The Paul J. and Ida Trier House is a historic building located in

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, United States. It is a

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designed Usonian home that was constructed in 1958. It was the last of seven Wright Usonians built in Iowa. with While it is now located in a residential area, it was constructed in an area surrounded by rural farmland. The Trier house is a variation on the 1953 Exhibition House at the

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. The north wing of the house was designed by Taliesin Associates and built in 1967. It was originally the

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, which was enclosed for a playroom. The present carport on the front and an extension of the shop was added at the same time. The exterior of the house is composed of hollow clay tile blocks, while the addition is brick matching the tiles. A low, flat roof caps the home. The interior features red

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floors, with the exception of the kitchen where they are

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is used for the woodwork. A large fireplace is located in the living room. The living room, kitchen, and bedrooms all face south with window walls in the living room and master bedroom. A deep overhang shades the rooms in the summer. The other bedrooms and the study have a band of windows. Typical of a Wright-designed home, the house is integrated into the site and opened to the outdoors.

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* Storrer, William Allin. ''The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion''. University Of Chicago Press, 2006, (S.398) Houses completed in 1958 Modernist architecture in Iowa Frank Lloyd Wright buildings Johnston, Iowa Houses in Polk County, Iowa Houses on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Iowa {{Iowa-struct-stub

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