Oak Park

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This is where FLW began his career. We took a self-guided walking tour and saw many homes he built or remodeled in this neighborhood.</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="776" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1f277190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="377"><div> <IMG SRC="1c9e12c0.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="380"><div> FLW home and studio</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="377"><div> Thomas H. Gale House</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 WIDTH="380"><div> <IMG SRC="1c8e12c0.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1ec77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="380"><div> Walter H. Gale house</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="377"><div> Walter H. Gale house close up</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 287 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1f177190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1ff77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="380"><div> Robert P. Parker House from side </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="377"><div> Peter A. Beachy house </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 287 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1ef77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1f077190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Nathan G. Moore house, street-side (Tudor style)</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Nathan G. Moore house, yard side (totally FLW)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 287 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1fb77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1fc77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="380"><div> Edward R. Hill house, side view </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="377"><div> Edward R. Hill house front entrance</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 287 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1fd77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1fe77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="380"><div> Arthur B. Heurtley house </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="377"><div> Laura Gale house </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 287 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="20677190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="20077190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> Queen Anne style Victorian, that's typical of FLW's time </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="377"><div> Victorian remodeled by FLLW </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="20177190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="377"><div> <IMG SRC="202e12c0.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="380"><div> Frank Thomas house </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="377"><div> Entrance to Frank Thomas house</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>Examples of buildings by FLW's contemporaries:</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="744" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="20be12c0.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="20a77190.jpg" border=0 width="375" height="281" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <B>E.E. Robert's Victorian design </B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B>E.E. Robert's interpretation of Prairie Style </B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG SRC="20ce12c0.jpg" border=0 width="225" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Just a Victorian I liked</div> </td> </tr></table></body>