The Acres

The Acres (Galesburg Country Homes)
Location: Charleston Township, Michigan
Built: 1949
Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright
Architectural style: Usonian
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 04000458[1]
Added to NRHP: May 19, 2004

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[2]. Each home is built on a 1-acre (4,000 m2) circular lot.

Frank Lloyd Wright designed Galesburg Country Homes homes:

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  1. ^ "National Register of Historical Places - MICHIGAN - Kalamazoo County". National Park Service. http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/mi/Kalamazoo/districts.html. 
  2. ^ "NPS Form 10-900". Michigan Modern. http://michiganmodern.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/the-acres_charleston-township_kalamazoo.pdf. Retrieved 3 June 2010. 

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