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ID Number |
100011139 |
Historic Name |
PRAIRIE HOUSE |
Description of Significance |
THE PRAIRIE HOUSE IS LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AT THE STATE LEVEL UNDER CRITERION C FOR ITS ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ASSOCIATION WITH ARCHITECT HERB GREENE. THE PRAIRIE HOUSE IS AN ICONIC EMBODIMENT OF ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE MODERN MOVEMENT, A TESTAMENT TO GREENE'S INNOVATIVE DESIGN PHILOSOPHY. GREENE'S INFLUENCE, ESPECIALLY AS IT IS EMBODIED IN THE PRAIRIE HOUSE CAN BE SEEN ON A NATIONAL LEVEL AS EVIDENCED IN THE WORK OF RELATED ORGANIC OR "AMERICAN SCHOOL" ARCHITECTS SUCH AS MICKEY MUENIG AND BART PRINCE - AND EVEN AT AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE HUNGARIAN "LIVING ARCHITECTURE" MOVEMENT IN WHICH THE WORK OF GREENE AND BRUCE GOFF IS FREQUENTLY REFERENCED. |
Current Name |
PRAIRIE HOUSE |
Address |
550 48TH AVENUE NE |
City |
NORMAN |
County |
CLEVELAND |
Lot |
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Block |
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Current Section |
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Township |
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Range |
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Type |
BUILDING |
Historic Function |
DWELLING |
Current Function |
VACANT |
Area Significance 1 |
CRITERION C - ARCHITECTURE |
Area Significance 2 |
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Date Prepared |
OCTOBER 2024 |
Year Built |
1961 |
Original Site |
YES |
Architect/Builder |
HERB GREENE |
Architectural Style |
ORGANIC |
Roof Material |
WOOD |
Wall Material |
WOOD |
Window Material |
WOOD |
Door Material |
WOOD |
Decorative Details |
CURVED IN PLAN AND TAPERED IN SECTION, A BALOON FRAMED ARMATURE SUPPORTS OTHER MORE SCULPTURAL WOOD-FRAMED ELEMENTS, INCLUDING A VAULT, FURRING AROUND WINDOWS AND DECORATIVE TUSKS. |
Condition |
GOOD |
Comments |
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Restricted |
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