardized houses made up of elements that were pre-cut and shipped for assembly, reducing waste and labor costs. Wright produced over 960 drawings for the project—more than any other in his archives—detailing over thirty unit variations. In 1917, more than a dozen licensed dealers of American Systems-Built Homes opened for business, offering small units for $2,750-$3,500, with large ones ranging from $5,000-$100,000. “I would rather solve the small house problem than build anything else I can think of,” Wright said. The United States’ entry into World War I would soon divert materials to efforts abroad, dooming Wright’s early attempt to provide inexpensive, beautiful housing to Americans at any income.
Wisconsin:
Arthur L. Richards Small House, 2714 W. Burnham St., Milwaukee, 53215"
Previous information from the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation website: franklloydwright.org