Join the Mount Prospect Historical Society at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 3 for a day-long bus trip, first to Union, IL for a morning tour of the Illinois Railway Museum, followed by an afternoon tour of one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian homes in Hampshire. Between tours the group will stop for lunch where there is the option to purchase food at Hampshire’s Copper Barrel restaurant. You can pre-check the menu at www.barrelonstate.com.
Tour-goers will have plenty of time at the Railway Museum to peruse and possibly ride (on their own) the many trains (both diesel and steam) and streetcars on display there. Then, after lunch they will tour Frank Lloyd’s Wright’s Muirhead Farmhouse, built in 1951. Unlike the Wright homes in Chicago, Oak Park and River Forest which display Wright’s early “Prairie style” of architecture, this farmhouse shows his later Usonian architectural style. Wright built most of this style of homes outside of Illinois, so it is a treat to see one here.
Participants should be aware that the trip requires considerable walking and the ability to climb and descend bus stairs.
The cost for the day is $100 for Mount Prospect Historical Society members and $115 for non-members.
To reserve your space, please register and pay online here. Phone 847-392-9006 with questions.