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Norman Lykes House

1960s architecture in the United States1967 establishments in ArizonaFrank Lloyd Wright buildingsHouses completed in 1967Houses in Phoenix, Arizona
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Norman Lykes House, 2010 (cropped and adjusted)
Norman Lykes House, 2010 (cropped and adjusted)

The Norman Lykes House (also known as the Circular Sun House) is a residence at 6836 North 36th Street in the Biltmore Area of Phoenix, Arizona, United States. Designed in 1959 by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in an organic style, the two-story house was completed in 1967 by his onetime apprentice John Rattenbury of Taliesin Associated Architects. As built, the structure contained five bedrooms. The Lykes family sold the house in the early 1990s to Linda Melton, who hired Rattenbury to renovate the house and combine the bedrooms into three. After Melton's death, the building was placed for sale in 2016, though it was not sold for three years. The new owner placed the house for sale in 2020, and the house again remained unsold for several years. The house, occupying 1+1⁄3 acres (0.54 ha) on the slope of a mountain, consists of a circular main section, a curved wing and a curved courtyard. It is one of 14 circular residences that Wright designed, as well as one of six that he designed around Phoenix. The facade is made primarily of rose-tinted concrete, with steel casement windows and geometric cutouts. Inside, the house has 3,095 square feet (287.5 m2), with living spaces on the main level, an entertainment room in the basement, and three bedrooms on the second story.

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Norman Lykes House
North 36th Street, Phoenix

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North 36th Street 6836
85018 Phoenix
Arizona, United States
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Norman Lykes House, 2010 (cropped and adjusted)
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