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Fallingwater, State Route 381 (Stewart Township), Ohiopyle, Fayette County, PA

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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

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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
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1937 - 1980
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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
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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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