PRAIRIE STYLE, ca. 1900 - ca. 1920 The Prairie style originated in America in the early 1900s from architects such as Frank Lloyd Wright. This
style emphasized the importance of blending houses with their surroundings and relating the house to the flat,
horizontal lines of the Midwest. Prairie style houses have low-pitched hipped roofs, wide eaves, and broad
porches. Exterior wall surfaces are often stucco or brick. These dwellings are generally two-stories in height
and have decorative multi-light windows. Notable examples of this style are located in the Spring/Douglas
Historic District at 420 Douglas Avenue and 900 Douglas Avenue.
