Architecture History

Nestled being a picket fence, the reimagined home sports a handsome dark-green facade.

The 1950 Zimmerman House by modernist architect Craig Ellwood. Photo by Julius Shulman; courtesy © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles.

Wright treated his residential projects as testing grounds for his evolving visions. Here, we map his impact on future generations of architects through homes by his protégés and admirers.

Banking room of the National Farmers' Bank, Owatonna, Minnesota, built 1907-1908. Photo courtesy of The Richard Nickel Committee and Archive.

Interior of the National Farmers' Bank, Owatonna, Minnesota, built 1907-1908. Photo courtesy of The Richard Nickel Committee and Archive.

View of the proscenium in the Schiller Building (later Garrick Theater), Chicago, Illinois, begun 1891. Photo courtesy of The Richard Nickel Committee and Archive.

The Bayard-Condict Building, New York, New York, built 1897-1899. Photo courtesy of The Richard Nickel Committee and Archive.

Schiller Building (later Garrick Theater), Chicago, Illinois, built 1891. Photo courtesy of The Richard Nickel Committee and Archive.

Auditorium Building, Chicago, Illinois, built 1886-1890. Photo courtesy of The Richard Nickel Committee and Archive.

Detail of the Wainwright Building, St. Louis, Missouri, built 1890-1891. Photo courtesy of The Richard Nickel Committee and Archive.

Wainwright Building, St. Louis, Missouri, built 1890-1891. Photo courtesy of The Richard Nickel Committee and Archive.

Glass window panel from the firm of Adler & Sullivan. Photo courtesy of The Richard Nickel Committee and Archive.