Curtis and Lillian Meyer House

People: Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 1951

City: Galesburg

Curtis and Lillian Meyer House, Galesburg.  Michigan State Historic Preservation Office, photo by Todd Walsh.

The Curtis and Lillian Meyer House was constructed in 1950 and 1951, and is the Acres’ only solar hemicycle design. The concrete blocks used in the construction of the Meyer House were custom built, rather than utilizing the molded blocks used in the other homes in The Acres.

At first glance from the drive, it appears as though there are two curves that open to the east and slightly south that are connected at their inside tips. In reality, this is a two-story home, and the curve on the right serves primarily as a carport.

The mass of the house takes the shape of a drum and curved wing, with the wing’s lower living level below the grade of the principal façade. The home was built with only two bedrooms.

An earlier owner painted the varnished mahogany trim on the home’s exterior brown. Inside, some original built-in benches were also removed by an earlier owner, but the Wright-designed dining table remains, as well as other pieces. Despite the losses, the integrity and condition of the Meyer House are very good.