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The Edward R. Hills House, also known as the Hills–DeCaro House, is a residence located at 313 Forest Avenue in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park, Illinois. It is most notable for a 1906 remodel by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in his signature Prairie style. The Hills–DeCaro House represents the melding of two distinct phases in Wright's ...
The Esther M. Hill House blends geometric forms with natural materials found in the American Craftsman tradition. The residence has an open plan and is an example of the Third Bay Tradition style. [5] A repository of plans from the tradition are housed at the Environmental Design Archives at the University of California, Berkeley. [6]
Viewed as out-of-date and emblematic of the excesses of the 19th century, Second Empire architecture was derided in the 20th century, particularly starting in the 1930s.The destruction of such notable buildings as Toronto's forty-five-year old Customs House (1876–1919) exemplify the desire to transition away from French architectural styles.
The James J. Hill House in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, was built by railroad magnate James J. Hill. The house, completed in 1891, is near the eastern end of Summit Avenue near the Cathedral of Saint Paul. The house, for its time, was very large and was the "showcase of St. Paul" until James J. Hill's death in 1916. [1]
When Anna became a widow, she demolished the house and built a much more luxurious house in its place. Rose Terrace II: 1934 Neo-Classical: Horace Traumbauer: Grosse Pointe: Was built for Anna Thompson Dodge, widow of Horace E Dodge, co-founder of Dodge Brothers Company, was the most opulent residence of Michigan and was demolished in 1976.
Strawberry Hill House—often called simply Strawberry Hill—is a Gothic Revival villa that was built in Twickenham, London, by Horace Walpole (1717–1797) from 1749 onward. It is a typical example of the " Strawberry Hill Gothic " style of architecture, [ 1 ] and it prefigured the nineteenth-century Gothic Revival.
The Hill House in Helensburgh, Scotland, was created by architects and designers Charles and Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh. [1] [2] The house is an example of the Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style). [3] It was designed and built for the publisher Walter Blackie in 1902–1904.
Construction began in 1905 and was completed in 1908. The home cost a total of $854,000, equivalent to more than $22 million in 2017. [3] The home is a crowning example of design and craftmanship of the Midwestern United States in the early 20th century.