Fallingwater, State Route 381 (Stewart Township), Ohiopyle, Fayette County, PA
Summary
2010 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: Designed late in the architect's career, Fallingwater exemplifies Frank Lloyd Wright's conception of integrating buildings and their sites. Completed in 1937, it was commissioned by Pittsburgh retailers Edgar J. and Lillian S. Kaufmann.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1586
Survey number: HABS PA-5346
Building/structure dates: 1937 Initial Construction
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 74001781
Tags
houses
domestic life
historic house museums
ohiopyle
fallingwater
state route
stewart
stewart township
fayette county
pennsylvania
jack e boucher
john fritsch
historic american buildings survey
eric jenior
edgar j kaufmann
lillane s kaufmann
kent state university
andrew lallathin
jacques lipchitz
elizabeth murphy
brent schrieffer
adam smith
sara vandenbark
frank lloyd wright
nicole zuber
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
library of congress
national register of historic places
Date
1937 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Wright, Frank Lloyd
Kaufmann, Edgar J
Kaufmann, Lillane S
Lipchitz, Jacques
Boucher, Jack E, photographer
Kent State University, sponsor
Murphy, Elizabeth, faculty sponsor
Fritsch, John, delineator
Jenior, Eric, delineator
Lallathin, Andrew, delineator
Schrieffer, Brent, delineator
Smith, Adam, delineator
Vandenbark, Sara, delineator
Zuber, Nicole, delineator
Location
Ohiopyle
,
39.87174, -79.49226
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
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