CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A rare piece of Tennessee architectural history is being offered for sale for the first time: the Shavin House, the only residence in the state designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright.
The home sits atop Chattanooga’s historic Missionary Ridge and was designed in keeping with Wright’s Usonian philosophy, which emphasized simplicity, functionality and harmony with nature.
The house was commissioned in 1949 by newlyweds Seamour and Gerte Shavin and completed in 1952. It has been preserved by the original family for more than 75 years.
Designed to embrace its setting, the Shavin House was positioned to capture views of the Tennessee River, Lookout Mountain and the surrounding landscape.
The home was constructed primarily of native Tennessee Crab Orchard stone and Louisiana cypress, with expansive walls of glass intended to strengthen the connection between indoor and outdoor space…