Last Frank Lloyd Wright home sells for $1.67 million
(CNN) - Sixty years after his death, monuments to Frank Lloyd Wright's innovative vision remain etched into the architectural landscape. Wright's final residential design, the Norman Lykes House, recently sold at auction for $1,677,500. "The new owner of the last home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright now owns a masterpiece by America's most iconic architect," Nate Schar, director of luxury real estate for Heritage Auctions, said in a statement. Wright designed the home for Norman and Amy Lykes just before his death, drawing upon his concept of organic architecture. The Norman Lykes House lives up to Wright's goals.
Palatka hotel earns designation on National Register of Historic Places
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Hotel James in Palatka is now listed on the National Park Services National Register of Historic Places, the secretary of state announced Wednesday. I am pleased that this local landmark has been added to the National Register of Historic Places, Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee said. The designation of the Hotel James to the National Register makes the hotel eligible to receive Federal Historic Preservation Tax Credits, and plans are underway to use those tax credits to help rehabilitate the building, which is vacant for the time being. The National Register of Historic Places is a list maintained by the National Park Service that includes historical or archeological properties, including buildings, structures, sites, objects and districts that are considered worthy of preservation because of their local, statewide or national significance. Florida has more than 1,700 listings on the National Register, including 295 historic districts and 175 archeological sites.
Palatka hotel earns designation on National Register of Historic Places
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - The Hotel James in Palatka is now listed on the National Park Service's National Register of Historic Places, the secretary of state announced Wednesday. "I am pleased that this local landmark has been added to the National Register of Historic Places," Secretary of State Laurel M. Lee said. The Hotel James is a three-story brick building at 300 St. Johns Ave., located downtown. The National Register of Historic Places is a list maintained by the National Park Service that includes historical or archeological properties, including buildings, structures, sites, objects and districts that are considered worthy of preservation because of their local, statewide or national significance. Florida has more than 1,700 listings on the National Register, including 295 historic districts and 175 archeological sites.
The final home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright will go up for auction
The legendary Norman Lykes house, designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, will be up for auction on Oct. 16. It was the last residence designed by Wright, who designed many iconic homes, including "Fallingwater" in Pennsylvania, as well as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The home was last listed for $2.65 million by The Agency, but it has been on and off the market since 2016. "This no-reserve auction presents a tremendous opportunity for fans of Frank Lloyd Wright to own his very last residential design," says Nate Schar, director of Luxury Real Estate for Heritage Auctions, in a release. The look of the three-bedroom, three-bathroom home was influenced by Wright's "fascination with geometry," Schar says, including his signature circular designs.
cnbc.comFrank Lloyd Wright's work now on UNESCO World Heritage List
The World Heritage Committee inscribed eight of the Wright's famed sites into the list, marking the first modern architecture designation in the United States on the World Heritage roster. The other properties added to the list are Unity Temple, the Frederick C. Robie House, Taliesin, Hollyhock House, and Taliesin West. The nomination process took more than 15 years, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation said. The designation is mostly honorary, though World Heritage Sites typically receive increased tourism. "These sites are not simply World Heritage monuments because they are beautiful.
8 Frank Lloyd Wright buildings recognized by United Nations for "organic architecture"
Designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, the Guggenheim Museum was completed in 1959. The Wright buildings are the 24th U.S. site on the list. Undated photo shows Fallingwater, a Frank Lloyd Wright design in Bear Run, Pa. GettyThe Unity Temple is in Oak Park, Illinois, which is home to the largest concentration of Wright-designed buildings, including his home and studio. "This really is a significant moment for Frank Lloyd Wright," said trust President & CEO Celeste Adams.
cbsnews.comChicago's towering architectural achievements
Architectural giants like Frank Lloyd Wright, Mies van der Rohe, and Helmut Jahn all left their mark on the Chicago skyline. The Second City - whose skyscrapers are a popular tourist draw - continues its tradition of inventive architectural design with the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial, a combination of exhibit and think tank devoted entirely to architectural ideas. Anna Werner reports.
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