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Frank Lloyd Wright Trust celebrates his 150th birthday with free tours
Frank Lloyd Wright's Oak Park home is among those offering free tours
For Frank Lloyd Wright's 150th birthday, the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust is offering free tours and refreshments at three of his iconic buildings. Festive open house celebrations will take place on Thursday, June 8 at these locations:
· Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio (1889/1898), 6-8 p.m., 951 Chicago Ave., Oak Park, Ill. Wright’s first home and studio is where the innovative architect experimented with design concepts and developed the Prairie style of architecture.
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· Frederick C. Robie House (1908-10), 6-8 p.m., 5757 S. Woodlawn Ave., Chicago. This masterpiece of the Prairie style and icon of modern architecture with magnificent leaded glass windows is located on the University of Chicago campus.
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· Emil Bach House (1915), 4-7 p.m., 7415 N. Sheridan Road, Chicago. Built after Wright returned to the United States after an extended stay in Europe, this fully restored house is intimate in scale and points toward Wright’s future stylistic direction.
Free tours at each building will be offered first-come, first-served. Refreshments will be served outdoors after guests complete their tours.
