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MEMBER EXCLUSIVE – Free Rookery Tours

In appreciation of member support, we are pleased to offer Trust members up to two complimentary tickets to either tour (Light Court or Light Court + Library Tour) of the Rookery Building on Wednesdays in October. Tours are offered on the hour at 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, and 1 pm. Advanced reservations required. Please call our ticket sales line at 312.994.4000 x9 to redeem this offer.

MEMBER EXCLUSIVE – Free Rookery Tours

In appreciation of member support, we are pleased to offer Trust members up to two complimentary tickets to either tour (Light Court or Light Court + Library Tour) of the Rookery Building on Wednesdays in October. Tours are offered on the hour at 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm, and 1 pm. Advanced reservations required. Please call our ticket sales line at 312.994.4000 x9 to redeem this offer.

Member FAQs

How does my membership support the Trust’s mission? Membership revenue provides unrestricted support for the Trust's education programs, and restoration and preservation projects that help renew Frank Lloyd Wright’s vision for future generations. How can I reach the Membership Department? Membership department staff can be reached at 312.994.4013 or membership@flwright.org  from 9 am–5 pm Central Time, Monday–Friday. How many people does my membership level admit? Level Dues Admits   Individual plus 1 $75 2 people = 1 member + 1 guest…

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Memorials and Tributes

A tribute gift to the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust is an extraordinary way to honor a special person in your life. Your gift not only expresses your care and concern—it also helps the Trust to fulfill its Mission. Ann Marohn January 15, 2025 Read more > Donate Now > Don Kalec May 26, 2023 Read more > Donate Now > Rebecca "Becky" Doar October 6, 2021 Chris Baumann December 28, 2020 LaVergne Fanta September 27, 2020 Marge Gockel July 17, 2020 Gloria Garofalo July 11, 2020 John Koberstine October 11, 2019 Robert Metcalfe, Jr. September 17, 2019 Todd Victor…

Mendota Boathouse

  Image Date: 1893 Address: City: Lake Mendota, Madison, Wisconsin            Category: Recreational Restoration Status: Demolished in 1926 Wright was awarded the commission for the Mendota Boathouse in Madison after submitting drawings to a competition in 1893. The structure provided storage for watercraft and served as a recreational space that afforded views of the boating events and races that took place on the lake. With a semicircular loggia and two towers connected by an arch…

Meyer S. May House

  Image Date: 1908 Address: 450 Madison Avenue SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503     City: Grand Rapids, Michigan Accessibility: Public Category: Residential Links: http://meyermayhouse.steelcase.com/house The Meyer S. May house, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, stands as one of Wright’s most elegant Prairie residences. Comprised of block-like masses, piers, and parapets that echo the rectilinear units found in its masonry finish. The structure is delineated by pronounced copings and water tables, and punctuated by bands of leaded…

Morris to Mackintosh: British Arts and Crafts

Enjoy exclusive access and curator-led tours of buildings and collections that represent the very best of the British Arts and Crafts movement in London, Glasgow and the Cotswolds, where the Arts and Crafts movement flourished at the turn of the last century. 

Mrs. A. W. Gridley House

  Image Date: 1906         Address: 605 North Batavia Road, Batavia, Illinois City: Batavia, Illinois Accessibility: Private Category: Residential The Gridley house is a large residence set back from the street on a sprawling lot in Batavia, Illinois. The crisp geometry of the structure and its surrounding parapets, as well as its pale stucco finish, make for a striking contrast to the verdant landscape that surrounds it. The ground floor rooms are arranged along two perpendicular axes that intersect at a…

Nathan G. Moore House

  Image Date: 1895 Address: 333 Forest Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois City: Oak Park, Illinois Accessibility: Private Category: Residential Restoration Status: Second and third stories destroyed by fire in 1922, rebuilt in 1923 by Frank Lloyd Wright Located just a block from Wright’s own home in Oak Park, the Moore house stands in contrast to Wright’s evolving philosophy of design. Responding to the desires of his client, attorney Nathan Moore, Wright drew on traditional English architectural models for design of the house. Its upper stories…

Oak Park Studio for Frank Lloyd Wright

  Image Date: 1897 Address: 951 Chicago Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302 City: Oak Park, Illinois Accessibility: Public Category: Studio Links: www.flwright.org Restoration Status: Restored to its 1909 appearance by the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, 1974 - 1987 After renovating his Oak Park home 1895, Wright’s studio workroom, which was subdivided into bedrooms for his children, was no longer a viable workspace. Wright maintained an office in Chicago’s downtown Loop neighborhood, occupying the Schiller Building, Steinway Hall, and the Rookery at…

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Orpha and Burton J. Westcott House

  Image Date: 1906     Address: 1340 East High Street, Springfield, OH 45505 City: Springfield, Ohio Accessibility: Public Category: Residential Links: http://www.westcotthouse.org/ The Westcott house, Wright’s first commission in Ohio and his only Prairie style residence in the state, was designed in 1906, and built in 1908. Burton Westcott had a successful career as a manufacturer of cars in Springfield’s burgeoning auto industry. Orpha Westcott was an active member of the community with progressive tastes that led her…

Oscar B. Balch House

  Image Date: 1911 Address: 611 North Kenilworth, Oak Park, Illinois City: Oak Park, Illinois Accessibility: Private Category: Residential Oscar B. Balch moved from Pennsylvania to Oak Park to join the decorating firm of W. and S. E. Pebbles in 1890. Balch was eventually made a partner of the company. Wright remodeled the Pebbles and Balch storefront in 1907, and subsequently designed a residence for Balch and his family in 1911. The house’s entrance is concealed, and sturdy walls around the terrace and southern periphery of the property…

Oscar M. Steffens House

  Image Date: 1909     Address: 7631 Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL     City: Chicago, Illinois Category: Residential Restoration Status: Demolished 1963 The Oscar Steffens house occupied an elevated position on land overlooking Lake Michigan. Leaded glass windows with tinted chevron patterns afforded views and referenced the colors of the nearby lake. The two-story living room featured a balcony in a similar configuration as that found at the Isabel Roberts house. The living room terminated in a bay with…

P. D. Hoyt House

  Image Date: 1906         Address: 318 S Fifth Street, Geneva, IL 60134 City: Geneva, Illinois     Accessibility: Private Category: Residential The Hoyt house is a small, square-shaped structure finished in stucco. Unlike many of Wright’s buildings from this period, in which entrances are often indirectly accessed, the entrance to the Hoyt house is conspicuously placed at the center of the front elevation. The entrance opens directly into the living room rather than a hall. The unconventional…

Park Shelter

  Image Date: 1911 City: Banff, Alberta, Canada Category: Recreational Restoration status: Demolished in 1938 The one-story recreational facility Wright designed in Alberta, Canada, was the result of a collaboration with Canadian architect Francis C. Sullivan. Wright conceived of the structure’s design while Sullivan prepared working drawings and oversaw its construction. The long, low-lying structure featured dark-stained board and batten siding and rough fieldstone that complemented the rocky mountain range in the surrounding landscape…

Pebbles and Balch, Storefront Remodel

  Image Date: 1907     City: Oak Park, Illinois Category: Commercial Restoration Status: Demolished, 1950s Established in 1868, Pebbles and Balch was a purveyor of paint and wallpaper in Oak Park. By the time Wright was commissioned to remodel the company’s brick storefront in 1907, its inventory had expanded to include textiles, furniture, flooring, lighting fixtures, and other home furnishings. Wright introduced a large plate-glass window for display, and framed it with a long band of casement windows on top and narrow…

Pedal Oak Park

Oak Park is home to the world’s largest collection of buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Explore its picturesque historic neighborhoods on a guided bicycle tour of 21 Wright-designed structures. Wright sites featured on this tour include Wright’s Home and Studio, Frank Thomas House, Heurtley House, Cheney House, Furbeck House and more. Bring your own bike or one can be provided (included in tour admission). Tour operates rain or shine. Tour length: 2 hours

Peter A. Beachy House

  Image Date: 1906 Address: 238 Forest Avenue, Oak Park, Illinois City: Oak Park, Illinois Accessibility: Private Category: Residential In 1906, Emma Beachy, the daughter of Peter Fahrney, a successful doctor and real-estate investor in Chicago, commissioned Wright to renovate a Gothic cottage on Forest Avenue for her children and second husband, Peter A. Beachy. Wright’s renovations were dramatic, and left little more than the foundation of the original structure intact. The resulting house is situated on the northern corner of its…

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