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
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, Pennsylvania
Mill Run, Pennsylvania
Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
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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