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The Prairie style is a style of architecture originating in the American mid-west that was developed by Frank Lloyd Wright and his followers. These buildings have low, horizontal proportions, flat or gently pitched roofs with deep projecting eaves and rectangular massing. They often have a raised central block with lower flanking wings. Prairie style architecture avoids historically derived ornament, but angular geometric patters are common. Plain materials like stucco and brick are preferred for exterior walls. Only one example of a Prairie style place of worship has been identified in Ontario – St. Clare’s Catholic Church in Dwyer Hill. It is an excellent example of the type; it was designed by Ottawa-based architect Francis Conroy Sullivan, a pupil of Frank Lloyd Wright.

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