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Dana/Thomas House Restoration Plans and Documents

A work made of manuscripts, typescript papers, printed papers, color photographs, color negatives, photocopies and architectural drawings..

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  • A work made of manuscripts, typescript papers, printed papers, color photographs, color negatives, photocopies and architectural drawings..

Date:

1981-1991

Artist:

Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959)

About this artwork

The State of Illinois, as new owner of one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most sophisticated Prairie School houses, undertook an extensive restoration project of the Dana-Thomas house in Springfield, Illinois, between 1987 and 1990. This documentation of that restoration includes restoration reports, project manuals, historical research, condition reports, and architectural plans.

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

AIC Archives

Artist

Frank Lloyd Wright (Architect)

Title

Dana/Thomas House Restoration Plans and Documents

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Made 1981–1991

Medium

Manuscripts, typescript papers, printed papers, color photographs, color negatives, photocopies and architectural drawings.

Dimensions

6 boxes and flatfile materials: W.: 91.5 cm (36 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Wilbert R. Hasbrouck

Reference Number

1995.2

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