The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio

The Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park, Illinois, is a historic house and design studio created and owned by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The home and studio, which was erected in 1889 and expanded throughout the years, are equipped with original Wright-designed furniture and fabrics. The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust restored it to its original appearance in 1909, the last year Wright resided there with his family. Here, Wright honed his skills and aesthetics to become one of the twentieth century's most important architects.

Richard Bock, a friend, and partner of Wright's designed the majority of the sculptures on the exterior of the Home and studio. The two boulder sculptures flanking the studio's entry represent a guy crouching and breaking out from the ground underneath him. Bock also created the stork capitals on the studio's outdoor loggia. The capitals represent the tree of life, the book of knowledge, an architectural scroll, and two wise and fertile storks. On the interior of Wright's home, various sculptures were added to and clashed with the anti-Victorian decor. A frieze from the Pergamon Altar, three sizes of Winged Victory of Samothrace, and a bust of Beethoven are among the items on display.

The property was included on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, and four years later it was designated a National Historic Landmark. It is part of the Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District, which includes several of his projects and associated work.

Address: 951 Chicago Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302, United States

Construction started: in 1889

Architectural style: Shingle-style architecture