Frank Lloyd Wright’s Only Tennessee Home Hits the Market
Listed at $1.6 million with Alliance Sotheby’s International Realty, the Shavin House is the only design by Frank Lloyd Wright in Tennessee. Constructed between 1948 and 1952 for Seamour and Gerte Shavin, who had reached out to Wright directly for architectural assistance, this Usonian residence overlooks Chattanooga from Missionary Ridge. Notable features include Louisiana cypress, crab orchard stone, clerestory windows, built-in furnishings, and a concealed entrance. In 1993, the three-bedroom home was added to the National Register of Historic Places and recognized as a local landmark in 1995. Originally, the Shavins acquired the house for $33,000 (approximately $445,000 today), and it is now being sold by their daughter, Karen.
Key facts
- Shavin House is the only Frank Lloyd Wright-designed property in Tennessee.
- Listed for $1.6 million with Alliance Sotheby’s International Realty.
- Built 1948-1952 after Wright offered to design the home himself.
- Located on Missionary Ridge overlooking Tennessee River and Lookout Mountain.
- Features crab orchard stone, Louisiana cypress, clerestory windows, built-in furniture, hidden entrance.
- Added to National Register of Historic Places in 1993.
- Designated a local historical landmark in 1995.
- Original cost $33,000 (approx. $445,000 today); sold by daughter Karen Shavin.
Entities
Artists
- Frank Lloyd Wright
- Marvin Bachman
- Seamour Shavin
- Gerte Shavin
Institutions
- Alliance Sotheby’s International Realty
- National Register of Historic Places
- Alliance Sotheby's International Realty
- Taliesin
- Sotheby's International Realty
- Alliance Sotheby's
Locations
- Tennessee
- Chattanooga
- Missionary Ridge
- Tennessee River
- Lookout Mountain
- 334 North Crest Road
- Wisconsin
- United States