Chicago Points West Oak Brook, Illinois April 28-30, 2017 The Chicago area is home to the largest concentration of Wright-designed buildings in the world, but few travel far enough afield to see the full PHOTO BY ANDY OLNICK range of Wright’s work in northern Illinois, which includes some of the Muirhead Farmhouse (Wright, 1950) earliest works of Wright’s careers and some of the latest, Prairie-style houses and Usonians, a farmhouse and Wright’s only house designed for a person in a wheelchair. The Conservancy’s annual Out and About Wright tour travels to many of these houses. Saturday, April 29 Depart from the DoubleTree Hotel in Oak Brook at 9 a.m. to tour the Kenneth and Phyllis Laurent House (1949) in Rockford (1.5 hour drive), Pettit Chapel (1906) in Belvidere, the Louis Fredrick House (1954) in Bar- rington Hills and Muirhead Farmhouse (1950) in Hampshire, all designed PHOTO © VHT STUDIOS by Wright, as well as the Bruce Goff-designed Ruth and Sam Ford House Louis Fredrick House (Wright, 1954) (1949) in Aurora. Cap off an exciting day of touring with a reception at the Wright-designed Mrs. A.W. Gridley House (1906) in Batavia, before returning to the hotel around 7:30 p.m. Lunch is provided and dinner is on your own. Add-on Events Sunday, April 30 Depart from the DoubleTree at 9 a.m. to tour the Frank Henderson House (1901) in Elmhurst, one of Wright’s spectacular early Prairie-style PHOTO BY PATRICK J. MAHONEY PHOTO BY PATRICK houses with more than 80 art glass windows, and the large Usonian Mrs. A.W. Gridley House (1906) Charles Glore House (1951) in Lake Forest. Other houses will be in- cluded on this tour with details to be announced. An afternoon airport drop-off at O’Hare will be made before returning to the hotel. Friday, April 28 (private event for Leadership, Clerestory and Visionary Circle and Board members) Depart from the DoubleTree at 5:45 p.m. for a special dinner event at the William Emery House in Elmhurst. Completed in 1903, the 5,800-square- foot Prairie School house was Walter Burley Griffin’s first independent commission, carried out while he was employed in Wright’s Oak Park studio. PHOTO BY PATRICK J. MAHONEY PHOTO BY PATRICK William Emery House (Walter Burley Griffin, 1902) PHOTOS BY NELS AKERLUND Kenneth and Phyllis Laurent House (Wright, 1949) Event Registration Deadline to register is April 13. Registration received by mail/fax is subject to availability. Space is limited and events may reach capacity before April 13. Saturday, April 29 Includes Laurent House, Pettit Chapel, Fredrick House, Muirhead Farmhouse, Ford House (Bruce Goff), lunch and Gridley House reception. All participants must register for Saturday to be eligible to register for Friday and Sunday events. Member: $225 per person Quantity Total $ Non-Member: $250 per person Quantity Total $ Frank Henderson House (1901) Sunday, April 30 Includes Henderson House, 2-3 houses TBA and late afternoon airport drop. Member: $150 per person Quantity Total $ Non-Member: $175 per person Quantity Total $ Friday, April 28 – Board and Circles Dinner Event open only to Leadership, Clerestory and Visionary Circle members and Board. Includes dinner at Emery House (Walter Burley Griffin). $75 per person Quantity Total $ I give consent for my name and email Total Due $ address to appear on the event roster Name(s) of attendees Check enclosed Made payable to the Frank Lloyd Wright Building Conservancy. U.S. banks only. PHOTO BY JOHN H. WATERS Visa Mastercard American Express Discover Ruth and Sam Ford House (Bruce Goff, 1949) Card Number Expiration Date CVV Hotel All tours depart from and return to the DoubleTree Name by Hilton Hotel Chicago - Oak Brook, 1909 Spring Road, Oak Brook, IL 60523. Our attendees stay at the special rate of $109/night. Book by April 13 Address at 866.812.3959 or doubletreeoakbrook.com with the group code FLW. Breakfast is available at the discounted rate of $12 including tax and gratuity; City State ZIP vouchers are available for purchase at check-in. Parking is free. As rooms are limited, please com- Signature plete your registration before booking your hotel. Return form with payment to one of the following: Please Note Mail: Email: [email protected] AIA continuing education credits will be available for tours. Frank Lloyd Wright Fax: 312.663.5505 Forms will be available on request. Building Conservancy Register online at savewright.org 53 W. Jackson Blvd., Cancellations: Email or call (312.663.5500) Please wear comfortable walking shoes for tours. Suite 1120 by April 13 for a full refund. Cancellations Chicago, IL 60604 after April 13 will not receive a refund. Sunday airport drop-off will include one or both of the Chicago airports; details will be announced when the tour lineup is finalized. Breakfast is not included in the general registration fee but is available at the hotel at a discounted rate. Lunch will be provided Saturday and Sunday. .