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Wright on the Market
Thomas H. Gale House
YEAR BUILT:1892
CONTACT:Rick Easty
312.933.2755
PRICE:$1,295,000

HOUSE HISTORY: Wright's design for this house was derived from the more expensive residence he had designed earlier in 1892 for Robert Emmond of LaGrange, Illinois. This home and its twin, the Robert Parker house, were built later that same year by Realtor Thomas Gale.

The Gale and Parker Houses are of interest for what they reveal about Wright's development as an architect. Their irregular composition, consisting of octagonal bays joined to a rectangular core, the whole covered by high-pitched roofs with octagonal dormers, reflect the style of design of Wright's first teacher, Joseph Silsbee. The influence of Louis Sullivan, especially his philosophy of "geometric simplification", is seen in the taut masses of these houses, made clear when contrasted with the more ample rounded forms of true Queen Anne designs so popular at that time.

The Thomas Gale house has been completely restored and updated. A new 'off footprint' addition include an expanded kitchen and master bathroom, each designed to blend into Wright's original design.
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