We have a winner from last week's posts of the Sanfilippo Collection - Lysette wins a book choice from my convention stash.
Following the tour of the Sanfilippo Estate, we lunched at a nearby bistro. One section of the dining room was built into a vintage railroad car, paying homage to Chicago's history. With our tummy's full of delicious food, we drove to Oak Park, a Chicago suburb famous for its houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Mahalo to Kate for organizing a knowledgeable guide for our walking tour.
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| Wright's house and studio on Chicago Avenue gowright.org |
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| Here are decorative elements to Wright's house .... |
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| ... he must have liked pelicans! |
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| At the corner, we turned onto Forest for a series of houses built (or modified) by Wright. |
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| I can only imagine what these house would sell today ... |
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| ... with their association to Wright! |
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| This was originally built in 1895 by Wright in Tudor Revival for the Moore Family. |
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| After a 1922 fire, Wright rebuilt in the Tudor style, adding "Sullivanesque, Mayan, and exotic" elements. |
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| Theses windows are just gorgeous! |
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| A challenging intersection! |
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| I don't care for this design, but Wright does have distinctive flare. |
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| I don't know if this house was built by Wright, but it adds charm to the historic street. |
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| The guide referred to this house as "Italianate". |
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| Wright built this house with a wing in the direction of the street... |
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| ... to block the view of the "row" houses. |
Mahalo,
Kim in Hawaii
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| This house sits across the street from Wright's studio. It is Americana! |
CLEAN OUT MY CONVENTION STASH is open through Monday, April 30, 10 pm in Hawaii. I'll post the winner on Tuesday, May 1.
Tudor is my favorite style, too. These pictures are absolutely gorgeous. Tried really hard not to drool. :-)
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Great pics! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOMG I love those houses the detail alone is magnificent. I adore the turdor style too but love love love Charles Rennie Mackintosh he is not only a architect he is a designer artist, & yes Scottish.
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I used to love going to Oak Park and looking at his houses. We have a house where I live that is pattern after one of his houses.
ReplyDeleteNo real favorites. I liked all the houses you pictured. Falling Water by Wright is only a little more than an hour away and a house called Kentuck Knob - both extremely interesting.
ReplyDeleteI like the ones you showed but my favorite house must have a porch
ReplyDeleteNice architecture. I like the Tudor style.
ReplyDeleteI like the Tudor style, too and also admire the Victorian style.
ReplyDeleteI love the pics Kim, for me not really a specific one but I do love one that shows alot of elegance.
ReplyDeleteI like tudor style too. And I love to go on walking tours to look at distinctive houses like you did. How fun!
ReplyDeleteI really like Gothic Victorian. Big surprise there knowing me, right? lol
ReplyDeleteI also like the Tudor style and the Victorian style. Falling Water is too modern and not one of my favorites.
ReplyDeleteI don't like ultra-modernistic architecture, but everything else is fine with me. I'm pretty easy to please. Thanks for sharing your photos.
ReplyDeleteI love the pics. My favorite is the big Victorian with their wrap around porches and turret rooms. Thanks for bringing us on the tour with you through your pictures Kim.
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Beautiful pictures. I cant say that ive ever payed attention to architect. I just like houses that catch my attention. Ive found over the years that i love the red brick house, with wrap around pouches, and ivy growing on the house. We have a house here thats gorgeous!
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