Burnham Block and American System-Built Homes

Throughout his life, Frank Lloyd Wright believed that all people, regardless of income, deserved to live in beautiful, architect-designed homes. To that end, he created over 900 drawings for a system of homes with multiple design choices, the American System-Built Homes (ASBH). Wright partnered with a local contractor to build six ASBH homes on West Burnham Street in Milwaukee in 1916. Join Frank Lloyd Wright’s Burnham Block volunteer to hear the story of Wright, ASBH and the ongoing restoration of the block. Tour a partially restored duplex, walk the block and tour an 805-square-foot single-family home that is totally restored and fully furnished. Homes are not accessible.