Editing Oak Park, Illinois (section)

==Architecture and historic districts==
[[Image:Oak park house2.jpg|thumb|left|Frank Lloyd Wright's 1902 [[Arthur Heurtley House]] on Forest Avenue]]
Frank Lloyd Wright spent the first 20 years of his 70-year career in Oak Park, building numerous homes in the community, including his own and the [[Walter Gale House]]. He lived and worked in the area between 1889 and 1909. One can find Wright's earliest work here, such as the [[Winslow House (River Forest, Illinois)|Winslow House]] in neighboring [[River Forest, Illinois]]. Also, examples of the first prairie-style houses are in Oak Park. He also designed [[Unity Temple]], a [[Unitarian-Universalist]] church, which was built between 1905 and 1908. Several well-known architects and artists worked in Wright's Oak Park Studio, including [[Richard Bock]], [[William Eugene Drummond]], [[Marion Mahony Griffin]], and [[Walter Burley Griffin]].

Many buildings in Oak Park were built by other [[Prairie School]] architects, such as [[George W. Maher]], [[John Van Bergen]], and [[E.E. Roberts]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Architecture & History |url=https://www.visitoakpark.com/things-to-do/architecture-and-history/?c=9&c=29&c=30&c=31&c=32 |website=Visit Oak Park |access-date=July 2, 2020 |archive-date=July 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704091410/https://www.visitoakpark.com/things-to-do/architecture-and-history/?c=9&c=29&c=30&c=31&c=32 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Oak Park's housing stock reflects the decades of its rapid growth while it was part of the town of [[Cicero, Illinois|Cicero]], and since 1902, when it became a village. Historic preservation has been a priority since an ordinance passed in 1972 and since revised.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/oak-parks-dilemma-who-controls-historic-housing/Content?oid=876345 |title=Oak Park's dilemma: who controls historic housing? |newspaper=Chicago Reader |date=September 20, 1990 |access-date=July 16, 2015 |author=Miller, Bryan |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721001754/http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/oak-parks-dilemma-who-controls-historic-housing/Content?oid=876345 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/02/23/oak-park-expands-frank-lloyd-wright-historic-district/ |title=Oak Park expands Frank Lloyd Wright historic district: Village Board redraws boundaries to include 444 more homes |date=February 23, 2012 |author=Doyle, Bridget |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |access-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-date=July 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720185131/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-02-23/news/ct-met-oak-park-district-20120223_1_urban-planner-doug-kaarre-historic-preservation-commission-preservation-plan |url-status=live }}</ref> There are 2,400 historic sites in Oak Park, the majority of which are homes built in the Queen Anne, Prairie School and Craftsman styles of architecture.<ref Name=Hulbert /> The Village of Oak Park displays these online on an interactive website.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oak-park.us/village-services/planning/historic-preservation/historic-resources |title=Historic Resources |date=August 30, 2013 |publisher=The Village of Oak Park |access-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-date=July 19, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150719225832/http://www.oak-park.us/village-services/planning/historic-preservation/historic-resources |url-status=live }}</ref> Three historic districts recognize the variety of styles often standing next door to each other. The three districts are [[Frank Lloyd Wright-Prairie School of Architecture Historic District|Frank Lloyd Wright]], [[Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District|Ridgeland-Oak Park]], and Seward Gunderson,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oak-park.us/sites/default/files/historic-preservation/brochures/gunderson-historic-district.pdf |title=The Gunderson Historic District |access-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924054308/http://www.oak-park.us/sites/default/files/historic-preservation/brochures/gunderson-historic-district.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> outlined on a map from the village.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oak-park.us/village-services/planning/historic-preservation/historic-district-boundaries |title=Historic District Boundaries |date=June 12, 2013 |publisher=Village of Oak Park |access-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702050201/http://www.oak-park.us/village-services/planning/historic-preservation/historic-district-boundaries |url-status=live }}</ref> A fourth district is under consideration as of 2015, of 176 homes built by Thomas Henry Hulbert.<ref name=Hulbert>{{cite news |url=http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/5-5-2015/Hulbert-homes-may-get-historic-status/ |title=Hulbert homes may get historic status |newspaper=Wednesday Journal |date=May 5, 2015 |author=Inklebarger, Timothy |access-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-date=July 20, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150720203746/http://www.oakpark.com/News/Articles/5-5-2015/Hulbert-homes-may-get-historic-status/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oak-park.us/sites/default/files/historic-preservation/brochures/2015-04-03-the-hulbert-houses-brochure-small.pdf |title=The Hulbert Houses Historic District Designation Proposal |publisher=Oak Park Historic Preservation Commission |access-date=July 16, 2015 |archive-date=July 21, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150721001451/http://www.oak-park.us/sites/default/files/historic-preservation/brochures/2015-04-03-the-hulbert-houses-brochure-small.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Ernest Hemingway spent the first six years of his life at 339 N. Oak Park Ave. The house was returned to its original 1890s Victorian heritage after restoration in 1992 and is open to the public for tours through The Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hemingway Foundation |url=https://www.hemingwaybirthplace.com/ |access-date=June 23, 2021 |website=Hemingway Foundation |language=en-US |archive-date=June 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618125231/https://www.hemingwaybirthplace.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

The [[Art Deco]]-style main post office on Lake Street was designed by [[Charles E. White, Jr.|White and Weber]] in 1933. It is part of the Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oak-park.us/sites/default/files/historic-preservation/brochures/ridgeland-historic-district.pdf |title=Ridgeland-Oak Park Historic District |publisher=Oak Park |access-date=July 6, 2015 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924054318/http://www.oak-park.us/sites/default/files/historic-preservation/brochures/ridgeland-historic-district.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>