Prairie School Type

Frank Lloyd Wright designed a small residence for Steven Hunt in 1917 at 1165 Algoma Boulevard. This one story residence reflects Wright’s emphasis on horizontal elements, with low hip roof overhanging bands of windows. This is the only pure example of the Prairie School in Oshkosh; however, a number of residences exhibit characteristics of a later phase of the style.

In these buildings, asymmetrical massing has been abandoned in favor of a more compact, formal composition. Consistently constructed of either brick or stucco, the buildings date from mid-1920’s to mid-1930’s. Although two stories in height, the low hip roofs, bands of windows and often, stringcourses create the desired horizontality. Details reflect a greater interest in historicism.