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The red-roofed Commander Grain Elevator is among the notable Michael McGuire projects in and around Stillwater. He saved it from demolition to use as his office, studio and retail space. (Jean Pieri / Pioneer Press)
![Mike McGuire outdoors wearing a wide-brimmed sun hat.]()
Architect Mike McGuire died Aug. 4, 2024, after a brief illness at his home, which he designed in 1962, overlooking the St. Croix River in the Town of St. Joseph, Wis. He was 95. (Courtesy of Sally McGuire-Huth)
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The Warren House in Houlton, Wis., overlooking the St. Croix River, was the first house designed by Stillwater architect Michael McGuire. (Courtesy of McGuire Family)
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The Warren House in Houlton, Wis., overlooking the St. Croix River. (Courtesy of McGuire Family)
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Stillwater architect Michael McGuire designed the Clark-Nelson House in River Falls, Wis., nicknamed the "Hobbit House," a bermed, earth-sheltered house, in 1972. (Courtesy of McGuire Family)
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A house that Stillwater architect Michael McGuire designed in Taylors Falls, Minn. (Courtesy of McGuire Family)
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The interior of the Mitchell House in Inverness, Calif. Stillwater architect Michael McGuire designed the house, located near Point Reyes National Seashore, in the mid-2000s, when he was around 80. (Courtesy of McGuire Family)
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The exterior of the Mitchell House in Inverness, Calif. Stillwater architect Michael McGuire designed the house, located near Point Reyes National Seashore, in the mid-2000s, when he was around 80. (Courtesy of McGuire Family)
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The Noel Bennett House in Jemez Springs, N.M., made out of straw bales, was designed by Stillwater architect Mike McGuire. (Courtesy of McGuire Family)
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Architect Mike McGuire died Aug. 4, 2024, at his house in St. Joseph Township, Wis. He was 95. (Courtesy of Bradshaw Funeral Home)
The red-roofed Commander Grain Elevator is among the notable Michael McGuire projects in and around Stillwater. He saved it from demolition to use as his office, studio and retail space. (Jean Pieri / Pioneer Press)
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McGuire specialized in Prairie School design, the architectural style pioneered by Frank Lloyd Wright.
