(Sponseller) Metcalf House is a single-family home located at 1052 Arlington Boulevard in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

His family moved to Canton, Ohio and then the nearby North Industry, where Metcalf graduated from high school.

"[6] Metcalf's practice, based in the house's garage, won its first commission while their residence was still under construction, and was soon busy enough that he hired assistants.

Bettie left her nursing career to manage the firm, which in 1967 moved from a rented office to a building designed by Metcalf on Medford Road.

The firm's work totaled over 150 projects in Michigan and Ohio, including 68 houses in Ann Arbor,[7] from its first commission in 1953 to its closure in 2008.

[8][4] By 1950, Robert and Bettie Metcalf were tired of Ann Arbor apartment living, and the couple sought to build a house for themselves.

[4] The available properties were still out of the Metcalfs' reach, and Bettie eventually located a 1⁄2-acre (0.20 ha) parcel on Arlington Boulevard, then east of the Ann Arbor city limits, for $1,100, equivalent to $11,000 in 2023.

As his first major architectural work, Metcalf spent over 800 hours on the design process for the house, seeking to prove to himself that he could account for the entire workflow of a construction project.

It is a rectilinear structure of approximately 2,600 square feet (240 m2),[2] resting on cinder block walls and reinforced concrete footings.

A flush front door flanked by a floor-to-ceiling sidelight is covered by a roof extension, supported by columns, for protection.