The Acres
Paths outward
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Typology
- House
- Materials
- Brick, Earth, Timber
- Context
- Organic Architecture, Prairie School
- Map
- Open location
The Acres, also known as Galesburg Country Homes, is a 71.25-acre (28.83 ha) residential development in Charleston Township, Michigan, United States. Developed starting in the late 1940s, it consists of 21 or 22 circular land lots, of which five contain houses. Four of the houses were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, while the other was designed by Taliesin Associated Architects fellow Francis Wilsey after Wright's death. The Acres also contains 50 acres (20 ha) of open land, including a pond; the entire complex is accessed through a single road, Hawthorne Drive. The development was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district in 2004.
