Toufic H. Kalil House — Attraction in Manchester

The tour of this house absolutely blew me away. I am very familiar with Frank Lloyd Wright's works as I once lived a few farms down from his Taliesin. This house is one of seven usonian automatics that was actually built, and I've wanted to see it for years. Since this house isn't all original furniture, we were able to sit on the furniture and talk with the tour group. The blocks used to build this plan are far more beautiful in person because they sparkle with Micah flakes, yet, the space remains warm and home-like and makes for a beautiful tour of...

I joined a tour available from the Currier museum and learned this is a Usonian automatic house. I was informed that means FLW would draw up the plans and the owners would build it themselves. The home is very interesting from the outside and looks very modern. This inside has lots of FLW details from his other homes although this one seems very cold and DC metro like, probably because lots of the original decor is missing. I took a tour of both homes and would recommend others to do the same. Book way in advance as the tours sell...

Like most everyone else who has visited, this is the second home of the FLW House tours offered by The Currier Museum. Unlike the first Zimmerman House, the Kalil House was acquired with very few furnishings and along with the cold cement interiors, it may feel less presentable though the Museum did very well to add what they could. Having said that, I joined the tour for the architecture, not so much the interior design integration. Once again, the Docents were an absolute asset with their knowledge and answered every...