IL HJR0066

Recognizes Frank Lloyd Wright on his 150th birthday, honoring the American architect, interior designer, writer, and educator who designed over 1,000 structures.

Documents Wright's life from his birth in Richland Center, Wisconsin on June 8, 1867 to his death in Phoenix, Arizona on April 9, 1959.

Details Wright's career including his apprenticeship with the firm Adler & Sullivan in Chicago, his private practice in the Schiller Building, and his receipt of the Royal Gold Medal in 1941 and AIA Gold Medal in 1949.

Notes that Wright's creative period spanned over 70 years and included design of houses, offices, churches, schools, hotels, museums, and other structures, with 13 Frank Lloyd Wright properties open to the public in Illinois.

Designates Frank Lloyd Wright properties that are open to the public in Illinois, including the Dana-Thomas House in Springfield, Unity Temple in Oak Park, and seven other named properties, as part of the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail.