The Mississippi Museum of Artwork (MMA) chosen Belinda Stewart Architects to steer a significant preservation effort for a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Jackson, Mississippi.
Wright accomplished Fountainhead in 1954 for the shopper J. Willis Hughes, who lived on the dwelling along with his household till 1980. Fountainhead was added to the Nationwide Register of Historic Locations that very same yr.
Over time the constructing grew to become recognized colloquially as Fountainhead as a result of it’s believed Fountainhead writer Ayn Rand was influenced by Wright’s profession, and likewise for the house’s water options.
The late architect Robert Parker Adams labored for years restoring the constructing. However Adams was greater than only a steward; he lived in the home for practically half a century. Adams listed the home on the market in June 2025; he handed away that July.
Fountainhead was acquired by the Mississippi Museum of Artwork in November 2025. Founder Belinda Steward referred to as Fountainhead a “phenomenal murals” and a “distinctly Mississippi story.”
The acquisition of the Wright-designed dwelling, recognized as we speak because the Fountainhead, was impressed by the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Artwork, and its buying of the historic Bachman-Wilson Home, MMA mentioned in an announcement. Crystal Bridges had the Bachman-Wilson Home relocated from New Jersey to the expansive museum campus in Northwest Arkansas, to function a point-of-interest, everlasting exhibition.
Steward affirmed a “dream group” of Mississippi professionals and nationwide consultants with related expertise will come collectively to protect the Wright-designed property in Jackson.
In tandem with Fountainhead curator Jennifer Baughn, Belinda Steward Architects put together a historic construction report that outlines situation evaluation, digital modeling of the constructing, and a prioritized therapy plan.
MMA Laurie Hearin McRee Director Betsy Bradley famous that the preservation mission will assist forge the establishment’s reference to town of Jackson.
Belinda Steward Architects will oversee structural repairs to the constructing, panorama analysis and rehabilitation, and modifications for accessibility and code compliance requisite for the constructing’s new use as a museum and occasion venue.
Diagnostic work by the architects on the constructing construction will start instantly. The Fountainhead is anticipated to open to the general public in 2028.
