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Oak Park, Illinois

Posted by
Steven (Chicagoland, United States) on 25 June 2024 in Architecture and Portfolio.

Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, adjacent to Chicago. It is the 26th-most populous municipality in Illinois, with a population of 51,631 as of the 2023 census. Oak Park was first settled in 1835 and later incorporated in 1902, when it separated from Cicero. It is closely tied to the smaller town of River Forest.

Architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his wife settled in Oak Park in 1889, and his work heavily influenced local architecture and design, including the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, pictured here. Over the years, rapid development was spurred by railroads and streetcars connecting the village to jobs in nearby Chicago. In 1968, Oak Park passed the Open Housing Ordinance, which helped devise strategies to integrate the village rather than re-segregate.

Today, Oak Park remains ethnically diverse, and is known for its socially liberal politics, with 80% or higher voter turnout in every presidential election since 2000. Oak Park has several public transportation links to Chicago with Chicago Transit Authority access via the Green Line and Blue Line "L" train lines, as well as the Metra Union Pacific West Line Oak Park station downtown.

Frank Lloyd Wright built many homes and the Unity Temple, his own church, in the village, before he left in 1911 to settle in Wisconsin. Oak Park attracts architecture buffs and others to view the many Wright-designed homes found in the village, alongside homes reflecting other architectural styles. The largest collection of Wright-designed residential properties in the world is in Oak Park. A distinct focus on historic preservation of important architectural styles began in the 1970s and continues, with many buildings marked as historically significant, and so far, three historic districts defined.

Some of my favorite Wright-designed residences can be seen HERE, HERE, and HERE.

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Photo captured April 14, 2023.

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Sam from Chennai, India

Beautiful architecture. Great photo. Nicely framed. Excellent. :)

25 Jun 2024 5:05am

Yellowbear from Droitwich, United Kingdom

One of the world's great architects. The Simon and Garfunkel song always comes into my head when I see any mention of him!

25 Jun 2024 5:09am

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

Interesting area. The house in the picture is handsome.

25 Jun 2024 5:21am

Claudine/canelle from Lorient, France

Voià une belle construction
Merci pour les explications

25 Jun 2024 5:22am

Daniel from Perpignan, France

Jolie bâtisse !!!!

25 Jun 2024 6:22am

Marie from Parc régional naturel de Chartreuse, France

The house of Frank Lloyd Wright is very nice and your note interesting. I don't know Illinois .
https://mesregards.fr/

25 Jun 2024 7:13am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

very beautiful house and garden

25 Jun 2024 8:31am

fotoblog from Bruxelles, Belgium

Une belle prise de cette jolie bâtisse Steven

Merci pour les explications

greetings

25 Jun 2024 12:47pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

My grandfather was originally from Oak PArk. This is a beautifully composed image worthy of a postcard.

25 Jun 2024 12:51pm

Giulio from Turin, Italy

An architecturally refined style framed by beautiful vegetation. When I read ‘Chicago Transit Authority,’ it reminds me of Chicago’s finest album.

25 Jun 2024 1:13pm

@Giulio: Me, too!

Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium

Wright graced us with many amazing homes and buildings, this is a great connection of this historic place to the master architect. Many years ago I visited Falling Water, nearer to where I grew up in Pennsylvania. Was quite an amazing place.

25 Jun 2024 1:39pm

Pascale MD from Parc National des cévennes, France

J'aime l'ambiance qui émane de cette photo.
Bonne soirée Steven

25 Jun 2024 3:07pm

Jean-Luc.M from Nancy et ailleurs, France

Magnificent architect-designed house in beautiful surroundings!
(thanks for the neighborhood overview)

25 Jun 2024 4:29pm

jpla from Anjou, France

un joli partage

25 Jun 2024 5:56pm

Willem from Noord-Scharwoude, Netherlands

Beautiful architecture and photo, photo is beautifully framed.

25 Jun 2024 6:18pm

Ray. B from Charentes-Poitou, France

Belle architecture mise en valeur comme tu sais très bien le faire.)

25 Jun 2024 7:12pm

Ted from Blackwood, Caerphilly, United Kingdom

Before I read anything, the image was shouting FLW!! So distinctive.

25 Jun 2024 7:15pm

Elaine Hancock from Olney, United States

This is beautiful. I love the architecture. I have always be a fan of Frank Lloyd Wright and would love to visit Oak Park to see some of the houses that he built there. You presented a wonderful history. It sounds like a great place to live!

25 Jun 2024 8:35pm

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Splendid photo of this beautiful place !!

25 Jun 2024 9:01pm

Harry from Apex, NC, United States

elegant in simplicity, Wright is a delight to view and appreciate

26 Jun 2024 2:18am

Darkelf Photography from Perth, Australia

Wonderful composition. Elegant photo of an elegant house.

26 Jun 2024 4:41am

jeanmadis from chonburi, Thailand

Very beautiful architecture, thank you also for all the information attached to this beautiful image.

26 Jun 2024 5:04am

Rose from United States

I have got to look at this on computer!

26 Jun 2024 8:17am

Petits Bonheurs from AIGLUN, France

Quelle belle bâtisse. Que de charme !

26 Jun 2024 12:50pm

Remus from Portugal

It’s a style of house and architecture that I like very much.
Beautiful composition, with the yellow flowers serving as a base for showcasing the lovely house.

26 Jun 2024 3:16pm