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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Early Years

  • FLW Is born

    FLW is born in Wisconsin to a mother who predestined him to be a great builder and architect
  • FLW Moves to Chicago

    Sells father's books and buys a one way ticket to Chicago to pursue
  • Gets job under Louis Sullivan

    Approaches famous architect Louis Sullivan to ask for a job and was made chief draftsmen in charge of 41 men
  • Gets married to Kitty Tobin

    Gets married to Kitty Tobin
    Talks boss into 5 year contract and loan to build new home in Oak Park for wife and family
  • Gets fired from Louis Sullivan's firm

    Despite a contract forbidding any outside work, Wright took up several side projects which made Sullivan angry and lead to Wright's dismissal
  • Unity Temple church is built

    Unity Temple church is built
    After the Oak Park church burnt down Wright is appointed to build a new church for the town
  • Wright asks for a divorce

    After becoming involved in an affair, Wright asks Kitty for a divorce but she refuses
  • Wright Abandons Family

    Wrgith runs away with mistress Mayma, abandoning his wife and children and leaving behind bills for them to pay
  • Starts building Taliesin

    After moving back to American from Europe, Wright begins building a home in Wisconsin to share with Mayma
  • Moves to Taliesin

    Moves to Taliesin
    Despite still not being granted a divorce by Kitty, Wright and Mayma move to Taliesin
  • Taliesin attack and fire

    A chef/servant who worked at Taliesin got revengeful after being fired and set the estate on fire, trapping some inside and killing the rest with a hatchet. Mayma and several others were killed
  • Imperial Hotel in Tokoyo

    Wright spends the next 10 years in Tokoyo overseeing the construction of a 4 million dollar hotel
  • Gets married to Miriam

    Gets married to Miriam
    Despite many problems and differences in personalities, Wright get married to Miriam.