Bill Text: IL HJR0066 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Designates the Frank Lloyd Wright properties that are open to the public in Illinois as part of the "Frank Lloyd Wright Trail".

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)

Status: (Passed) 2018-04-26 - Adopted Both Houses [HJR0066 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-HJR0066-Introduced.html

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish
to recognize and remember Frank Lloyd Wright, an American
architect, interior designer, writer, and educator who
designed over 1,000 structures, on his 150th birthday; and
WHEREAS, Frank Lloyd Wright was born Frank Lincoln Wright
in Richland Center, Wisconsin to William Carey Wright and Anna
Lloyd Jones on June 8, 1867; he passed away in Phoenix, Arizona
on April 9, 1959; and
WHEREAS, When Frank Lloyd Wright was 14 his parents
separated; in 1885, the divorce was finalized and he changed
his middle name of Lincoln to Lloyd after his mother's side of
the family; and
WHEREAS, Frank Lloyd Wright attended Madison High School,
but never received a degree; he was admitted to the University
of Wisconsin-Madison as a special student in 1886; he took
classes part-time for two semesters and worked with a professor
of civil engineering; he left school without a degree, but was
granted an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from the University
in 1955; and
WHEREAS, Frank Lloyd Wright moved to Chicago to seek an

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apprenticeship with the firm of Adler & Sullivan; after two
short interviews he became an official apprentice with the
firm; and
WHEREAS, On June 1, 1889, Frank Lloyd Wright married his
first wife, Catherine "Kitty" Lee (Tobin) Wright; he received a
loan of $5,000 from Louis Sullivan and built his first home in
Oak Park; he later married Maude "Miriam" Noel Wright and then
Olgivanna Lloyd Wright; and
WHEREAS, Frank Lloyd Wright went on to have his own
practice in the Schiller Building on Randolph Street in Chicago
and took on many projects in the Chicago area; and
WHEREAS, Frank Lloyd Wright won the "Royal Gold Medal" in
1941 and the "AIA Gold Medal" in 1949; over the years, many of
his structures have also received the "Twenty-five Year Award",
which showcases buildings that set a precedent; and
WHEREAS, Frank Lloyd Wright was known for his unique vision
for urban planning in the United States, including Illinois;
his creative period spanned over 70 years; in addition to
houses, he also designed offices, churches, schools, hotels,
museums, and other structures; there are 13 Frank Lloyd Wright
properties that are open to the public in Illinois; and

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WHEREAS, Frank Lloyd Wright has many properties open to the
public, including the Dana-Thomas house in Springfield, the B.
Harley Bradley House in Kankakee, the Kenneth Laurent House in
Rockford, his home and studio, Unity Temple in Oak Park, the
Pettit Memorial Chapel in Belvidere, the Frank L Smith Bank in
Dwight, the Muirhead Farmhouse in Hampshire, and the Fabyan
Villa in Geneva; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE
CONCURRING HEREIN, that we designate the Frank Lloyd Wright
properties that are open to the public in Illinois as part of
the Frank Lloyd Wright Trail.