Click above images to enlarge Turkel House 2760Seven Mile Road, Detroit - Wayne County Other Names Turkel-Benbow House Turkel-Benbow House-Local Property Type concrete block building Historic Use DOMESTIC/single dwelling Current Use DOMESTIC/single dwelling Style Modern Movement Architect/Builder Frank Lloyd Wright Narrative Description The Turkel House is an L-shaped, two-story, flat-roofed structure of grey reinforced concrete with overhanging eaves, multi-paned hollow glazed windows and a concrete pad foundation. It is an example of Wright's Usonian Automatic style, a design technique which joined concrete block cavities, steel support rods and poured cement into a single mass. Statement of Significance The Turkel House is significant as one of the few Frank Lloyd Wright structures in Detroit and in Michigan. It is a late work of the world-renowned architect which utilizes his Usonian Automatic style. Period of Significance 1946- Significant Date(s) 1956, 1957 Registry Type(s) 11/02/1980 State Register listed Site ID# P4488