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Help us make it rightFallingwater or Kaufmann Residence is a house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 in rural southwestern Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh. The home was built partly over a waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains.Time cited it after its completion as Wright's "most...
The Western Pennsylvania Conservancy believes that Fallingwater is more than the sum of its parts: the architect, the client, the architecture, the art, the land and the period. It is the inspired coming together of these parts that makes Fallingwater a great work worthy of preservation.
The Appeal
Nestled in the idyllic woods of southwestern Pennsylvania, this unparalleled product of genius was built in 1935 as a weekend getaway home for Pittsburgh department store mogul...
We've been to many of FLW's homes but this one spoke to me in a very different way. It was the connection to nature that impressed and moved me. What genius and respect he had for nature, using it to such advantage.
We had the 2 hr in depth tour and that is a must.
The beautiful furnishings gave you...
Frank Lloyd Wright is an architectural genius. The fact that he could pull this house together over a waterfall is beyond amazing to me.
You must make it a priority to see this home.
Please note: Children under a certain age are not permitted to tour the home. Couples were split up so the other spouse could do the house...
Fallingwater is simply amazing! The walk from the parking lot to the house is beautiful... a walk through the woods and full of all the glory of nature! The walk is somewhat long so I would not recommend it for older folks or those in poor health.
The house is built into nature... built into/over a waterfall. This has to...
Oh, to go back in time to be a guest of the Kaufmanns and get to quietly enjoy the house and grounds. The light in the main living area is amazing even on a cloudy, wet day! I think you'd be surprised how small most of the rooms and hallways were. The hour long tour was over in no time...
Although this was our first visit to the legendary house, we had seen so many pictures of it that we might have been returning to an old friend; however, no photo can really prepare one for actually standing in any of the rooms or looking at the actual house. We had the in-depth tour on a cool March morning; the...
Regular tours take approximately 45 minutes. In-depth tours (weekdays by appointment, $40; weekends, $50) are approximately two hours. The museum shop features Fallingwater furniture reproductions.
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