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Prairie School was a late 19th and early 20th Century architectural style, most common to the Midwest ern United States . The style is marked by horizontal lines, flat roofs with broad overhanging eaves, solid construction, craftsmanship, and discipline in the use of ornament, in contrast to previous 19th century design. Horizontal lines were thought to evoke and relate to the native Prairie landscape. ASSOCIATED ARCHITECTS It is most associated with residences around Chicago built by a generation of architects trained, employed or influenced by Louis Sullivan , but does not include Sullivan himself. These names include:
PRAIRIE STYLE HOUSES Frank Lloyd Wright originated the Prairie Style (open plans, horizontality, natural materials) which was part of the American Arts And Crafts Movement (hand craftsmanship, simplicity, function) an alternative to the then dominant Classical Revival Style (Greek forms with occasional Roman influences). He was also heavily influenced by the Idealistic Romantics (better homes would create better people) and the Modernist Movement . Particularly the Minimalists (less is more) and Bauhaus (form follows function), which was a mixture of De Stijl (grid-based design) and Constructivism (which emphasized the structure itself & the building materials), would be influenced by the Prairie School The Darwin D. Martin House , in Buffalo, NY , designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, is a famous prairie style house. SEE ALSO REFERENCES
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