work. Later that week Frank went back with his own drawings and Sullivan hired him. Frank wanted to marry a girl by the name of Catherine Tobin. After getting a five year contract at Sullivan and Adler, Frank asked Sullivan for a loan to build a house so that he could get married. He built the house in a development called Oak Park. Wright decided to start his own business with an old friend, Cecil Corwin, from Silsbees office. He began to design houses and he also added on to his own home. He built a playroom for his children and a drawing room for his business. His aunts, from the valley, wanted him to design a windmill for them that would stand out, Frank succeeded. You could see the windmill for miles around. At a dinner party Frank was offered four years of study at the Beaux Arts in Paris, two years in Rome and a job when he returned. His family would also be taken care of. Frank refused this offer, because he didnt want to build classical buildings, he wanted to build using a new innovative style. Not long after Wright was building houses for himself, his partner, Cecil decided to go east and pursue a different vocation. Wright missed him and finally moved into a loft that another friend rented. Wrights stubbornness often scared away clients that wanted classical Greek style houses, but Frank usually won clients over with his sincerity. Frank got a contract to build a factory building in Buffalo, New York. Frank wanted to build around the function of the building. He even added a set of open air stair cases that would allow air intake for the ventilation systems as well as a way of communicating. Frank went to Buffalo for the interview and persuaded the owner to give extra money for the stair cases. He got the job and hired a builder that he had worked with at Adler and Sullivans. Frank also made the building fireproof by making the furniture steel and magnesite. Next Wright built a temple that was u...
