A Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Home in Michigan Hits the Market for the Second Time in its History
The 2,429-square-foot Weisblat House was built in 1951 and is currently listed for $2.25 million
For only the second time in more than 70 years, the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Weisblat House is on the market, for $2.25 million. Located in Galesburg, Michigan, the historic home boasts two bedrooms, two full baths, and one half bath across 2,429 square feet. The Usonian abode is listed by Brian Kirksey of Keller Williams Paint Creek.
Designed in 1948 and constructed in 1951, the Weisblat House is part of The Acres, a residential plat that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
According to Michigan Modern, The Acres came about in 1947, when a group of scientists working for Upjohn Company, along with their respective families, purchased the land that would become the storied plat. They sought to create a place where affordable houses could exist in a rural setting, and they reached out to Wright to see if he would design the properties. He obliged, and he drafted plans for 21 homes. Just five of homes were built, four of which were designed by Wright.
Named for its original owners, David and Christine Weisblat, the Weisblat House was the first completed abode in The Acres. Here, Wright implemented his “in-line” design plan, where the living room, dining room, and other such rooms are on one side of a home, while the bedrooms are on the opposing side.
In 1961, architects John Howe and William Wesley Peters made an addition to the dwelling, given that Wright had passed away two years prior, in 1959. The addition involved a new bathroom, greenhouse, gallery, and utility room.
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