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Prairie Style Architecture
CEA Student
• Developed by Frank Lloyd Wright
• Early 1900s
• Typically residential structures
• One to two stories
• Materials varied:
– Plaster with wood trim
– Horizontal board and batten siding
– Concrete block
• Located across U.S.
Prairie Style Architecture
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Falling Water
Robie House
Darwin D. Martin House in Buffalo, NYArchitect : Frank Lloyd Wright
Characteristics of Prairie Style
Low pitched roofOften hip roof
Central chimney
Wide overhanging eaves
The Prairie Style is dominated by low horizontal lines.
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References
Sommer, R. L. (1997). Frank Lloyd Wright – A gatefold portfolio. Barnes & Noble Books, Inc.
Prairie Styles. (2006). An online museum. Retrieved January 7, 2009, from http://www.prairiestyles.com/