We discuss Frank Lloyd Wright’s, The Acres (Galesburg Country Homes) located in Charleston Township, Kalamazoo County, Michigan.
The Acres is one of two Wright designed communities in Michigan. The second, Parkwyn, is just a few miles away.
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