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Melville commissioned this work from
Roberts just a year after he had the smaller house to the west built for his
daughter. This house clearly shows Wright's influence; it is one of
Robert's most successful Prairie houses. The stucco exterior, wide
overhanging eaves and bands of windows are features found in most of Wright's
Oak Park houses. But, perhaps as a result of his interest in historic
revival architecture, Roberts also uses elongated Italianate style brackets,
which seem to be dripping down the house. |