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The Frank W. Thomas House in Oak Park, Illinois, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1901, marks a pivotal moment in his early development of Prairie School architecture. Regarded by Wright as the first of his Prairie houses, it broke from conventional domestic design by raising the main rooms and eliminating a basement, helping create the low, horizontal character associated with the style. The house also incorporates defining Prairie features such as broad roof overhangs, casement windows, built-in cabinetry, leaded glass, and central hearths. A 1923 rear addition did not diminish its importance as a key example of Wright’s emerging architectural ideas.
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