Its architectural influence are the Usonian houses designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.

In particular, Wehner was interested in creating a "modular, affordable, and organic design" for his home.

Because they had no children and limited funds, the main living pavilion and carport were completed in 1959.

The carport juts out to the northwest, the bedroom wing to the southwest, and the cantilevered deck to the east.

This article about a property in Johnson County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.