Impeccably preserved Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Usonian lists in Minneapolis for $2.5 million

Designed to blend into the landscape with strong horizontal lines and an abundance of natural light, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian homes were built from the 1930s until his death in 1959.Today, they can be found across the Midwest and from coast to coast.One of those, the Freida and Henry J.

Neils House in Minneapolis, MN, completed in 1951, is now seeking only its third steward.There are nine Usonian homes designed by Wright in Minnesota, including this one.With an asking price of $2,495,000 it’s nearly identical to another Usonian that recently re-listed—the Eppstein House in Galesburg, Michigan, with an asking price of $2,100,000.David Stickney of Coldwell Banker Realty Stickney Real Estate is listing the three-bedroom, three-bath home in Minneapolis’ Calhoun Isles neighborhood, set on a half-acre and overlooking Cedar Lake.“It is an incredibly quiet and peaceful location, with the home situated on a private half-acre overlooking Cedar Lake and adjacent parkland.

The way the home relates to its surroundings makes Cedar Lake and the parkland feel almost like an extension of the living space,” says David Stickney.“Much of Frank Lloyd Wright’s original design and craftsmanship remains intact, which is part of what makes the home so special.”Like his other Usonians, the home boasts a floor-to-ceiling fireplace in the living room, vaulted ceilings, walls of windows and built-in furnishings that were custom-designed, including a built-in desk spanning half the width of a wall in one of the bedrooms.And yet, as the listing states, “the home is distinguished by materials rarely found in Wright’s work, including cull marble bearing walls, larch interior paneling, and aluminum-framed windows and doors.”Stainless-steel countertops in the galley-like kitchen are typical of Wright’s homes, with sunlight streaming in through the windows, as well as numerous storage areas.Then, on the exterior, is a carport, another iconic Usonian feature.

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