Fountainhead (Jackson, Mississippi)
Fountainhead | |
| Location | 306 Glenway Drive, Jackson, Mississippi |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 32°20′9″N 90°10′8″W / 32.33583°N 90.16889°W |
| Built | 1950–54 |
| Architect | Wright, Frank Lloyd |
| Architectural style | Modern Movement, Usonian House |
| NRHP reference No. | 80002246[1] [2] |
| Added to NRHP | November 28, 1980 |
Fountainhead (also known as the J. Willis Hughes House) is a historic house located at 306 Glenway Drive in Jackson, Mississippi. Designed in the Usonian style by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1948, it was built during 1950–1954 for J. Willis Hughes, who lived in it until January 1980.[2] It is on a 30-60 degree triangle, which results in a grid of equilateral parallelograms. The "bedroom wing terminates in a fountain over a pool, which gives the structure its nickname, Fountainhead."[3] The name "Fountainhead" is also a reference to Ayn Rand's novel, The Fountainhead.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 28, 1980.[1] The NRHP nomination form asserts that it was the only Frank Lloyd Wright design in Mississippi,[2] but in fact there are three other homes in Mississippi designed by Wright, in Ocean Springs.
The Hughes House was later owned by Jackson architect Robert Parker Adams, who restored it. In 2025, Adams placed the house for sale for $2.5 million.[4][5]
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References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Gregory B. Free (August 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fountainhead / J. Willis Hughes House". National Park Service. Retrieved October 13, 2016. with five photos from 1980
- ^ The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion,, Revised Edition, by William Allin Storrer, The University of Chicago Press, 2006, p. 316. ISBN 0-226-77621-2, p. 316.
- ^ Andriotis, Mary Elizabeth (June 24, 2025). "A Frank Lloyd Wright-Designed Home in Mississippi Lists for $2.5 Million". Galerie Magazine. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- ^ Williams, Angela (June 26, 2025). "Frank Lloyd Wright house for sale in Jackson for $2.5M". WAPT. Retrieved June 27, 2025.
- Storrer, William Allin (1993). The Frank Lloyd Wright Companion. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-77624-8. OCLC 28676420. (S.303)
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