A decades-old landslide that’s rapidly accelerating has forced the dismantling of an iconic Southern California chapel known for its glass frame built among soaring redwoods and sweeping Pacific Ocean views.

A historic waterfront home in Coral Gables is set to meet the wrecking ball and city officials are blaming the state legislature for their inability to preserve it.

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(CNN) - Sixty years after his death, monuments to Frank Lloyd Wright's innovative vision remain etched into the architectural landscape. Wright's final residential design, the Norman Lykes House, recently sold at auction for $1,677,500. "The new owner of the last home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright now owns a masterpiece by America's most iconic architect," Nate Schar, director of luxury real estate for Heritage Auctions, said in a statement. Wright designed the home for Norman and Amy Lykes just before his death, drawing upon his concept of organic architecture. The Norman Lykes House lives up to Wright's goals.

The World Heritage Committee inscribed eight of the Wright's famed sites into the list, marking the first modern architecture designation in the United States on the World Heritage roster. The other properties added to the list are Unity Temple, the Frederick C. Robie House, Taliesin, Hollyhock House, and Taliesin West. The nomination process took more than 15 years, the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation said. The designation is mostly honorary, though World Heritage Sites typically receive increased tourism. "These sites are not simply World Heritage monuments because they are beautiful.