The Edward R. Hills House, also known as the Hills-DeCaro House, is a home that Frank Lloyd Wright designed the remodel for in 1906. The house is located in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, and is cast in Wright's signature Prairie style. In 1976, a major fire destroyed much of the original Wright-designed remodel. The home's owners rebuilt the house after the fire following Wright's original plans and restoring the building to its origi...
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The Edward R. Hills House, also known as the Hills-DeCaro House, is a home that Frank Lloyd Wright designed the remodel for in 1906. The house is located in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois, and is cast in Wright's signature Prairie style. In 1976, a major fire destroyed much of the original Wright-designed remodel. The home's owners rebuilt the house after the fire following Wright's original plans and restoring the building to its original 1906 appearance.
Wright's 1906 remodel completely eliminated an earlier Stick style residence on the property and resulted in a Prairie style house on the lot. The Hills-DeCaro House is highly significant for its architecture and it represents the melding of two distinct phases in Frank Lloyd Wright's career. The house contains many elements of both Prairie style and the designs that Wright experimented with throughout the 1890s. The house underwent an extensive restoration following the fire, returning it to its original 1906 appearance....
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