http://architectsandartisans.com/index.php/2010/07/birthplace-of-the-prairie-school/ Thoughtful Design for a Sustainable World Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:17:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://architectsandartisans.com/index.php/2010/07/birthplace-of-the-prairie-school/comment-page-1/#comment-1477 Mark Olthoff Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:02:58 +0000 http://architectsandartisans.com/?p=4139#comment-1477 I'm an architect in Seattle, but grew up just outside Kankakee. While in undergrad at University of Illinois I wrote a research paper on the Bradley House. I always thought it was the first Prairie Style home. It's often cited that the design published in the Ladies' Home Journal in 1901 was the first, the Bradley house came before it, and there are a lot of similarities. I think it's because it's a little further from Oak Park and Chicago it didn't get much notice. It is also the first house that Wright designed the complete package--house, windows, furniture, lighting. Sadly none of it is still in the house--even the windows were stripped out and sold in the '70's-80's. The current windows are reproductions--it went through an extensive renovation by another local architect in the early '90s. Before then, it was in extremely bad shape after a couple decades as a restaurant. Glad to hear the foundation took it on, would be a shame to lose such a great house. I’m an architect in Seattle, but grew up just outside Kankakee. While in undergrad at University of Illinois I wrote a research paper on the Bradley House. I always thought it was the first Prairie Style home. It’s often cited that the design published in the Ladies’ Home Journal in 1901 was the first, the Bradley house came before it, and there are a lot of similarities. I think it’s because it’s a little further from Oak Park and Chicago it didn’t get much notice. It is also the first house that Wright designed the complete package–house, windows, furniture, lighting. Sadly none of it is still in the house–even the windows were stripped out and sold in the ’70′s-80′s. The current windows are reproductions–it went through an extensive renovation by another local architect in the early ’90s. Before then, it was in extremely bad shape after a couple decades as a restaurant. Glad to hear the foundation took it on, would be a shame to lose such a great house.

]]> http://architectsandartisans.com/index.php/2010/07/birthplace-of-the-prairie-school/comment-page-1/#comment-860 David Mathias Wed, 04 Aug 2010 22:55:22 +0000 http://architectsandartisans.com/?p=4139#comment-860 Organizations like Wright in Kankakee, Pasadena Heritage, etc. do amazing work in protecting important architecture. It's a disgrace that a residence such as this could be considered for demolition. Wonderful to see that it's restored and available to the public. Organizations like Wright in Kankakee, Pasadena Heritage, etc. do amazing work in protecting important architecture. It’s a disgrace that a residence such as this could be considered for demolition. Wonderful to see that it’s restored and available to the public.

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