American System-Built Houses
- Architect
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Year
- 1917
- Style
- Prairie School
- City
- Chicago, IL
- Collection
- wright’s chicago
Frank Lloyd Wright designed this house at 10410 South Hoyne Avenue in 1917 as part of his American System-Built Houses program, an experiment in prefabricated, moderately priced housing rather than a one-off custom commission. It was individually designated a Chicago Landmark in 1994.
the building
System-built housing. The house was built as part of Wright's American System-Built Houses program, a typological experiment aimed at producing standardized, prefabricated designs rather than fully custom commissions — an attempt to bring Wright's architecture to a wider, less wealthy market.
the style
Prairie School (c. 1900–1920): Long horizontal lines: broad low roofs, deep overhangs, and continuous bands of windows hugging the ground.
More on Prairie Schoolthe architect
Frank Lloyd Wright is best known for one-of-a-kind custom houses, which makes this a notable departure: it belongs to his American System-Built Houses program, an attempt to reach a broader, moderate-income market through standardized, prefabricated designs.
More on Frank Lloyd Wrightsignificance
The house was individually designated a Chicago Landmark on July 13, 1994.
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