photo by Tom Hignite, courtesy of Miracle Home Builders Last fall, Miracle Home Builders in Richfield unveiled three new model homes that represented a major new initiative for the development firm. Located in a Germantown subdivision, the houses were said to be “a tribute to Wright,” meaning Frank Lloyd Wright, the architect born in Richland […]

Last fall, Miracle Home Builders in Richfield unveiled three new model homes that represented a major new initiative for the development firm. Located in a Germantown subdivision, the houses were said to be “a tribute to Wright,” meaning Frank Lloyd Wright, the architect born in Richland Center, Wis., who went on to become the most famous architect of all time. There are a number of Wright-designed houses in Milwaukee, and a nucleus in Oak Park, Ill., and the Miracle tributes mimic idiosyncrasies of the master’s Prairie School style: large exterior overhangs; low-ceilinged hallways that open up into high-ceilinged rooms; tall, narrow windows.
This article appears in the May 2014 issue of Milwaukee Magazine.
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