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The George Furbeck House in Oak Park, west of Chicago, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1897 for George W. Furbeck and Sue Allin Harrington. Created during Wright’s late-1890s transitional period, it bridges conventional Victorian design and the emerging Prairie style. The house combines Queen Anne elements, including two octagonal towers, with features that foreshadow Wright’s mature work, such as rectilinear massing, a hip roof with overhanging eaves, casement windows, and early art glass. Largely intact inside despite some exterior changes in 1920, it is valued as an important link in Wright’s architectural development and has received historic recognition in Oak Park.
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Oak Park, Illinois · United States