The Orth House is a historic house located at 42 Abbotsford Road in Winnetka, Illinois. Walter Burley Griffin designed the Prairie School house, which was built in 1908. Griffin was a student of Frank Lloyd Wright, and he designed the Orth House shortly after starting his own studio; the house resembles Wright's work more closely than Griffin's later work. The 1+1⁄2-story house's design features a stucco exterior with decorative stained wood, casement windows divided into geometric patterns, and an overall horizontal emphasis, all characteristic features of the Prairie School.[2]
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| Location | 42 Abbotsford Rd., Winnetka, Illinois |
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| Coordinates | 42°5′31″N 87°43′10″W / 42.09194°N 87.71944°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Griffin, Walter Burley |
| Architectural style | Prairie School |
| NRHP reference No. | 76000708[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 8, 1976 |
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 8, 1976.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Graham, James W. (October 7, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Orth House" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
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