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Tennessee’s only Frank Lloyd Wright house sits on Missionary Ridge

Staff photo by Abby White / The front of the Shavin house is seen June 6, 2025, on Missionary Ridge. The house, a Usonian design by Frank Lloyd Wright, was named a historic landmark in 1996 and is still the only locally designated landmark in Chattanooga.
Staff photo by Abby White / The front of the Shavin house is seen June 6, 2025, on Missionary Ridge. The house, a Usonian design by Frank Lloyd Wright, was named a historic landmark in 1996 and is still the only locally designated landmark in Chattanooga.


Oh, that house.

That house perched on Missionary Ridge, with its expansive view of Chattanooga, and barely visible from the street.

But trundle up the sloped driveway around back, and the low building layered with wood and stone comes into view.

That house, anchored to the hill where it sits, features telltale horizontal lines, lush landscaping and natural materials. That house, with its quiet interior slowly revealing itself to those lucky enough to find and slip through its narrow front door.