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IN, 1911 ONE OF FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S STUDENTS COMPLETED HIS LARGEST PROJECT
LLOYD WRIGHT'S STUDENTS COMPLETED HIS LARGEST PROJECT THE HOME, HAUBERG CIVIC CENTER
COMPLETED HIS LARGEST PROJECT THE HOME, HAUBERG CIVIC CENTER IN ROCK ISLAND RETAINS MOST OF
THE HOME, HAUBERG CIVIC CENTER IN ROCK ISLAND RETAINS MOST OF THE ORIGINAL FEATURES.
IN ROCK ISLAND RETAINS MOST OF THE ORIGINAL FEATURES. STANDING ATOP A WOOD HILLSIDE,
THE ORIGINAL FEATURES. STANDING ATOP A WOOD HILLSIDE, THIS HOME HAS CONNECTIONS TO
STANDING ATOP A WOOD HILLSIDE, THIS HOME HAS CONNECTIONS TO SOME OF THE BEST KNOWN NAMES OF
THIS HOME HAS CONNECTIONS TO SOME OF THE BEST KNOWN NAMES OF AN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL
SOME OF THE BEST KNOWN NAMES OF AN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL MOVEMENT.
AN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURAL MOVEMENT. FINISHED IN 1911, THE HOUSE WAS
MOVEMENT. FINISHED IN 1911, THE HOUSE WAS A GIFT TO SUZANNE DECKMAN.
FINISHED IN 1911, THE HOUSE WAS A GIFT TO SUZANNE DECKMAN. >>HER FATHER BUILT EACH ONE OF
A GIFT TO SUZANNE DECKMAN. >>HER FATHER BUILT EACH ONE OF HIS FIVE DAUGHTERS A HOME SO
>>HER FATHER BUILT EACH ONE OF HIS FIVE DAUGHTERS A HOME SO THEY COULD BE INDEPENDENT AND
HIS FIVE DAUGHTERS A HOME SO THEY COULD BE INDEPENDENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENT.
THEY COULD BE INDEPENDENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENT. HE WANTED FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT TO
SELF-SUFFICIENT. HE WANTED FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT TO BUILD HOME, BUT HER FATHER SAID
HE WANTED FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT TO BUILD HOME, BUT HER FATHER SAID NO TO THAT BECAUSE HE HAD QUITE
BUILD HOME, BUT HER FATHER SAID NO TO THAT BECAUSE HE HAD QUITE A REPUTATION WITH THE LADIES,
NO TO THAT BECAUSE HE HAD QUITE A REPUTATION WITH THE LADIES, AND HE DRANK AS WELL.
A REPUTATION WITH THE LADIES, AND HE DRANK AS WELL. SO SHE HAD ONE OF HIS COWORKERS,
AND HE DRANK AS WELL. SO SHE HAD ONE OF HIS COWORKERS, SPENCER BUILD THE HOME.
SO SHE HAD ONE OF HIS COWORKERS, SPENCER BUILD THE HOME. >>FOR A TIMING ROBERT SPENCER
SPENCER BUILD THE HOME. >>FOR A TIMING ROBERT SPENCER HAD HIS OFFICE NEXT TO AND LATER
>>FOR A TIMING ROBERT SPENCER HAD HIS OFFICE NEXT TO AND LATER SHARED ONE WITH FRANK LLOYD
HAD HIS OFFICE NEXT TO AND LATER SHARED ONE WITH FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT.
SHARED ONE WITH FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. THIS HOME, WHILE NOT AS DRAMATIC
WRIGHT. THIS HOME, WHILE NOT AS DRAMATIC AS SOME OF WRIGHT'S DESIGNS, IS
THIS HOME, WHILE NOT AS DRAMATIC AS SOME OF WRIGHT'S DESIGNS, IS NONETHELESS A PRODUCT OF THE
AS SOME OF WRIGHT'S DESIGNS, IS NONETHELESS A PRODUCT OF THE PRAIRIE STYLE MOVEMENT.
NONETHELESS A PRODUCT OF THE PRAIRIE STYLE MOVEMENT. HERE SPENCER USED AS A
PRAIRIE STYLE MOVEMENT. HERE SPENCER USED AS A DECORATIVE ACCENT THROUGHOUT THE
HERE SPENCER USED AS A DECORATIVE ACCENT THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING AND ON THE LEADED GLASS
DECORATIVE ACCENT THROUGHOUT THE BUILDING AND ON THE LEADED GLASS WINDEX STYLIZED TULIPS.
BUILDING AND ON THE LEADED GLASS WINDEX STYLIZED TULIPS. THE TULIPS WAS THE FAVORITE
WINDEX STYLIZED TULIPS. THE TULIPS WAS THE FAVORITE FLOWER, THE SYMBOL OF LOVE.
THE TULIPS WAS THE FAVORITE FLOWER, THE SYMBOL OF LOVE. SPENCER HAD A THING FOR EACH ONE
FLOWER, THE SYMBOL OF LOVE. SPENCER HAD A THING FOR EACH ONE OF HIS HOMES.
SPENCER HAD A THING FOR EACH ONE OF HIS HOMES. HE CHOSE THE STYLIZED TULIPS FOR
OF HIS HOMES. HE CHOSE THE STYLIZED TULIPS FOR HER HOME.
HE CHOSE THE STYLIZED TULIPS FOR HER HOME. IT IS ALMOST IN EVERY ROOM.
HER HOME. IT IS ALMOST IN EVERY ROOM. LIVING ROOM WITH WAS CALLED THE
IT IS ALMOST IN EVERY ROOM. LIVING ROOM WITH WAS CALLED THE TULIP ROOM BECAUSE IT HAS OVER
LIVING ROOM WITH WAS CALLED THE TULIP ROOM BECAUSE IT HAS OVER 300 TULIPS.
TULIP ROOM BECAUSE IT HAS OVER 300 TULIPS. THEY ARE IN THE CEILING, THE
300 TULIPS. THEY ARE IN THE CEILING, THE FURNITURE AND THE WALLS.
THEY ARE IN THE CEILING, THE FURNITURE AND THE WALLS. UPON THE HOME'S COMPLETION, IT
FURNITURE AND THE WALLS. UPON THE HOME'S COMPLETION, IT WAS IN THIS ROOM WHERE SUZANNE
UPON THE HOME'S COMPLETION, IT WAS IN THIS ROOM WHERE SUZANNE MARRIED A LOCAL ATTORNEY NAMED
WAS IN THIS ROOM WHERE SUZANNE MARRIED A LOCAL ATTORNEY NAMED JOHN HAUBERG WHO SHE MET DURING
MARRIED A LOCAL ATTORNEY NAMED JOHN HAUBERG WHO SHE MET DURING CONSTRUCTION.
JOHN HAUBERG WHO SHE MET DURING CONSTRUCTION. >> THE TULIP ROOM HAS AN ORGAN.
CONSTRUCTION. >> THE TULIP ROOM HAS AN ORGAN. MRS. HAUBERG USED IT AT HER
>> THE TULIP ROOM HAS AN ORGAN. MRS. HAUBERG USED IT AT HER WEDDING.
MRS. HAUBERG USED IT AT HER WEDDING. SOUND IS MAZING.
WEDDING. SOUND IS MAZING. IT GOES ALL OVER THE BUILDING.
SOUND IS MAZING. IT GOES ALL OVER THE BUILDING. THERE IS ECHO CHAMBER IN THE HAD
IT GOES ALL OVER THE BUILDING. THERE IS ECHO CHAMBER IN THE HAD HALLWAY GOING TO THE SECOND
THERE IS ECHO CHAMBER IN THE HAD HALLWAY GOING TO THE SECOND FLOOR. YOU CAN EVEN HEAR THE
HALLWAY GOING TO THE SECOND FLOOR. YOU CAN EVEN HEAR THE ORGAN IN THE ATTIC AND SERVANT'S
FLOOR. YOU CAN EVEN HEAR THE ORGAN IN THE ATTIC AND SERVANT'S QUARTERS AND EVER PLACE.
ORGAN IN THE ATTIC AND SERVANT'S QUARTERS AND EVER PLACE. THE MANTLE IN THE TULIP ROOM IS
QUARTERS AND EVER PLACE. THE MANTLE IN THE TULIP ROOM IS NOT ORIGINAL TO THE HOUSE.
THE MANTLE IN THE TULIP ROOM IS NOT ORIGINAL TO THE HOUSE. THE ORIGINAL ONE WAS A PRAIRIE
NOT ORIGINAL TO THE HOUSE. THE ORIGINAL ONE WAS A PRAIRIE STYLE, BUT THE FAMILY TRAVELED
THE ORIGINAL ONE WAS A PRAIRIE STYLE, BUT THE FAMILY TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY AFTER THEY WERE
STYLE, BUT THE FAMILY TRAVELED EXTENSIVELY AFTER THEY WERE MARRIED.
EXTENSIVELY AFTER THEY WERE MARRIED. THEY WERE IN A CASTLE IN ENGLAND
MARRIED. THEY WERE IN A CASTLE IN ENGLAND AND SAW THIS MANTLE AND HAD IT
THEY WERE IN A CASTLE IN ENGLAND AND SAW THIS MANTLE AND HAD IT BROUGHT BACK.
AND SAW THIS MANTLE AND HAD IT BROUGHT BACK. IT HAS A SABLE ON IT, HE WANTED
BROUGHT BACK. IT HAS A SABLE ON IT, HE WANTED A GLASS OF WATER AND COULDN'T
IT HAS A SABLE ON IT, HE WANTED A GLASS OF WATER AND COULDN'T REACH THE WATER IN THE VESSEL,
A GLASS OF WATER AND COULDN'T REACH THE WATER IN THE VESSEL, SO THE CRANE DROPPED PEBBLES IN
REACH THE WATER IN THE VESSEL, SO THE CRANE DROPPED PEBBLES IN AND MANY RAISED THE WATER LEVEL
SO THE CRANE DROPPED PEBBLES IN AND MANY RAISED THE WATER LEVEL SO IT COULD HAVE A DRINK.
AND MANY RAISED THE WATER LEVEL SO IT COULD HAVE A DRINK. ANOTHER CHANGE TO THE HOMEY'S
SO IT COULD HAVE A DRINK. ANOTHER CHANGE TO THE HOMEY'S DESIGN CAME ABOUT BECAUSE OF A
ANOTHER CHANGE TO THE HOMEY'S DESIGN CAME ABOUT BECAUSE OF A VISIT.
DESIGN CAME ABOUT BECAUSE OF A VISIT. THE PRINCE OF SWEEDEN CAME TO
VISIT. THE PRINCE OF SWEEDEN CAME TO VISIT.
THE PRINCE OF SWEEDEN CAME TO VISIT. THE ORIGINAL DRIVEWAY TO THE
VISIT. THE ORIGINAL DRIVEWAY TO THE HOUSE WINDS UP AROUND THE BACK
THE ORIGINAL DRIVEWAY TO THE HOUSE WINDS UP AROUND THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
HOUSE WINDS UP AROUND THE BACK OF THE HOUSE. MRS. HAUBERG DIDN'T WANT HIM TO
OF THE HOUSE. MRS. HAUBERG DIDN'T WANT HIM TO BE INSULTED COMING UP THE BACK
MRS. HAUBERG DIDN'T WANT HIM TO BE INSULTED COMING UP THE BACK WAY.
BE INSULTED COMING UP THE BACK WAY. SHE MADE A BIG CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY
WAY. SHE MADE A BIG CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY IN THE FRONT JUST FOR HIS VISIT.
SHE MADE A BIG CIRCULAR DRIVEWAY IN THE FRONT JUST FOR HIS VISIT. >>THE ORIGINAL DRIVEWAY WOUND
IN THE FRONT JUST FOR HIS VISIT. >>THE ORIGINAL DRIVEWAY WOUND ITS WAY PAST THE PLANTINGS AND
>>THE ORIGINAL DRIVEWAY WOUND ITS WAY PAST THE PLANTINGS AND PONDS GOATEE SIGNED BY GINS
ITS WAY PAST THE PLANTINGS AND PONDS GOATEE SIGNED BY GINS JENSEN.
PONDS GOATEE SIGNED BY GINS JENSEN. ALTHOUGH HE WAS PRETTY
JENSEN. ALTHOUGH HE WAS PRETTY WELL-KNOWN AT THE TIME, HE IS
ALTHOUGH HE WAS PRETTY WELL-KNOWN AT THE TIME, HE IS NOW CONSIDERED THE DEAN OF
WELL-KNOWN AT THE TIME, HE IS NOW CONSIDERED THE DEAN OF PRAIRIE STYLE LANDSCAPING.
NOW CONSIDERED THE DEAN OF PRAIRIE STYLE LANDSCAPING. >>THE HAD HOUSE HAS STRONG HAD
PRAIRIE STYLE LANDSCAPING. >>THE HAD HOUSE HAS STRONG HAD HORIZONTAL LINES IN THERE.
>>THE HAD HOUSE HAS STRONG HAD HORIZONTAL LINES IN THERE. SO THE ORIGINAL LANDSCAPING USED
HORIZONTAL LINES IN THERE. SO THE ORIGINAL LANDSCAPING USED A LOT OF TREES THAT WOULD
SO THE ORIGINAL LANDSCAPING USED A LOT OF TREES THAT WOULD FLATTEN OUT TO CREATE SUCH IS
A LOT OF TREES THAT WOULD FLATTEN OUT TO CREATE SUCH IS HAWTHORNS WOULD COME UP AND
FLATTEN OUT TO CREATE SUCH IS HAWTHORNS WOULD COME UP AND FLATTEN OUT LIKE THIS TO PICK UP
HAWTHORNS WOULD COME UP AND FLATTEN OUT LIKE THIS TO PICK UP THE WHO HORIZONTAL LINES AND
FLATTEN OUT LIKE THIS TO PICK UP THE WHO HORIZONTAL LINES AND TRELLISES AND ARBORS AND STUFF
THE WHO HORIZONTAL LINES AND TRELLISES AND ARBORS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
TRELLISES AND ARBORS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THIS AREA RIGHT BEHIND US WAS
LIKE THAT. THIS AREA RIGHT BEHIND US WAS MORE INTO FORMAL TYPE ON THE
THIS AREA RIGHT BEHIND US WAS MORE INTO FORMAL TYPE ON THE HILLSIDE WITH PATHWAYS WHICH WE
MORE INTO FORMAL TYPE ON THE HILLSIDE WITH PATHWAYS WHICH WE CAN STILL FIND.
HILLSIDE WITH PATHWAYS WHICH WE CAN STILL FIND. WE ACTUALLY PICKED SOME OF THEM
CAN STILL FIND. WE ACTUALLY PICKED SOME OF THEM UP.
WE ACTUALLY PICKED SOME OF THEM UP. A ARBORS OVERHEAD, HUGE ARBORS
UP. A ARBORS OVERHEAD, HUGE ARBORS OVERHEAD WHERE PEOPLE COULD WALK
A ARBORS OVERHEAD, HUGE ARBORS OVERHEAD WHERE PEOPLE COULD WALK DOWN AND PICTURES SHOW THEM
OVERHEAD WHERE PEOPLE COULD WALK DOWN AND PICTURES SHOW THEM WALKING THROUGH IT IN THEIR LONG
DOWN AND PICTURES SHOW THEM WALKING THROUGH IT IN THEIR LONG DRESSES.
WALKING THROUGH IT IN THEIR LONG DRESSES. THE POND SYSTEM WAS ACTUALLY
DRESSES. THE POND SYSTEM WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY CREATIVE, AND IT STILL
THE POND SYSTEM WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY CREATIVE, AND IT STILL WORKS IN THAT REGARD.
PRETTY CREATIVE, AND IT STILL WORKS IN THAT REGARD. THE OVERFLOW FROM THE SYSTEM RAN
WORKS IN THAT REGARD. THE OVERFLOW FROM THE SYSTEM RAN INTO THE PONDS, AND THE OVERFLOW
THE OVERFLOW FROM THE SYSTEM RAN INTO THE PONDS, AND THE OVERFLOW FROM THE UPPER PONDS WENT DOWN
INTO THE PONDS, AND THE OVERFLOW FROM THE UPPER PONDS WENT DOWN THE HILL THROUGH A WHOLE SERIES
FROM THE UPPER PONDS WENT DOWN THE HILL THROUGH A WHOLE SERIES OF PONDS, AND ENDS UP IN QUITE A
THE HILL THROUGH A WHOLE SERIES OF PONDS, AND ENDS UP IN QUITE A LARGE POND THAT IS NOW BUILT IN,
OF PONDS, AND ENDS UP IN QUITE A LARGE POND THAT IS NOW BUILT IN, BUT WE HAVE PICTURES WHERE IT
LARGE POND THAT IS NOW BUILT IN, BUT WE HAVE PICTURES WHERE IT SHOWS THEM FLY FISHING IN THAT
BUT WE HAVE PICTURES WHERE IT SHOWS THEM FLY FISHING IN THAT POND.
SHOWS THEM FLY FISHING IN THAT POND. AFTER THEIR PARENTS MOVED ON,
POND. AFTER THEIR PARENTS MOVED ON, THE HAUBERG CHILDREN DECIDED TO
AFTER THEIR PARENTS MOVED ON, THE HAUBERG CHILDREN DECIDED TO DONATE THE ESTATE TO THE CITY OF
THE HAUBERG CHILDREN DECIDED TO DONATE THE ESTATE TO THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND PROVIDED THAT IT
DONATE THE ESTATE TO THE CITY OF ROCK ISLAND PROVIDED THAT IT REMAINED OPEN AS A PARK AND
ROCK ISLAND PROVIDED THAT IT REMAINED OPEN AS A PARK AND MEETING PLACE FOR CULTURAL AND
REMAINED OPEN AS A PARK AND MEETING PLACE FOR CULTURAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS.
MEETING PLACE FOR CULTURAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. >> ANY CIVIC OR NON-PROFIT GROUP
CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS. >> ANY CIVIC OR NON-PROFIT GROUP IS WELCOMED TO USE T WE HAVE
>> ANY CIVIC OR NON-PROFIT GROUP IS WELCOMED TO USE T WE HAVE USAGE FOR PARTIES, ANYONE CAN
IS WELCOMED TO USE T WE HAVE USAGE FOR PARTIES, ANYONE CAN HAVE A WEDDING AND IN A PRAIRIE
USAGE FOR PARTIES, ANYONE CAN HAVE A WEDDING AND IN A PRAIRIE STYLE HOME.
HAVE A WEDDING AND IN A PRAIRIE STYLE HOME. WE HAVE BUSINESS RETREATS.
TO CONTACT HAUBERG CIVIC CENTER CALL (390)732-2132.