Mrs. Thomas H. Gale House - Oak Park, IL
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N 41° 53.512 W 087° 47.931
16T E 433729 N 4638078
This home was commissioned by the the wife of Thomas Gale after his death. It is the 2nd home Wright designed for the family.
Waymark Code: WM1X94
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/25/2007
Views: 86
The following excerpt can be found in tour 11 of the "WPA Guide to Illinois":
The evolution of Wright's philosophy of open planning and harmony of site and structure is documented by a series of Oak Park houses (all private residences), several of which are along Forest Avenue. The N.G. MOORE HOUSE (1894), 329 Forest Ave., is a compromise between Wright's ideas and Mr. Moore's taste for half-timbered English cottages. Next door is the more typical HILLS HOUSE (1906). Others include the ARTHUR HEURTLEY HOUSE (1902), 312 Forest Ave., at the rear of which is the finest and oldest of the magnificent oaks along Forest Avenue; the GALE HOUSE (1905), 6 Elizabeth Court; and the BEACHY HOUSE (1906), 238 Forest Ave.
The Mrs. Thomas Gale House is one of 25 buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright between 1889 and 1913 in the village of Oak Park, Illinois. Like many of Wright's houses, the design uses plain stucco to simplify the surface of the exterior and also the jutting horizontal planes found in most of his residential work. Another thing to note on this building is the way that the home's entrance is almost hidden from view. This design feature emphasizes the home as a fortress, keeping safe that which is inside it.
This home is a private residence so please respect the owner's privacy and take any photos from the street.