Winslow House, Oak Park

Name: Winslow House
Address: Oak Park, United States

#23 among attractions in Oak Park

Prairie school architecture

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The Winslow House is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house located at 515 Auvergne Place in River Forest, Illinois. A landmark building in Wright's career, the Winslow House, built in 1893–94, was his first major commission as an independent architect. While the design owes a debt to the earlier James Charnley House, Wright always considered the Winslow House extremely important to his career. Looking back on it in 1936, he described it as "the first 'prairie house'." ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°53'19"N, 87°49'44"W

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River ForestOak Park United States

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Day trips

Winslow House – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Maywood Park, Forest Park, River Forest Public Library, Chicago 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame.

1.3 miN
Horse track, Gambling, Sport venue
Maywood Park, Melrose Park
33 min walk • Maywood Park was a horse racing venue located in Melrose Park, Illinois, United States, about 12 miles from downtown Chicago. It was used for harness racing. It had a capacity of 33,297 people and was built in 1946. The track was a half-mile oval. The track closed in 2015.
1.2 miSE
Village, Area
Forest Park, Oak Park
32 min walk • Forest Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, United States. The population was 14,339 at the 2020 census.
0.8 miNE
Library
River Forest Public Library, Oak Park
21 min walk • The River Forest Public Library is located at 735 Lathrop Avenue in River Forest, Illinois, a suburban community just west of Chicago. It serves a core population of approximately 11,000 residents, and drawing reciprocal patrons from the surrounding area.
1.3 miSE
41°52'20"N • 87°48'55"W
Chicago 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame, Oak Park
34 min walk • Museum
0.4 miNW
Prairie school architecture
Richard Cluever House, Melrose Park
10 min walk • The Richard Cluever House is a historic house at 601 1st Avenue in Maywood, Illinois. Built in 1913–14, the house was designed by noted Prairie School architect John S. Van Bergen.
0.5 miSW
Tudor Revival architecture
Baptist Retirement Home, Melrose Park
14 min walk • The Baptist Retirement Home is a historic retirement home at 316 Randolph Street in Maywood, Illinois. The home was built in 1930 for the Baptist Old People's Home organization, which was founded in Maywood in 1906; the large-scale building replaced its original, smaller facilities.
1.6 miNW
41°54'24"N • 87°50'52"W
Winston Plaza, Melrose Park
41 min walk • Shopping centre, Shopping
1.2 miSE
41°52'45"N • 87°48'32"W
Yearbook, Oak Park
32 min walk • Shopping, Antiques, Park
1.2 miE
41°53'23"N • 87°48'21"W
Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Oak Park
31 min walk • Natural attraction, Park
0.5 miNE
Neighbourhood, Italianate architecture, Neoclassical architecture
River Forest Historic District, Oak Park
15 min walk • The River Forest Historic District is a national historic district encompassing much of the village of River Forest, Illinois. The district includes 830 buildings, most of which are houses as the village is almost entirely residential.
1.3 miNE
Universities and schools
Concordia University Chicago, Oak Park
32 min walk • Concordia University Chicago is a private university in River Forest, Illinois. Formerly a college exclusively for parochial teacher education, Concordia-Chicago now offers more than 100 undergraduate and postgraduate degrees and enrolls more than 5,000 students.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Winslow House?

Nearby attractions include Richard Cluever House, Melrose Park (10 min walk), Baptist Retirement Home, Melrose Park (14 min walk), River Forest Historic District, Oak Park (15 min walk), River Forest Public Library, Oak Park (21 min walk).

How to get to Winslow House by public transport?

The nearest stations to Winslow House:

Bus

Lake & Thatcher EB • Lines: 309, 313 (5 min walk)

Train

River Forest (7 min walk)
Maywood (13 min walk)

Metro

Forest Park • Lines: Blue (30 min walk)
Harlem • Lines: Blue (40 min walk)