Henry J. Neils Residence

According to Storrer, Henry J. Neils was involved in both architectural metals and stone which explains some unusual aspects of this house including aluminum window frames and the stonework that you can see more clearly in a picture at the bottom of this page.

The back of the house overlooks Cedar Lake and is located near the beautiful Lake of the Isles region of Minneapolis. A nice drive if you're in the area some day.

The prow on the edge of the carport reminds me of the prow on the Unitarian Meeting House. A carport in Minnesota winter is not quite as nice as a garage. One wonders whether the owners of the house tried to pursuade Wright to enclose the carport.....

Another example of creative stonework in a Wright building can be found at Taliesin West.

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.