Rieger Residence - 3203 Pennsylvania Street

Year Built: Circa 1908

Architectural Style: Prairie School

- Key Features:

• Horizontal Aesthetic
• Wide, Overhanging Eaves
• Low Pitch, Hipped Roof

Designed by acclaimed Chicago Prairie School architect Robert Spencer Jr., this home was one of three Meridian Park houses featured in a 1909 issue of Ladies’ Home Journal where 14 recently built homes in Indianapolis were recognized. Spencer designed residential structures primarily in Chicago and the surrounding suburbs with some additional commissions scattered across the Midwest. He was also a prolific writer and wrote many articles for the Architectural Review, often highlighting the work of his friend Frank Lloyd Wright.

The Prairie School style has its roots in the city of Chicago. It was most common in the Midwestern United States, but its influence was felt around the world. Prairie School style architecture is usually marked by its integration with the surrounding landscape, horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad eaves, windows assembled in horizontal bands, solid construction, craftsmanship, and restraint in the use of decoration. Horizontal lines were intended to unify the structure with the native prairie landscape of the Midwest.

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