Falling Water

Although it looks like I Photoshopped us in, M* and I really did go to Falling Water.

Last Tuesday M* and I took the two-hour, extended tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Falling Water (1935). We also stopped by another Wright house, Kentuck Knob—a deluxe Usonian completed in 1956. Both houses are nestled in the Laurel Highlands of western Pennsylvania and fall within the boundaries of Ohiopyle State Park (well, if not in, then very near). M* and I were as impressed with Falling Water as we'd hoped. Since others know much more about FLW and FW than I, please follow the links above to find out more about the homes. However, I will share four not so known facts:

1) The original owners of FW, Edgar Sr. and Liliane Kaufmann, who commissioned FLW were first cousins.
2) The toilets in FW were extremely low to the ground as Edgar Sr. believed this was good for the colon.
3) A Falling Water map was created for Half-Life 2 (one of M*'s favorite computer games). It is almost an exact copy including some furniture and artwork.
4) The new owner of Kentuck Knob is an English Lord—Lord Peter Polumbo. There are photos of his family all over the house (I'm sure FLW would have hated this as he hated clutter), some of which are of him and Princess Diana.

Here are some photos. Just click on the picture to enlarge.

Falling Water

Falling Water	A little closer now.
Seamless mitered windows.	Tiffany vase.
Kitchen (hated by the cook)	FLW designed furniture.
Me on one of the porches.	Herb garden.
Steps leading down from the living room.	View from the living room.
Another Tiffany gem.	Swinging cauldron.
I really like this statue by a Mexican artist (?? name).	View of the inviting guesthouse.
Unheated, spring pool.	FLW was passionate about Japanese art.
Window joints lined up with the floors.	Postcard view.

Kentuck Knob

FLW began marking his buildings later in his career.	Front of Kentuck Knob.
Porch made from beautiful tidewater red cypress.	FLW designed driveway light.
Me and M*