National Register Record for PRAIRIE HOUSE

Historic Name: PRAIRIE HOUSE
Current Name: PRAIRIE HOUSE
Address: 550 48TH AVENUE NE
City: NORMAN            County: CLEVELAND
Section: None           Township: None           Range: None          
Description of significance: THE PRAIRIE HOUSE IS LISTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES AT THE STATE LEVEL UNDER CRITERION C FOR ITS ARCHITECTURAL SIGNIFICANCE AND ASSOCIATION WITH ARCHITECT HERB GREENE. THE PRAIRIE HOUSE IS AN ICONIC EMBODIMENT OF ORGANIC ARCHITECTURE WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE MODERN MOVEMENT, A TESTAMENT TO GREENE'S INNOVATIVE DESIGN PHILOSOPHY. GREENE'S INFLUENCE, ESPECIALLY AS IT IS EMBODIED IN THE PRAIRIE HOUSE CAN BE SEEN ON A NATIONAL LEVEL AS EVIDENCED IN THE WORK OF RELATED ORGANIC OR "AMERICAN SCHOOL" ARCHITECTS SUCH AS MICKEY MUENIG AND BART PRINCE - AND EVEN AT AN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, ESPECIALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE HUNGARIAN "LIVING ARCHITECTURE" MOVEMENT IN WHICH THE WORK OF GREENE AND BRUCE GOFF IS FREQUENTLY REFERENCED.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: DWELLING
Current Function: VACANT
Area of Significance 1: CRITERION C - ARCHITECTURE
Area of Significance 2: None
Architectural Style: ORGANIC
Architect: HERB GREENE
Year Built: 1961            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: None
Documentation Source: None
Date Prepared: OCTOBER 2024