Dana-Thomas House
Prairie StyleOpen to Public

Dana-Thomas House

Springfield, IllinoisCompleted 1904

About This Building

The most complete Prairie house — 35 art-glass windows and original furnishings intact.

The Dana-Thomas House is one of the largest and most elaborate of Wright's Prairie houses, commissioned by socialite Susan Lawrence Dana. The house contains 35 art-glass windows and doors, 100 pieces of original Wright-designed furniture, and 200 art-glass light fixtures — making it the most complete surviving example of Wright's Prairie interior design. The State of Illinois has owned and operated it as a historic site since 1981.

Key Features

35 original art-glass windows

100 pieces of original furniture

State of Illinois historic site

Most complete Prairie interior

Dana-Thomas House detail

Dana-Thomas House, 1904

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