When Wright first designed this impressive civic center in 1938, he said, “It will never be built in my lifetime,” and he was right. World War II brought the project to a halt, and amid rejection from voters, the complex seemed to be doomed. It was finally brought back to life and constructed in 1997, but without Wright’s preliminary suggestions of a rail depot, marina, and courthouse. It is said that he only earned $250 for the project. There is a lakefront bike path that wraps around the Terrace and a public tour of the site.

Located on Madison's isthmus, this home was designed by Wright in 1903 for his childhood friend Robert Lamp. At the time, Wright had a heavy workload and handed off the execution of the project to colleague Walter Burley Griffin so it’s considered a hybrid of Griffin and Wright’s designs. A little walking is required to see the exterior, other nearby houses shield it from stree tview.

One of Wright’s earlier home designs in Wisconsin, the Eugene A. Gilmore house is referred to as “the Airplane House” by locals for its wing-like features. It was completed in 1908 for Gilmore, a professor at the University of Chicago, and his wife. Positioned on top of a hill, take a drive to see the home and unparalleled views of Madison.

In the wake of the Great Depression, Wright began to visualize an America dotted with reasonably-priced homes, as a sort of utopia. He called his vision “Usonia,” derived from United States of America. The first of Wright’s 140 Usonian homes can be found in Madison. The 1,550-square-foot dwelling was built in 1937 for Herbert Jacobs, a newspaper reporter, and his wife, Katherine. Tours are available.

This 2,000-square-foot prefab home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright was completed and constructed in 1956 by Wright’s protege Marshall Erdman. Residents have been living in the home ever since, including a former employee of Marshall Erdman and Wright devotee who purchased it in 1974, adding several Wright-inspired bird baths and lights.

In 1944, Wright designed another home for Herbert and Katherine Jacobs, this time locating it in a suburb right outside of Madison. The house, often referred to as “Jacobs II” or, as Wright called it, the “Solar Hemicycle,” was designed to receive optimal levels of sunlight throughout the day. The private home is tucked back on a quiet road and is slightly shrouded by trees, but you won’t be able to miss the historical marker or the unmistakably-Wright features.

This cluster of buildings started with a boarding school that Wright designed for his aunts in 1902. When they eventually retired from the school, Wright repurposed the complex as a community for his apprentices and students. It includes a drafting studio, assembly hall, theater, and dining hall. Students continue to reside at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture and may be seen working from May through October.

Wright called many places across the United States home, but his mind always drifted back to the 800 acres his grandparents homesteaded near Spring Green. He once said, “I still feel myself as much a part of it as the trees and birds and bees are, and the red barns.” That’s where he built his home, Taliesin, which was finished in 1911. Among other buildings and family dwellings on the estate, Wright spent his days drawing and taking in the bucolic scenery. Several tour options are available of the Taliesin grounds.

Located between Taliesin and Hillside Studio & Theater (hence the name “Midway”), Wright designed this barn in 1949 to serve as the focal point of agricultural operations on the estate. The geometrically-detailed Milking Tower adds Wright’s trademark flair to what was otherwise a typical country barn.

Now serving as Taliesin Preservation’s Visitor Center, this structure was once a restaurant designed by Wright. Called Riverview Terrace, construction was completed in 1967, eight years after Wright’s death. Before its grand opening, former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson hosted a dinner there.

One of Wright’s uncles was a Unitarian minister and asked him to design this building in 1886. As a 19-year-old, this is one of Wright’s earliest interior projects. Here at the grounds of the church is where many of Wright’s family members are buried. If you visit the small structure, there are tours of the chapel upon request.

The property is named after a Welsh phrase meaning “under the oaks.” Wright designed this shake-shingled home for his sister Jane and her family. With his aunts’ school also on the property, the land had truly become a family estate. It sits next to the Romeo and Juliet Windmill, commissioned by Wright’s aunts to pump water at the school.