Dana/Thomas House Restoration Plans and Documents

Frank Lloyd WrightWW-1981-017912

1981·Manuscripts, typescript papers, printed papers, color photographs, color negatives, photocopies and architectural drawings.·6 boxes and flatfile materials: W.: 91.5 cm (36 in.)

The State of Illinois, as new owner of one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most sophisticated Prairie School houses, undertook an extensive restoration project of the Dana-Thomas house in Springfield, Illinois, between 1987 and 1990. This documentation of that restoration includes restoration reports, project manuals, historical research, condition reports, and architectural plans. <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/search/collection/findingaids/searchterm/Dana%252FThomas%20House%20Restoration%20Plans%20and%20Documents/field/title/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/1">View finding aid.</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/search/collection/mqc/searchterm/House%20Restoration%20Plans%20and%20Documents/field/subcol/mode/all/conn/and/cosuppress/1">View selected images from this collection.</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/search/collection/mqc/searchterm/Dana,%20Susan%20Lawrence,%20Residence/mode/exact">Find all Dana/Thomas House digital images.</a> Collection access: Collections may be accessed in the Franke Reading Room of the Research Center at The Art Institute of Chicago, by appointment only. For further information, consult <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/contact-usage-and-faq">the FAQ</a>. <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/finding-aids">Finding aids by subject</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/findingaids">Browse all finding aids</a> <a href="http://digital-libraries.saic.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/mqc">Browse images and media</a> <a href="https://www.artic.edu/archival-collections/oral-histories">Oral histories</a> Contact the Ryerson and Burnham Art and Architecture Archives: archives@artic.edu

Catalogue

Year: 1981
Medium: Manuscripts, typescript papers, printed papers, color photographs, color negatives, photocopies and architectural drawings.
Dimensions: 6 boxes and flatfile materials: W.: 91.5 cm (36 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Frank Lloyd Wright

Artist

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect whose designs fundamentally reshaped residential and civic building in the twentieth century. He developed the concept of organic architecture, integrating structures with their natural surroundings through innovative use of cantilevers, open floor plans, and locally sourced materials. His projects ranged from the Prairie School houses of Chicago to Fallingwater in Pennsylvania and the Guggenheim Museum in New York, each demonstrating a conviction that buildings should grow from their sites rather than impose upon them. His influence extends across modernism, landscape integration, and spatial planning.

Chicago, IL, USA

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