Prairie style
Americannoun
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the style of the architects of the Prairie School.
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a style of decorative arts associated with this school.
Example Sentences
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Butler House, built in classic Prairie style in 1903 of imported French bricks on one acre in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
From Washington Times • Aug. 10, 2023
Wright was born in nearby Richland Center in 1867, and though he later made his name in Chicago, establishing the Prairie style of architecture, he came back to the family property often.
From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023
It shows the influence upon Storey of the Arts and Crafts movement and of the Prairie style architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright in Storey’s native Chicago.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2022
The Cheney house, built in 1903, was a broad-shouldered example of Wright’s Prairie style, its hipped roof extending protectively over a base of Roman brick.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2017
I have felt it in the Robie House, a masterpiece of his early years in Chicago and an example of what is called the Prairie style.
From The Guardian • May 21, 2017
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