Charles A. Brown House

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Charles A. Brown House

The Charles A. Brown House is a two-story home on 2420 Harrison Street, in Evanston, Illinois, [1] designed in 1905 by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

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The building is a two-story clapboard home with four-bedrooms and one-bathroom on the second floor. [1] The structure also has sash windows; one of the last times that the architect would make this choice for window design. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Storrer, William Allin (2006). The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. University Of Chicago Press. p. 110. ISBN   0-226-77621-2.
  2. "Charles A. Brown House | Frank Lloyd Wright Trust".
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