Archinect - News 2024-11-14T21:51:12-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150284281/another-frank-lloyd-wright-home-hits-the-market-in-michigan Another Frank Lloyd Wright home hits the market in Michigan Josh Niland 2021-10-06T12:51:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/18/1814384beb7323f9b5f9688ed398aeee.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A private residence designed by <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/4673/frank-lloyd-wright" target="_blank">Frank Lloyd Wright</a>&nbsp;has hit the auction block in St. Joseph, Michigan, joining a host of other Wright homes that have entered the real estate market in the past year alone.</p> <p>Listed <a href="https://www.atproperties.com/21104613/2571-old-lakeshore-road-st-joseph-michigan-49085-swm" target="_blank">just shy of $2 million</a>, the <a href="https://savewright.org/building/harper-house/" target="_blank">Harper House</a> was last seen for sale 25 years ago and is believed to be the last home designed by the architect in the state of Michigan before his death in 1959.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/90/90c7ab3593a0a9ab24f91c4d856ac9b1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/90/90c7ab3593a0a9ab24f91c4d856ac9b1.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image via @properties</figcaption></figure><p>Wright built the L-shaped home for a local doctor in 1950. It was inhabited by the client until her death in a car accident just three years later and has since fallen into the care of one area couple that had previously restored the 3,150-square-foot residence.&nbsp;<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ad/ade72e1c9c0a7873e41aeb4f1940743d.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ad/ade72e1c9c0a7873e41aeb4f1940743d.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image via @properties<br></figcaption></figure><p>Featuring Wright&rsquo;s signature Chicago common brick material, stained glass windows, and a great room complete with a Baldwin grand piano and furnishings by Donghia, the four-bedroom home is defined by prominent views of Lake Michigan and a mixture of pitched and flat roofs thanks to an addi...</p>