Prairie School

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf architectural style
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Prairie_Style
gptkbp:characteristic gptkb:art
horizontal lines
broad overhanging eaves
discipline in the use of ornament
flat or hipped roofs
integration with landscape
solid construction
windows grouped in horizontal bands
gptkbp:declinedAfter gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:emphasizes simplicity
functionality
natural materials
open interior spaces
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Prairie School
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Modern_architecture
gptkb:International_Style
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:religious_art
gptkb:Arts_and_Crafts_movement
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Purcell-Cutts_House
gptkb:Willits_House
gptkb:Darwin_D._Martin_House
gptkb:Robie_House
gptkb:Unity_Temple
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Buffalo,_New_York
gptkb:Chicago
gptkb:Minneapolis
gptkb:Oak_Park,_Illinois
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright
gptkb:John_S._Van_Bergen
gptkb:George_Grant_Elmslie
gptkb:George_Washington_Maher
gptkb:William_Gray_Purcell
gptkb:Marion_Mahony_Griffin
gptkb:William_Drummond
gptkb:Walter_Burley_Griffin
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:period early 20th century
late 19th century
gptkbp:philosophy organic architecture
harmony with environment
gptkbp:region gptkb:Midwestern_United_States
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Arts_and_Crafts_movement
gptkb:Craftsman_style
gptkb:Mission_Revival_Style
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arts_and_Crafts_Movement
gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright
gptkb:Pleasant_Home
gptkb:Dana-Thomas_House
gptkb:Frank_Lloyd_Wright's_Darwin_D._Martin_House
gptkb:art_movement
gptkb:Logan_Square_Boulevards_Historic_District
gptkb:Walter_Burley_Griffin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5