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	Popular in the United States from 1900 to 1920, the style was intended to reflect the wide-open prairies of the Central Plains. Exterior walls are occasionally highlighted with dark strips of wood set against a stucco finish. Narrow ribbon windows placed in a horizontal row and occasionally continuing around corners maintained the long-and low impression. Chimneys are generally found at the axis of intersecting roof planes.		Popular in the United States from 1900 to 1920, the style was intended to reflect the wide-open prairies of the Central Plains. Exterior walls are occasionally highlighted with dark strips of wood set against a stucco finish. Narrow ribbon windows placed in a horizontal row and occasionally continuing around corners maintained the long-and low impression. Chimneys are generally found at the axis of intersecting roof planes.

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Randylyon at 02:35, 1 August 2008

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			[[Image:prairiestyle.gif\|right\|thumb\|350px\|Prairie architecture was to remind people of the flat plains of the Midwest.]]PRAIRIE ARCHITECTURE. Designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Prairie Style featured a one or two story building with one-story wings. A low-pitched roof extends well beyond the wall to create a definite horizontal and low-to-the ground image.
	PRAIRIE ARCHITECTURE. Designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Prairie Style featured a one or two story building with one-story wings. A low-pitched roof extends well beyond the wall to create a definite horizontal and low-to-the ground image.

	Popular in the United States from 1900 to 1920, the style was intended to reflect the wide-open prairies of the Central Plains. Exterior walls are occasionally highlighted with dark strips of wood set against a stucco finish. Narrow ribbon windows placed in a horizontal row and occasionally continuing around corners maintained the long-and low impression. Chimneys are generally found at the axis of intersecting roof planes.		Popular in the United States from 1900 to 1920, the style was intended to reflect the wide-open prairies of the Central Plains. Exterior walls are occasionally highlighted with dark strips of wood set against a stucco finish. Narrow ribbon windows placed in a horizontal row and occasionally continuing around corners maintained the long-and low impression. Chimneys are generally found at the axis of intersecting roof planes.

Randylyon: New page: PRAIRIE ARCHITECTURE. Designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Prairie Style featured a one or two story building with one-story wings. A low-pitched roof extends well beyond the ...

2008-07-28T23:08:37Z

New page: PRAIRIE ARCHITECTURE. Designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Prairie Style featured a one or two story building with one-story wings. A low-pitched roof extends well beyond the ...

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PRAIRIE ARCHITECTURE. Designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, Prairie Style featured a one or two story building with one-story wings. A low-pitched roof extends well beyond the wall to create a definite horizontal and low-to-the ground image.

Popular in the United States from 1900 to 1920, the style was intended to reflect the wide-open prairies of the Central Plains. Exterior walls are occasionally highlighted with dark strips of wood set against a stucco finish. Narrow ribbon windows placed in a horizontal row and occasionally continuing around corners maintained the long-and low impression. Chimneys are generally found at the axis of intersecting roof planes.