Jun 17, 1977
John Gauler Houses - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: After Wright, Walter Griffin was one of the best of the Prairie architects. Unlike Wright he had been trained as a landscape architect and usually attempted to give his buildings a well-considered siting. The Gauler Houses are thus significant for their unified composition by which Griffin tried to arrange city houses in groups that made the most effective use of valuable land. Their design in a strong Prairie manner with geometric masses and linear articulation, and their early date, only two years after Griffin entered private practice, also make them significant architecturally. History The architect was Mr. Walter Burley Griffin. He was Frank Lloyd Wright's chief assistant until 1906. Griffin was a Prairie School architect who produced many important designs. The most significant was the first prize competition design for his city plan of the Capital of Australia, Canberra. Griffin designed these two houses for John Gauler who built them as speculation ventures in 1909. Gauler, who never lived in the houses, sold them as soon as they were finished in 1909 to Henry c. Jones and George Elliot. Photo by Paul E. Sprague
John Gauler Houses - National Register of Historic Places
Statement of Significance: After Wright, Walter Griffin was one of the best of the Prairie architects. Unlike Wright he had been trained as a landscape architect and usually attempted to give his buildings a well-considered siting. The Gauler Houses are thus significant for their unified composition by which Griffin tried to arrange city houses in groups that made the most effective use of valuable land. Their design in a strong Prairie manner with geometric masses and linear articulation, and their early date, only two years after Griffin entered private practice, also make them significant architecturally. History The architect was Mr. Walter Burley Griffin. He was Frank Lloyd Wright's chief assistant until 1906. Griffin was a Prairie School architect who produced many important designs. The most significant was the first prize competition design for his city plan of the Capital of Australia, Canberra. Griffin designed these two houses for John Gauler who built them as speculation ventures in 1909. Gauler, who never lived in the houses, sold them as soon as they were finished in 1909 to Henry c. Jones and George Elliot. Photo by Paul E. Sprague
Jun 17, 1977
Posted Date
Mar 31, 2022
Historical Record Date
Jun 17, 1977
Source Name
United States Department of Interior - National Park Service
