The Spring House Museum

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All photos credited to Bryd Lewis

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The Spring House: 3117 Okeeheepkee Road, Tallahassee FL

Constructed in December of 1954

Frank Lloyd Wright constructed the home for George and Clifton Lewis

The Spring House is constantly accepting donations to help preserve and restore this historic site.

Many events are going on all the time and you can even set up a private tour

More info at: http://www.preservespringhouse.org/

• The women to the far right is Byrd Lewis she is the president of The Spring House Institute Inc. She grew up as a child and lived most of her life in this house. She is now working to preserve and restore it as

a historical landmark.

• The Spring House is the only home Frank Lloyd Wright designed in Florida that was built, and it was built in his lifetime.  

• The Mission of Spring House Institute is to acquire, restore and complete the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Spring House; to preserve its original architecture as a single-family dwelling for the benefit of the public as a teaching institute

• Spring House will be used for a broad spectrum of classes, workshops, seminars, brief housing for visiting dignitaries, weddings, community meetings, and gatherings of all kinds. It will also be the home of Spring House Institute, a teaching facility.  

• Spring House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places February 14, 1979. 

• The Spring House's hemicycle design is considered the last architecture phase of Frank Lloyd Wright's career. 

• The house was placed on the National Trust's America's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places list this year, which the SHI hopes will improve fundraising efforts.

The Spring House Institute Inc.

References • http://

www.preservespringhouse.org/

• http://blog.preservationnation.org/2014/07/01/11-endangered-frank-lloyd-wrights-spring-house-tallahassee-florida/#.VTWp3yiRnzI