The George Madison Millard House, is a

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designed

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home that was constructed in

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, United States in 1906. It was the first of two houses that Wright would design for the Millards.

History

George Madison Millard was the manager of the rare book department of

A. C. McClurg A. C. McClurg was a stationer, publisher, and book wholesaler for over 120 years in Chicago, Illinois. The business began in 1844, as Chicago's first stationery store and changed hands several times, often as the result of a fire. Alexander McCl ...

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. Millard met his wife Alice (née Parsons) at the bookstore; they married at

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in 1901. The Millards were acquainted with

and had him design this house in Highland Park in 1906 after the couple moved from the South Side of Chicago. The house is a typical example of Wright's Prairie School houses. The floor plan is cruciform in design. The exterior walls are brown-stained board and

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siding laid horizontally. The roof is hipped with overhangs. Wright later included drawings of the Millard house in his

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. The Millards moved to

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in 1913 after George retired from McClurg. Following the death of her husband, Alice carried on her husband's profession and also sold antique furniture. She had Wright design the

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in Pasadena in 1923. The Highland Park house was recognized by the

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with a listing on the

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on September 29, 1982. It was listed as part of the Highland Park Multiple Resource Area. The house in Pasadena is also listed in the National Register.

References

* Storrer, William Allin. ''The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion''. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, (S.126)

External links

Site about the Pasadena Millard housePhoto of the Millard House
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