Fountainhead: Frank Lloyd Wright Home Acquired by MMA

The Mississippi Museum of Art (MMA) acquired Fountainhead, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed home. Restoration is planned for public tours. It will become a cultural and historical landmark. Named after Ayn Rand's novel.

Fountainhead was developed by the prominent architect in 1948. The four-bedroom home was after that bought by the late engineer Robert Parker Adams, that brought back the residential or commercial property.

MMA Acquires Wright’s Fountainhead

The Mississippi Gallery of Art (MMA) obtained the Frank Lloyd Wright– developed residential property Fountainhead in the Fondren area of Jackson complying with the authorization of the Jackson Planning and Zoning Board and Common Council on Friday.

Restoration and Preservation Plans

Architecture and restoration specialists are anticipated to aid bring the home back to its former splendor and establish a plan to maintain the residential or commercial property in perpetuity. The building will be maintained and programmed under the museum’s direction. The gallery has not yet revealed an opening date.

Public Tours and Partnerships

The museum prepares to open the home for public tours, with buses moving visitors to your home from the MMA’s major university in downtown Jackson, and to develop calculated collaborations within the area.

Fountainhead’s History & Significance

Originally called the Hughes Residence after its very first owners, it is additionally called Fountainhead for Ayn Rand’s titular novel, which is believed to have been based on Wright’s life. There is likewise a fountain on the residential property.

MMA board chair Lisa Percy said in a statement, “This critical purchase is not just concerning maintaining a culturally and traditionally vital website– it is also a forward-thinking financial investment in the Museum’s vision for the future. Like Eudora Welty’s Residence and Yard and the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home, Fountainhead will come to be a must-see location and one-of-a-kind experience for homeowners of and site visitors to Jackson.”