Frank Lloyd Wright in Glencoe
May 7, 2015 |
A century ago a remarkable Glencoe couple hired two giants of design, Frank Lloyd Wright and Jens Jensen, to envision homes and a landscape for their rolling, ravine-cut property near the bluffs of Lake Michigan. The resulting enclave of “Ravine Bluffs” contains six Wright-designed houses. These are the majority of structures that make Glencoe the third highest concentration of Frank Lloyd Wright structures in the world. Join Gwen Sommers Yant, preservation consultant with Benjamin Historic Certifications, to learn about the riveting story behind this development. Architecture, ambition, nature, idealism, high society, love, politics, and even murder, intertwine and culminate in resurgent, early 20th century Glencoe.
The Glencoe Historical Society will supplement with a brief overview of additional learning opportunities afforded through its year-long Ravine Bluffs Centennial Celebration.
About the speaker:
Gwen Sommers Yant is an historic preservation planner with a broad spectrum of preservation experience and has been affiliated with Benjamin Historic Certifications, a historic preservation consulting firm, and its predecessor Historic Certification Consultants, since 1998. She holds a Master’s degree in Historic Preservation Planning from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and her experience includes serving as an appointed member of the Oak Park Preservation Commission, directing the Evanston Historic Preservation Commission and on the staff of the Chicago Landmarks Commission.
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Website:
flwright.org/programs/enrichment2 |
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Location Information |
Unity Temple |
875 Lake Street Oak Park, IL |
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Contact Information |
Email:
lbraithwaite@flwright.org |
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