Fallingwater near Ohiopyle, PA, a national landmark (1937). It was designed for Edgar Kaufmann, Sr., who was president of Kaufmann's Department Store in Pittsburgh. His son, Edgar, Jr., was an aspiring architect and fan of Wright's work. Through junior, Wright was able to convince senior to build a house worthy of their store's successes. Wright allegedly drew the plans in two hours after learning of a suprise trip by senior to visit Wright in <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teemu08/7399647482/">Taliesin</a>. Kaufmann was expecting his house to be positioned below the Bear R‹›
Fallingwater

Frank Lloyd Wright

Model · Stewart Township, United States · 1936

Drawing: Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois · 2013-03-12 · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons · Original 3648×2736

Fallingwater near Ohiopyle, PA, a national landmark (1937). It was designed for Edgar Kaufmann, Sr., who was president of Kaufmann's Department Store in Pittsburgh. His son, Edgar, Jr., was an aspiring architect and fan of Wright's work. Through junior, Wright was able to convince senior to build a house worthy of their store's successes. Wright allegedly drew the plans in two hours after learning of a suprise trip by senior to visit Wright in <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/teemu08/7399647482/">Taliesin</a>. Kaufmann was expecting his house to be positioned below the Bear R

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