Prairie StylePrivate
Eugene A. Gilmore House (Airplane House)
Madison, WisconsinCompleted 1908
About This Building
The "Airplane House" — a Prairie house with a cruciform plan that reads like wings from above.
The Eugene A. Gilmore House, nicknamed the "Airplane House" for its cruciform plan that resembles an airplane when viewed from above, is one of Wright's finest Prairie houses in Wisconsin. The house sits on a prominent corner lot in Madison and is notable for its strong horizontal lines, deep overhanging eaves, and the way the plan opens to the landscape. It is a private residence.
Key Features
Nicknamed "Airplane House"
Cruciform plan
Ely Place, Madison
National Register of Historic Places
Eugene A. Gilmore House (Airplane House), 1908
