Wolfe & Wolfe Prairie Open Homes Tour
August 18, 2012 10:00 AM-4:00 PM
Eight houses on a 10-mile drive.
Do you know that San Jose, California, is one of the nation’s primary centers for Prairie-style architecture? The Prairie School is an American indigenous architectural style developed in the Midwest in the late 1800s, featuring horizontal lines, flat or hipped roofs with broad overhanging eaves, and windows grouped in horizontal bands. Frank Lloyd Wright was the most famous of the Prairie School architects.
San Jose’s own Frank Delos Wolfe and his son Carl made Prairie the signature style of their architectural firm while they were in business together from 1912-1916. Dozens of Wolfe & Wolfe Prairie buildings still stand in San Jose today, with many original interior and exterior details.
Owners of eight beautiful Wolfe & Wolfe Prairie homes in San Jose will be opening their front rooms, kitchens, and more for our historic homes tour on August 18. Guests will also receive a list of other significant Wolfe & Wolfe Prairie buildings to drive by at their leisure. Why go to Oak Park, Illinois, when Prairie School architecture is so close to home?
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Tickets are available at Preservation Action Council of San Jose.
- Members $25 until August 15
- Non-members $30 until August 15
- All tickets $35 after August 15
August 17 at 7 PM: Join us at the pre-tour party at the Wolfe & Wolfe Caputo house
Get a jump on the tour with an exclusive preview of the 100-year-old Wolfe & Wolfe-designed Caputo House. You’ll get an insider’s preview of one of the few remaining large Wolfe & Wolfe residences, drinks and hors d’oeuvres, a ticket to the next day’s tour, and a chance to mingle with other people interested in San Jose preservation. Space is limited—buy your ticket now!
- Members $99
- Non-members $110
Tickets are available at Preservation Action Council of San Jose.
Learn more about Frank Delos Wolfe and the San Jose Prairie School architecture.