Frank Lloyd Wright masterpieces abound in Oak Park (pictures)
Visitors to the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in this swanky Chicago suburb can take an easy walking tour of many other beautiful buildings designed by the famous architect. CNET Road Trip 2013 explores the neighborhood.
Heurtley House
OAK PARK, Ill. -- Frank Lloyd Wright liked to practice where he preached. With his longtime personal house and studio nestled in the middle of this tony Chicago suburb, Wright got plenty of commissions nearby.
Visitors to the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio can also easily take a walking tour of a treasure-trove of other buildings of his. Here are some of the best.
This is the Arthur B. Heurtley House, built in 1902.
Walter Gale house
Just a few doors down from the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio is this stunner, the Walter H. Gale house, which is one of a group of houses that he designed when he was still employed by Louis Sullivan. Because he was not allowed to moonlight, these houses are known as "bootlegs." Wright designed it in 1893.
Hills-DeCaro house
This is the Hills-DeCaro house, which was built in 1906 and substantially reconstructed in 1977. It was designated a local landmark in 2002.
Frank Thomas house
This is the gorgeous Frank Thomas house, which Wright designed in 1901.
Heurtley house
Another look at the Arthur B. Heurtley House.
Unity Temple
A Unitarian himself, Wright designed Oak Park's Unity Temple, which was built between 1905 and 1908.
Unity Temple main street
A look at the Unity Temple from one of Oak Park's thoroughfares, Lake Street.
Frank Thomas house side
A look at the Frank Thomas house from the side.
Laura Gale house
Featuring some similarity to Wright's masterpiece Fallingwater, this is the Laura Gale House, just a few blocks from the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio.
Hills-DeCaro House side
A look at the Hills-DeCaro House from the side.
Moore House
Just a block from Wright's house and studio is the Nathan G. Moore House, which the famed architect had built in 1895, and then again in 1923 after a fire gutted it.
Thomas Gale House
Another bootleg house just steps from Wright's home and studio, this is the Thomas H. Gale House, which Wright designed in 1892.
Parker house
Yet another bootleg house, this is the Robert P. Parker house, designed in 1892.
Home and Studio
This is the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio, where the famed architect lived and worked from 1889 to 1909.