Frank W. Thomas House
Frank W. Thomas House | |
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  Location within Illinois  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 210 Forest Ave., Oak Park, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 41°53′26″N 87°48′00″W / 41.89056°N 87.80000°W |
| Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
| Built | 1901 |
| Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Architectural style | Prairie style |
| Part of | Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District (ID73000699[1]) |
| NRHP reference No. | 72000455[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 14, 1972 |
The Frank W. Thomas House is a historic house located at 210 Forest Avenue in Oak Park, a suburb of Chicago in Illinois, United States. The building was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1901 and cast in the Wright-developed Prairie School of Architecture. By Wright's own definition, this was the first of the Prairie houses - the rooms are elevated, and there is no basement. The house also includes many of the features which became associated with the style, such as a low roof with broad overhangs, casement windows, built-in shelves and cabinets, ornate leaded glass windows and central hearths/fireplaces. Tallmadge & Watson, a Chicago firm that became part of the Prairie School of Architects, added an addition to the rear of the house in 1923.[2]
On September 14, 1972, the Frank Thomas House was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[1]
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Frank W. Thomas House (1901), 210 Forest Avenue, Oak Park, IL
Main floor plan
Bedroom floor plan
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Bell, Robert A. (July 4, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Frank Thomas Residence" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 15, 2016. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
References
- Heinz, Thomas A. The Vision of Frank Lloyd Wright, S. Webb & Sons., Isle of Anglesey, UK: 2002, pp. 81–85, ISBN 1-85361-504-8.
- Storrer, William Allin (1993). The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77624-8. (S.067).
