951 Chicago Ave
Oak Park, IL

Frank Lloyd Wright's Home and Studio is located in one of three historic districts of Oak Park, Illinois. It is specifically found in the Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District, which includes 27 Wright-designed structures as well as other historical and architecturally significant buildings. Tours: 10 am - 4 pm daily. Home and Studio Guided Interior Tour: Tour length 60 minutes Admission $20 General

951 Chicago Ave
Oak Park, IL

Frank Lloyd Wright's first home and studio (1889-1909) was the birthplace of an architectural revolution. Day-of tickets may be purchased online or over the phone up to 30 minutes prior to the tour start time. Self-guided Walking Tours are available in Chinese, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. You can purchase tickets online or on the box office.

951 Chicago Ave
Oak Park, IL

Enjoy a guided tour of Wright's Home and explore the Studio where the first uniquely American architecture - the Prairie style - was created. Frank Lloyd Wright Sr. (June 8, 1867 – April 9, 1959) was an American architect, designer, writer, and educator. Wright played a key role in the architectural movements of the twentieth century, influencing architects worldwide through his works. Most of the sculptures on the exterior of the Home and studio were designed by Richard Bock.

951 Chicago Ave
Oak Park, IL

Located in Oak Park, Illinois, Frank Lloyd Wright was 22 years old when he purchased the property and built the home in 1889 with a $5,000 loan from his employer Louis Sullivan.The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, declared a National Historic Landmark four years later. In his first house Wright realized his ideal of an open living space: there is no door between hallway and living room.

951 Chicago Ave
Oak Park, IL

Wright believed in designing in harmony with humanity and the environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture. This philosophy was exemplified in Fallingwater (1935), which has been called "the best all-time work of American architecture". 1895, the home was extensively remodeled, when among other changes the kitchen was enlarged and converted to a dining room, the upstairs nursery was expanded and converted for use as Wrights wife Catherine Lee "Kitty" Tobin's dayroom.

951 Chicago Ave
Oak Park, IL

First built in 1889 and added to over the years, the home and studio is furnished with original Wright-designed furniture and textiles.It has been restored by the Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust to its appearance in 1909, the last year Wright lived there with his family. Here, Wright worked on his career and aesthetic in becoming one of the most influential architects of the 20th century.

951 Chicago Ave
Oak Park, IL

From 1890 to 1895 Wright and his wife had 4 of their altogether 6 children: Frank Lloyd Wright Jr.(1890), John Lloyd Wright (1892), Catherine Wright (1894), David Samuel Wright (1895) followed by Frances Wright Caroe (1898) and Robert Llwellyn Wright (1903). In the 1960s it fell into disrepair as the owners began to neglect the property due to financial problems. During this time they also made some parts of the property available for public tours.

951 Chicago Ave
Oak Park, IL

Entry into the Home and Studio is by guided tour only. Advance tickets are highly recommended. Purchase tickets online or call their box office at 312.994.4000. Children under 8 are not permitted on interior tours. Late arrivals will join their specified tour in progress. Strollers are not permitted inside the Home and Studio. eTickets and phone sales ticket orders must be exchanged for authorized admission tickets in the Museum Shop before the tour or event.

875 Lake St
Oak Park, IL

It was designed by the American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and built between 1905 and 1908. Unity Temple is considered to be one of Wright's most important structures dating from the first decade of the twentieth century.Because of its consolidation of aesthetic intent and structure through use of a single material, reinforced concrete, Unity Temple is considered by many architects to be the first modern building in the world.