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Essential Architecture- Chicago
South and West Roloson Houses |
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architect |
Frank Lloyd Wright |
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location |
3213-19 S. Calumet Ave. |
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date |
1894 |
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style |
Tudor |
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construction |
Brick and terracotta |
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type |
Houses |
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These are the only rowhouses designed by Wright that were actually built.
The facades display the steeply pitched triangular and rectangular bands
of windows characteristic of the English Tudor Revival style.
Sullivanesque terra-cotta ornament embellishes the spandrel between the
second and third floors. The four rowhouses were built as investment
property by Robert W. Roloson, a successful grain merchant. The
architectural commission was among the earliest received by Wright after
leaving the firm of Adler & Sullivan, and the design shows many of his
early influences. |
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links |
With special thanks to the City of
Chicago website,
www.egov.cityofchicago.org , for much of the info on this page.
Photos copyright City of Chicago. |
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