Prairie Style Home
1893-1920
About this home style
Frank Lloyd Wright transformed the American home when he began to design the "Prairie" style with low horizontal lines and open interior spaces. These homes were designed during the Great Depression therefore they were designed to be more simple like the time period was. Wright believed that rooms in Victorian style homes were boxed-in, confining and too flashy. The first prairie homes were usually plaster with wood trim or sided with horizontal board and batten. Later, prairie homes used concrete block. He started to design houses with more open interior spaces, often divided by leaded glass panels. Furniture was either built in or specially designed.
Exterior
The exterior of these homes are normally neutral colored and have a lot of stone decor. They are short and longer styled homes.
Interior
The interior is open and very spacious compared to the previous style the victorian.
Landscaping
These types of homes usually have an earthy look to them meaning their exterior and landscaping includes lots of rocks and plants.
Features of this home style
* low pitched roof
* overhanging eaves
* horizontal lines
* central chimney
* open floor plan
* clerestory windows
A Prairie-style home with an expansive Elmhurst yard