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Charnley-Norwood House

This house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and Louis Sullivan was destroyed twice and reconstructed to near original condition.

Ocean Springs, Mississippi

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The Charnley-Norwood House was built by the father of American Modernism, Louis Sullivan, and his then-apprentice, Frank Lloyd Wright. After burning down, it was rebuilt by Sullivan with help from Wright.

After being completely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, the materials were recovered from the nearby woods and painstakingly put back together. The home is remarkably still almost all original.

Since being taken over by the state, the grounds have begun to be returned to the original landscape of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, bringing an air of authenticity to the home with the reintroduced pine forest that shields the home from the view of the road, as originally intended by Louis Sullivan.

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There are free guided tours that are conducted by appointment only.

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July 24, 2022

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September 13, 2024

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