Frank Lloyd Wright moved to Oak Park in 1889, finding it an ideal place for an ambitious young architect to raise a family. In 1893, after a dispute with his mentor, Louis Sullivan, Wright opened his own studio in Oak Park. Some of this town's wealthy residents were among his first clients. By 1909, when he left Oak Park, Wright had completed over one hundred fifty commissions and had become a pioneer in a uniquely American style of architecture.

The Oak Park Public Library has an extensive collection of materials pertaining to Wright and his works, including the Gilman Lane collection and the Grant Manson collection of architectural photographs. Many Frank Lloyd Wright materials are in the circulating collection. Additional materials in Special Collections may be viewed by appointment.

For more information contact William Jerousek, Local History Librarian, at or call 708-452-3480.

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Gilman Lane Photograph Collection
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Grant Manson Photograph Collection
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