Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House
Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House is a museum in Illinois, at a modelled elevation of 248 m. Bunker Hill stands 294 m to the west, 24 miles off. Lincoln Highway passes 25 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Wheelchair accessible house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright commissioned by Kenneth and Phyllis Laurent.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Laurent House Foundation
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 25.2 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gambino Park: 0.5 mi
- Alpine Meadows Park: 0.7 mi
- Alpine Meadows Playground: 0.7 mi
- Brookview School Park: 0.8 mi
- Landstrom Park: 0.8 mi
- Willow Creek Natural Area: 3.5 mi
- Winnebago County Forest Preserve Headquarters: 3.7 mi
- South Hart Road Grassland Natural Area: 3.9 mi
- Rock Cut State Park: 4.2 mi
- North Hart Road Grassland Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Midway Village Museum: 2.4 mi
- Burpee Museum: 3.6 mi
- Discovery Center Museum: 3.7 mi
- Riverfront Museum Park: 3.7 mi
- Rockford Art Museum: 3.7 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House: 0.0 mi
- Labyrinth: 0.9 mi
- Lenny the Cat: 4.2 mi
- Klehm Arboretum & Botanic Gardens: 5.9 mi
- The Farmette Grangette: 6.1 mi
- LZ Peace Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Rockford Women's Suffarage Plaza: 3.2 mi
- Navy Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Frank Lloyd Wright Memorial: 9.3 mi
- The Aviator: 9.6 mi
- Ancient Scholar Bunjinze: 1.8 mi
- Symbol: 2.2 mi
- Harmony Atlas: 2.5 mi
- Dancers: 2.7 mi
- Rockmen Guardians: 3.0 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 0.7 mi
- La Paloma Gardens: 0.7 mi
- Womanspace Gardens & Labyrinth: 0.8 mi
- Anderson Japanese Gardens: 1.9 mi
- Heritage Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 2.3 mi
- Turtle Mound: 3.8 mi
- Bald Hill: 22.9 mi
- Pine Rock: 23.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 24.3 mi
- Belvidere Oasis: 10.7 mi
- Turtle Creek Welcome Center (Southbound Only): 12.6 mi
- Beloit Rest Area 22: 14.4 mi
- Reeds Crossing: 13.4 mi
- Jefferson Prairie Settlement: 15.7 mi
- Brush Point: 23.3 mi
- Olson Beach: 4.9 mi
- Standfield Beach: 6.3 mi
- Sandstone Wall: 8.2 mi
- White Rock: 18.9 mi
- East Waterfall - O Taki: 1.8 mi
- Ganymede Spring: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Frank Lloyd Wright's Laurent House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | W 261° | 294 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | SW 232° | 281 m | 22.9 mi |
| Turtle Mound | WSW 242° | 218 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:54 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:18 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 64 | 52 | 39 | 27 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rockford GTR Rockford AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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