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Built around 1873 in Oak Park as a large Italianate residence, the William H. Copeland House gained distinction in 1909 when Frank Lloyd Wright remodeled it for surgeon Dr. William H. Copeland. After an initial, more radical Prairie-style redesign was rejected, Wright created a restrained fusion of the older house with Prairie School elements, notably a low-pitched hip roof, broad eaves, altered porch, redesigned entry, and changes to key interior rooms and furnishings. One of Wright’s few Oak Park remodeling commissions, the house remains significant for showing how he adapted a 19th-century home while preserving visible traces of its Italianate origins.
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Oak Park, Illinois · United States
