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
interior views
lamps (lighting devices)
sculpture (visual work)
Description
Interior view of lamp and windmill sculpture at 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 … White oak hardwood floors are used throughout the house. The walls and doors on the second story are pine, as are the floors of the servant's quarters. The floors of the kitchen and butler's pantry are maple, though they have pine doors. The interior plan is dominated with a large front hall running north to south. The east section was the living room, decorated with a Roman brick fireplace, glass terrace doors, side windows, and built-in oak bookcases. Doorways on either side of the fireplace lead to the dining room and hall,"--archINFORM website.
Material/Medium
stucco
oak (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-177
- Date Added
- January 9, 2015
- Collection
- LTU Digital Images
- Item Type
- VRA Core
- Tags
- houses, interior views, lamps, sculpture
- Citation
- “A. W. Gridley House,” LTU Digital Images, accessed March 28, 2024, https://ltuimagecollection.omeka.net/items/show/14191.