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Prairie Style in Wichita

By Linda Tancs

The last of architect Frank Lloyd Wright’s prairie houses, Allen House was commissioned by newspaper publisher Henry J. Allen and his wife for their home in Wichita, Kansas. Wright designed the house while working on the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo, explaining the home’s Japanese aesthetic. Featuring more than 30 pieces of Wright-designed furniture, the interior also boasts art glass windows, bookcase doors and masonry wall joints covered in gold leaf. Reservations are required for a visit, which is led by a docent.

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