Dorothy H. Turkel House Explained

Dorothy H. Turkel House
Coordinates:42.4324°N -83.1309°W
Completion Date:1956
Architectural Style:Usonian

The Dorothy H. Turkel House is a private residence located at 2760 West 7 Mile Road in north-central Detroit, Michigan, within the Palmer Woods neighborhood. It was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and completed in 1956.[1]

The Dorothy H. Turkel House is the only Wright-designed building within the city limits of Detroit.[1] The spacious, two-story residence also represents a rare example of Usonian design, since the "Usonian Homes" were typically small, single-story dwellings. The house was purchased in 2006 by Norman Silk and Dale Morgan, who began restoration work on the house with former Wright apprentice, Lawrence R. Brink.[2] The restoration was complete in 2010, at a reported cost of one million dollars.[3] [4]

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  1. Book: Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher . AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture . 2002 . Wayne State University Press . 0-8143-3120-3 . registration . P. 208.
  2. Web site: Powers. Rebecca. Rescuing a Landmark. Hour Detroit. Hour Media, Inc.. 2 April 2013.
  3. Web site: Jackman. Michael. Detroit’s Turkel house drips with history. Metro Times. Detroit Metro Times. 2 April 2013. 23 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130123012813/http://www2.metrotimes.com/editorial/story.asp?id=9372. dead.
  4. Feighan, Maureen. "Frank Lloyd Wright home ahead of its time". The Detroit News. The Detroit News. Retrieved 10 July 2013.