Fallingwater

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Fallingwater is a renowned modernist house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright, famous for its dramatic integration with a natural waterfall and surrounding forest in rural Pennsylvania.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Historic Landmark
house
modernist house
museum
architect Frank Lloyd Wright
architecturalSignificance considered one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpieces
builtFor Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr.
Kaufmann family
Lilian Kaufmann
commissionedBy Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr.
completedIn 1937
constructionStart 1936
country United States of America
surface form: United States
crosses Bear Run
designation National Historic Landmark
designationYear 1966
donatedBy Kaufmann family
donatedTo Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
donationYear 1963
feature cantilevered terraces
integration with natural waterfall
integration with surrounding forest
stairs leading down to the stream
stone fireplace built around natural rock
listedOn National Register of Historic Places
locatedIn Laurel Highlands
surface form: Laurel Highlands, Pennsylvania

Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
United States of America
surface form: United States
managedBy Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
material glass
reinforced concrete
steel
stone
notableFor dramatic integration with landscape
iconic work of 20th-century architecture
use of cantilevers over a waterfall
NRHPListingYear 1966
openedToPublic 1964
openForTours yes
ownedBy Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
partOf The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
situatedOver waterfall on Bear Run
state Pennsylvania
style Modern architecture
Organic architecture
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOInscriptionYear 2019
UNESCOStatus World Heritage Site component

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Uniontown, Pennsylvania, United States hasNearbyAttraction Fallingwater
subject surface form: Uniontown, Pennsylvania
Fayette County contains Fallingwater
Laurel Highlands contains Fallingwater
Laurel Highlands hasAttraction Fallingwater
Frank Lloyd Wright notableWork Fallingwater
Frank Lloyd Wright designed Fallingwater
Modern architecture hasNotableWork Fallingwater
Kentuck Knob near Fallingwater
Kentuck Knob associatedWith Fallingwater
Kentuck Knob partOf Fallingwater
this entity surface form: Frank Lloyd Wright works in Pennsylvania
Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. residence Fallingwater
this entity surface form: Fallingwater, Mill Run, Pennsylvania, United States
Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. commissioned Fallingwater
Kaufmann family commissioned Fallingwater
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy manages Fallingwater
this entity surface form: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater
Western Pennsylvania Conservancy owns Fallingwater
this entity surface form: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater
Bear Run hasLandmarkOnBank Fallingwater
Bear Run tourismAttraction Fallingwater
Lilian Kaufmann associatedWith Fallingwater
Taliesin Fellowship hasNotableProject Fallingwater
this entity surface form: Fallingwater (as a collaborative studio project)
An Autobiography mentionsWork Fallingwater
The Natural House relatedWork Fallingwater
Frank Lincoln Wright designed Fallingwater
Frank Lincoln Wright notableWork Fallingwater
Mill Run, Pennsylvania near Fallingwater
Maggie Rogers notableSingle Fallingwater