Laura Gale House
Mrs. Thomas H. Gale House | |
Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District (ID73000699[1]) | |
| NRHP reference No. | 70000239[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | March 5, 1970 |
The Laura Gale House, also known as the Mrs. Thomas H. Gale House, is a home in the Chicago suburb of
History
Laura R. Gale, widow of realtor Thomas Gale, commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design the house on Elizabeth Court in 1909. This was not the first time that the Gale family utilized Wright. The architect had designed two houses on Chicago Avenue in Oak Park, two of Wright's "bootleg" houses, for the Gales.[3] The Gale House was designed during Wright's most productive Prairie style period and has been cited by architectural "authorities" as a milestone in the development of early modern architecture. The house was occupied by its original owner until 1962 when architect Howard Rosenwinkel purchased it and undertook a meticulous restoration.[4] The current owners of the house are Andrea Kayne and Andrew C. Mead.
Architecture
The house was designed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright in his own
Significance
The Mrs. Thomas H. Gale House is listed on the
See also
References
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Frank Lloyd Wright Architectural Guide Map, Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust.
- ^ a b Sprague, Paul E. (1986). "Mrs. Thomas H. Gale House (1909), Frank Lloyd Wright". Oak Park River Forest Historical Society. Retrieved May 26, 2007.
- ^ a b c d "Mrs. Thomas H. Gale House" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form. December 5, 1969. Retrieved May 26, 2007 – via HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency.
Further reading
- Heinz, Thomas A. (2006), The Vision of Frank Lloyd Wright, Edison, New Jersey: Chartwell Books, pp. 142–143, 145, 153, ISBN 0785821457
- Storrer, William Allin (2006), The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion, University Of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-77621-2
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