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50 Favorite Rooms By Frank Lloyd Wright (The dining room of the Dana House is featured.)

Frank Lloyd Wright and George Mann Niedecken: Prairie School Collaborators

Legendary Route 66: A Journey Through Time Along America's Mother Road

The Lamps of Frank Lloyd Wright

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In 1902, Frank Lloyd Wright was commissioned by Susan Lawrence Dana to undertake the design and construction of a massive renovation of the Lawrence family home in Springfield, Illinois.  The original Italianate home is no longer visible from the exterior but some of its features are seen inside.  The home was bought and restored by Mr. Charles C. Thomas in 1944.  Much of the original furniture are art remains intact as it was in the 1900s.  The recurring themes used within the house are the prairie sumac and the butterfly.

Construction & Unique Features

•  Built in 1902-1904
•  Prairie style with two-story living room
•  Art glass and sculptures by Richard Bock
•  Mural in dining room by George Mann Niedecken

Links

•  www.dana-thomas.org
•  Read an article about an excursion to the Dana-Thomas House and the Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum in Springfield, IL
• Amtrak Station in Springfield, IL

Accommodations

•  Best Western Clearlake Plaza

•  Crowne Plaza Hotel

•  Staybridge Suites Springfield-South

•  Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites

•  Sleep Inn

•  Comfort Inn

•  Comfort Suites

•  Clarion Collection State House

•  Fairfield Inn

•  Courtyard by Marriott

•  Hilton Springfield

•  Hilton Garden Inn

•  Hampton Inn

•  Hampton Inn & Suites

Dining

•  Corky's Ribs & BBQ

•  Sebastian's Hideout

Location

•  301 E. Lawrence Ave.
  Springfield, IL Map

• Due to budget constraints, the State of Illinois has announced that the Dana-Thomas House will be closed as of December 1, 2008.

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