Frank Lloyd Wright and Mason City Architectural heart of the prairie
Mason City, Kindergarten and the Imperial Hotel -- Mason City meets modern design -- City National Bank and the Park Inn Hotel -- Rock Crest/Rock Glen Neighborhood
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| Sprache: | eng |
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Charleston, SC
The History Press
2016
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | Mason City, Kindergarten and the Imperial Hotel -- Mason City meets modern design -- City National Bank and the Park Inn Hotel -- Rock Crest/Rock Glen Neighborhood In the early 1900s, Frank Lloyd Wright transformed a small midwestern prairie community into one of the world's most important architectural destinations. Mason City, Iowa, became home to his City National Bank and Park Inn--the last surviving Wright hotel. In addition, his prototype Stockman House helped launch the Prairie School architectural style. Soon after, architect Walter Burley Griffin followed in Wright's footsteps, designing a cluster of Prairie School homes in the Rock Crest/Rock Glen neighborhood. Design historian Roy Behrens leads the way through Mason City's historic development from the Industrial Revolution to the modern era of Frank Lloyd Wright |
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| Beschreibung: | 143 pages illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781467118606 978-1-46711-860-6 |