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A decades-old landslide that’s rapidly accelerating has forced the dismantling of an iconic Southern California chapel known for its glass frame built among soaring redwoods and sweeping Pacific Ocean views.
(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.
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.
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 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.
