The Acres
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The Acres, also known as Galesburg Country Homes, is a naturalistic residential
subdivision designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
in Charleston Township, Michigan
. Established as a co-op in 1949 by a group of scientists from the Upjohn
pharmaceutical company, the district contains four Wright designed Usonian homes and the Günther
and Anne Fonken House designed by Taliesin School fellow Francis "Will" Willsey. Each home is built on a 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) circular lot.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed Galesburg Country Homes homes:
subdivision designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
in Charleston Township, Michigan
Charleston Township, Michigan
Charleston Township is a civil township of Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,813 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
. Established as a co-op in 1949 by a group of scientists from the Upjohn
Upjohn
The Upjohn Company was a pharmaceutical manufacturing firm founded in 1886 in Kalamazoo, Michigan by Dr. William E. Upjohn, an 1875 graduate of the University of Michigan medical school. The company was originally formed to make friable pills, which were specifically designed to be easily digested...
pharmaceutical company, the district contains four Wright designed Usonian homes and the Günther
and Anne Fonken House designed by Taliesin School fellow Francis "Will" Willsey. Each home is built on a 1 acres (4,046.9 m²) circular lot.
Frank Lloyd Wright designed Galesburg Country Homes homes:
- David Weisblat Residence
- Eric and Pat Pratt Residence
- Samuel Eppstein Residence
- Curtis Meyer Residence