Roland and Ronny Reisley Residence

This was one of three Wright houses in the Usonian neighborhood. For more information see the Sol Friedman Residence and the Edward Serlin Residence. The road was very confusing and the map provided in The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion did not seem right. I thought it might be the mirror image since the roads seemed backwards.

Unfortunately, I was not able to find the third Wright house, but I did take some pictures of the other Usonian houses and grouped them on the Edward Serlin Residence page.

Edward Serlin Residence

I was not able to identify the Edward Serlin Residence! It is possible that it was located on a road that was marked private and warned of tripping a police alarm. Instead I have included on this page some photos taken of other Usonian style houses in the neighborhood designed by Wright apprentices. According to Storrer, the apprentices David Henken, Ted Bower, Kaneji Domoto, and disciple Aaron Resnick all designed houses in the neighborhood. For other Wright houses see the Sol Friedman Residence and the Roland and Ronny Reisley Residence. The next time we are up in the area I may try again to find the house.

Sol Friedman Residence

It turns out that Samantha's aunt and uncle live just a few minutes from a Usonian community in Pleasantville. There are three Wright houses plus about 40 homes designed by Wright apprentices in the neighborhood. As you would expect, it is heavily wooded and the road was narrow. When I left this community and drove into an adjoining suburban neighborhood the houses appeared lifeless and without character. I suppose we can't all afford to live in a custom designed home that relates to its site well, but we're missing a lot.

When I view these private houses it makes me wish that all Wright homes were open to the public, though I'm careful not to infringe on the homeowner's privacy. Wright homeowners must get more than their share of gawkers.

There are some pictures of the interior in The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion.

Not your everyday carport....

For other sites in the neighborhood see the Roland and Ronny Reisley Residence and the Edward Serlin Residence.