Homestyle: Palmer House by Frank Lloyd Wright
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The house sits on a hilly site with picturesque trees in Ann Arbor.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsThe living area features a tidewater cypress wood ceiling.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsA view from the carport.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsThe dining room furniture is original to the Palmer House. The floors are Wright's trademark Cherokee Red concrete.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsA ceramic abstract bird cutout with glass in the middle is a design motif throughout the house. It allows light to pass through to different rooms.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsCeramic cups rest on a built-in shelf.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsThe main entry.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsThe Palmer House, built for Bill and Mary Palmer and designed by America's most famous architect, Frank Lloyd Wright, is still very much intact. It's an example of one of his Usonian homes.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsFinished in 1952, the house has a unique triangular geometry and one of Wright's signature cantilevered roofs.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsThe original dining room furniture.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsThe furniture is all original to the house, including the origami chairs.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsA writing desk at the start of a long hallway, which leads to bedrooms and office.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsWright, who died in 1959, visited the Palmer House twice after it was finished at the request of Bill and Mary Palmer.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsBuilt-in bookshelves line the hallway.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsThe cutout abstracts birds create interesting light patterns throughout the house.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsA bathroom.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsThe master bedroom is a puzzle of angles and shapes. Even the mattresses are parallelograms.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsThe Palmer House has a larger kitchen than other Usonian homes. The counters are stainless steel.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsA third bedroom was the living quarters of Mary Louise Palmer, the Palmers' daughter.
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsA framed poster of the Palmer House by architect Frank Lloyd Wright Is seen in the office of Bill Palmer at the The Palmer House in Ann Arbor
Max Ortiz, The Detroit NewsThe winged bird in flight are seen throughout the Palmer House and a signature from architect Frank Lloyd Wright as seen in Ann Arbor on Friday, September 24, 2021.
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