Rock Crest-Rock Glen Historic District

05/14/2026

This home is one of featured buildings you can learn about on the Rock Crest Rock Glen Walking Tour hosted by Wright on the Park. While it's not Prairie School, it is a unique example of Shingle Style architecture, rare in Iowa. Of interest is the curved window on the first floor, with guests regularly commenting about it's structure!

Today we feature another house designed by local builder E. R. Bogardus, built in 1908 - 1909.
It is designed in the Shingle Style and features a large gable on the north and south elevations of the home with a semi-circular bay on the main floor. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

04/29/2026

Wright on the Park's regular season of Prairie-School walking tours starts on Friday, May 1!

What will you see along the Rock Crest-Rock Glen walking tour?

1908: Wright designs and builds the Stockman House, his third "Fireproof House"
1910: William Drummond designs the Curtis Yelland House on River Heights Drive
1912-14: Walter Burley Griffin designs and builds the Arthur Rule, Harry Page, Joshua Melson (castle), and James E. Blythe Houses
1914-16: Griffin designs and Barry Byrne supervises the construction of the Sam Schneider and Hugh Gilmore Houses
1914-16: Einar Broaten designs and builds the Samuel Davis Drake House on Rock Crest
1917: Barry Byrne designs the C. F. Franke House
1959: Wright apprentice Curtis Besinger designs the Usonian House for Tom MacNider

Come hear the stories on how these homes got built! Walking Tours are Fri/Sat/Sun at 9am starting at the Historic Park Inn Hotel. Tickets are $10 for adults and available to purchase online at www.wrightonthepark.org or in person at the WOTP gift shop located inside the Historic Park Inn Hotel.

04/08/2026

Did you know? This grand (but definitely not Prairie-School) house is key to why Frank Lloyd Wright came to Mason City, Iowa and why we have so much Prairie-School architecture here. You can learn that and more when you take a 1.5 hour walking tour through Wright on the Park on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from May through September.

03/26/2026

As we gear up for summer and walking tour season, here's a great opportunity in Mason City!