Walter Burley Griffin Place District

Click for Larger View     Address: 1600-1800 blocks of Griffin Place (formerly West 104th Place)
Year Built: 1909-14
Architect: W.B. Griffin and Various
Date Designated a Chicago Landmark:
November 13, 1981

The largest concentration of small-scale, Prairie-style houses in Chicago. Seven of these residences were designed by Walter Burley Griffin, an architect who began his career with Frank Lloyd Wright. An eighth Prairie -style house was designed by Spencer and Powers. So-called "builders' houses," which were constructed by contractors from plans popularized in building magazines of the same period, complete the street.

W.B. Griffin
 
Prairie School
Districts
 
1.Jenkinson and Clark houses, photo by Barbara Crane, 1978
2.Garrity House, photo by Barbara Crane, 1978
3.Typical Floor Plan
4.Drawing by Walter Burley Griffin, circa 1910
5.1669 104th Place, one of the non-Griffin designed houses in the district, photo by Barbara Crane 1978