Frank Lloyd Wright
 
 
Fallingwater - Ohiopyle (Bear Run), PA
  

• Frank Lloyd Wright was born on June 8, 1867, in a small farming town of Richland Center, Wisconsin.  His father was a musician, and his mother was a teacher.
• Wright's mother wanted him to become an architect.  So she hung famous buildings in his nursery and taught him about shapes at a young age.
• When Wright was 13 his family moved to Madison, Wisconsin.
• At 15 years old, he was accepted to the University of Wisconsin.
• At 20 years old, he became an architect and started working for Louis Sullivan, who was one of the most famous architects in the United States.  Wright called himself, "The Pencil in Sullivan's Hand's."
• By 25, he was Sullivan's Chief Architect.  Wright built "Bootleg Homes", which are homes built outside of the company, and as a result he was FIRED.
• He set up his home and studio in Oak Park, IL, which is now a museum.
  
• By the early 1900's he was the most famous architect in the United States.
• By 1911, he returned to Wisconsin and built the "Taliesin" in honor of his family.
• Between 1916-1922, he moved to Tokyo, Japan to design the "Imperial Hotel". On September 1, 1923 it was struck with an Earthquake that flattened everything in town except for the hotel.
• At 60 years old, he wrote the story of his life and opened an architecture school.
• At 70 years old, he designed "Fallingwater", which is a very famous home that he built.
• He also, designs furniture, lamps, windows, chapels, churches, and synagogues.
• During his final years he had interviews on TV and radio.
• At 90 years old, he designed the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in NYC.
• He dies in April 1959.