Experts' Choice Award Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio
What the experts agree on
In Oak Park, Wright's own home and studio reveal his evolving genius—constantly remodeled as a testing ground for Prairie-style ideas. Well-run tours show the drafting room and horizontal, nature-inspired design that changed architecture.
“A visit here provides a unique look into the architect's developing ideas over time as he continually remodeled the house.”
– Fodor's
Not For Tourists "See the drafting room where the Prairie Style was created. Inspiring."
Michelin Guide 3 Stars
"Restored to its 1909 appearance, when Wright last lived there, the original structure features the horizontal bands of windows and low profile of the Prairie style." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler "Now, architecture buffs can take tours of the space, or of the surrounding Oak Park neighborhood, to learn more about Wright's life and legacy." Full review
On the Grid "The evolution of an architect is on vivid display during well-run tours that bring visitors into the home, studio and mindset of Frank Lloyd Wright." Full review
Where "The Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park is where the famed architect created some of his most important works." Full review
Time Out "He continuously changed its interior to test his theories, and from that work came his legendary Prairie-style, characterized by nature-inspired elements, horizontal lines and low-pitched roofs." Full review
Afar Magazine "Frank Lloyd Wright built 700 houses all over this nation but he lived and worked in Oak Park, just a 45 minute train ride from the city center of Chicago." Full review
Frommer's "The home began as a simple shingled cottage that the 22-year-old Wright built for his bride in 1889, but it became a living laboratory for his revolutionary reinvention of interior spaces." Full review
Rough Guide "Head to Oak Park, where Frank Lloyd Wright built 25 homes and developed his famed Prairie style. He lived and worked at 951 Chicago Avenue. You have to pay for a tour, but nobody's going..."
National Geographic "Prairie style founder Wright lived and worked out seminal ideas in this suburban Oak Park compound, 1889-1909. Self-guided audio tour to Wright residences nearby in design-rich..."
