![]() ![]() ![]() For its design, Wright drew upon many inspirational sources prevalent in the waning years of the nineteenth century. ![]() The Oak Park Home was the product of the nineteenth century culture from which Wright emerged. Beyond the borders of the village farmland and open prairie stretched as far as the eye could see. Along its unpaved dirt streets sheltered by mature oaks and elms, prosperous families erected elaborate homes. In its early years farming was the principal business of the village, however its proximity to Chicago soon attracted professional men and their families. Named “Saint’s Rest” for its abundance of churches, Oak Park was originally settled in the 1830s by pioneering East Coast families. The semi-rural village of Oak Park, where Wright built his home, offered a retreat from the hurried pace of city life. Wright revised the design of the building multiple times, continually refining ideas that would shape his work for decades to come. Designed as a home for his family, the Oak Park residence was a site of experimentation for the young architect during the twenty-year period he lived there. The building was the first over which Wright exerted complete artistic control. In 1889 Wright completed the construction of a small two-story residence in Oak Park on the Western edges of Chicago. ![]()
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