Dr. Toufic H. and Mildred Kalil  Residence, Manchester, NH (1955) (S.387)

Exterior Photographs By Douglas Steiner, September 2007 There are many classic Wright details. The basic materials are concrete blocks, Philippine mahogany and a Cherokee red poured concrete floor with radiant heat. It is designed on a two foot grid. There are rows of perforated concrete blocks with embedded mitered glass corners. There are perforated concrete block windows and clerestory windows with embedded glass. A centrally located sunken fireplace. Clerestory windows bring light into the interior Workspace. The hidden entrance, but this door actually opens inward. And the carport. Like many of Wright’s homes, he designed the built-in seating and shelving,   many of the fixtures and some of the furniture.        The 1,380 square foot home has a living room, kitchen, two bedrooms, two baths and a study. The interior is trimmed and paneled throughout in Philippine mahogany. All of the original furniture, most of which is built-in, still exists. Not only tables and chairs, but also fabric items: the autumn-toned bedspreads, the upholstery, and the 30 throw pillows overlapping each other along the living room couch.      There is also an unfinished mother-in-law house on the property.   1: The view of the home as you approach from the street. Viewed from the North. The Master Bedroom is on the left, Gallery is in the center, and the Carport to the far right. The hidden Entrance is barely noticeable. Built in planters enhance the perception of the home growing out of the landscape.   1b: Entrance viewed from the North. Clerestory windows bring light into the interior Workspace. Seven of the over twenty block designs are visible.   2: Viewed from the North. The Gallery is on the left, the Carport to the far right. The hidden Entrance becomes more noticeable as you approach the home.   3: The perforated concrete blocks with embedded mitered glass corners allow light into the entry way.   3b: The clerestory perforated concrete blocks with embedded glass brings light into the interior Workspace.   4: The carport roof overhangs six feet in the front and back and seems to float above the storage is on the right.   4b: The carport roof overhangs six feet in the front and back and seems to float above the storage is on the right.   5: Four different blocks are used in this short wall.   5b: These perforated corner blocks are inset with embedded mitered glass corners.   5c: Mitered glass corners are embedded into these perforated corner blocks and glazed on the outside.   6: Master Bedroom with perforated block windows and mitered glass corners.   7: Viewed from the Northeast. The Master Bedroom is on the left, Gallery is in the center, and the Carport to the right.   8: Viewed from the Northeast. The Master Bedroom is on the left, Gallery is on the right. Clerestory windows bring light into the interior Workspace.   9: Viewed from the Northeast. The Master Bedroom is on this end of the wing.   10: Viewed from the West. The Carport is on the left, the Study in the center and Living Room on the right.   11: Viewed from the West. The Carport is on the left, the Study in the center and Living Room on the right.   12: The Carport is on the left, the Study is on the right.   12b: View of the Carport. The Gallery can be seen between the Storage on the left and right.   13: The unfinished mother-in-law house is on the property.

Text and Photographs by Douglas M. Steiner, Copyright 2007

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