F. F. Tomek House
- Architect
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Style
- Prairie School
- City
- Chicago, IL
- Collection
- wright’s chicago
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the F. F. Tomek House in Riverside, Illinois, for Ferdinand Frederick Tomek, who worked in a factory that made picture frames and wooden moldings; construction ran from 1905 to 1906, with Barry Byrne serving as assistant architect. Also known as the Ship House, it is one of the clearest early statements of Wright's Prairie School language, a house said to have served as a model for his celebrated Robie House.
the building
A model for the Robie House. The Tomek House documents the Prairie style mid-development, and is described as having served as a model for the Robie House, the design that came to be considered the style's clearest and most fully resolved expression.
Wright-designed furniture. As on most of his projects, Wright designed the furniture for the Tomek House himself, extending his control over the design from the building envelope down to how its rooms were furnished.
the style
Wright designed the house in the Prairie School idiom, and it is considered a well-preserved example of the style as it developed toward maturity — a project that documents the transition on the way to the Robie House, the style's clearest full expression.
More on Prairie Schoolthe architect
Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Tomek House in the middle years of his Prairie School development, with fellow architect Barry Byrne working as his assistant on the project — one stop in the run of houses that led to Wright's celebrated Robie House.
More on Frank Lloyd Wrightsignificance
The Tomek House lies within the Riverside Historic District and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1999; it is also individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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