| A contrasting
ideology based on the Arts and Crafts movement, which focused
on guiding society back to a simpler, healthier, and more
organic lifestyle, developed in Chicago during the years 1900-1915.
Architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his followers developed the
Prairie School characterized by distinct horizontal elements
such as low-hipped roofs, overhanging eaves and bands of windows.
Ornamentation tends to be abstract geometric patterns. In
Wilmette, the Frank J. Baker House at 507 Lake Avenue (1909)
is a work by Frank Lloyd Wright that is listed on the National
Register of Historic Places. The Ralph S. Baker House at 1226
Ashland Avenue (1914) by William Drummond and the Alfred Bersbach
House at 1120 Michigan Avenue (1914) by John S. Van Bergen
are also excellent examples of the Prairie Style. |