S. A. Foster House and Stable
Chicago, United States
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed this Japanese-influenced house and stable in Chicago's West Pullman neighborhood in 1900 as a summer residence for attorney Stephen A. Foster. Built during an experimental phase of Wright's career, the property features distinctive design elements including Japanese-inspired upward roof flares at the peaks and dormers, and a rare tumblehome construction in which exterior walls slant inward from base to top—creating windows and doors that are wider at the bottom than the top, a design principle borrowed from wooden water tower construction for added structural strength. The interior walls remain straight, making the transition occur through the fenestration itself. Designated a Chicago Landmark in 1996, the house represents a unique example of Wright's early architectural innovation.
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- Chicago, United States
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