June 20, 2010 Oak Park Photos

We drove and walked around the suburb of Oak Park on Sunday to see the many homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, including his personal home and studio. Ernest Hemingway's home was also in the neighborhood! (Oak Park Tour Info)

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Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio (we also toured the inside, but no photography)

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side porch view of Wright's own home

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Kathy read descriptions she printed off the internet for each house we viewed

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earlier designs looked more conventional

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another early design, but notice the unconventional horizontal window

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typical Prairie School design

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closeup of stone planter, one of his signature designs

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Imagine living in a house like this in the early 20th century in a neighborhood of Victorian homes!

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another good example of using stone planters

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The Hemingway house was just a little older in the same neighborhood!

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old kitchen in the Hemingway House

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old style telephone in the Hemingway House

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