A. W. Gridley House
Title
A. W. Gridley House
Publisher
Lawrence Technological University
Date Created
January 9, 2015
Alternative Title or Name
Ravine Place
Creator
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Creator2
O’Connor, Thomas (photograph)
Creator Nationality
American
Work Type
Single Built Works
Date
July, 1965
Work Location
Illinois (state)
Batavia (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Prairie School
Subject
houses
Description
Exterior view of the A.W. Gridley house in Batavia, Illinois, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and build in 1906. "With a low-pitch hip roof, projecting eaves, uninterrupted cedar trim and casement windows, the fourteen room stucco and cypress house is an excellent example of Wright's Prairie School style. The house features include three Roman brick fireplaces, elegant woodwork & built-ins. Wright's plan included a stucco wall surrounding the front wing which has been removed and a barn that was never built. The Gridley house is in a cruciform plan, common for Wright's early Prairie School houses. The house was decorated with earth-toned stucco, stained cedar trim, and a shake cedar roof; the roof has since been replaced with asphalt shingles. Stuccoed terrace walls that surrounded the front (east) wing were also removed,"--archINFORM website.
Material/Medium
stucco
cypress (wood)
Measurements
5,100 square feet
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
©2013 Lawrence Technological University. These images may be used for personal or educational purposes. They are not available for commercial purposes without the explicit permission of LTU.
ID Number
LTU-TO-167
- Date Added
- January 9, 2015
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- houses
- Citation
- “A. W. Gridley House,” LTU Digital Images, accessed April 18, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/14181.