Prairie School
noun
a group of early 20th-century architects of the Chicago area who designed houses and other buildings with emphasized horizontal lines responding to the flatness of the Midwestern prairie; the best-known member was Frank Lloyd Wright.
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How to use Prairie School in a sentence
On the Tuesday we went out to a Prairie School where they were having holidays.
Across the Prairie in a Motor Caravan | Frances Halton Eva HasellOn one occasion such a storm burst upon a Prairie School, smashing in the windows.
Across the Prairie in a Motor Caravan | Frances Halton Eva HasellI liked John when he taught the little Prairie School and praised me to my wondering relatives.
The Bacillus of Beauty | Harriet StarkThey now have a splendid church near the West Prairie School house.
History of Linn County Iowa | Luther A. Brewer
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