The Meyer May House

The Meyer May House is a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in Grand Rapids, Michigan's Heritage Hill Historic District. It is located at 450 Madison Avenue SE and was built in 1908-09. It is regarded as "Michigan's Prairie masterpiece" and a great example of Wright's Prairie School era.

The Meyer May House is a two-story, T-plan constructed of pale brick, with hip roofs and long broad eaves, art glass windows, and skylights, and is stylistically typical of Wright's Prairie houses. The first-floor windows are hidden beneath the eaves and raised from ground level, affording both seclusion and light to the staircase and gallery on the second floor. Wright meticulously planned the house's layout to maximize southern exposure for the living room windows and skylights while also creating a large yard for the perennial gardens. Doors and casement windows with leaded and tinted glass accents open out to terraces and gardens with garden walls and planters incorporated into the design.

In 1986, the Meyer May House was included on the Michigan State Register of Historic Sites, and it is also part of the Heritage Hill Historic District. The Heritage Hill district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. Steelcase, a Grand Rapids-based worldwide office furniture firm, purchased the property in 1985. Meyer May House first opened its doors to the public in 1987.

Address: 450 Madison Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, United States

Construction started: in 1908

Architectural style: Prairie School