Fallingwater

For other uses, see Fallingwater (disambiguation).

Fallingwater
Fallingwater in Stewart Township, Pennsylvania
Map
Interactive map showing Fallingwater's location
LocationStewart Township,
Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Nearest cityUniontown
Coordinates39°54′22″N 79°28′5″W / 39.90611°N 79.46806°W / 39.90611; -79.46806
Built1936–1939
ArchitectFrank Lloyd Wright
Architectural style(s)Modern architecture
Visitorsabout 135,000
Governing bodyWestern Pennsylvania Conservancy
CriteriaCultural: (ii)
Designated2019 (43rd session)
Part ofThe 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright
Reference no.1496-005
RegionEurope and North America
DesignatedJuly 23, 1974[1]
Reference no.74001781[1]
DesignatedMay 23, 1966[2]
DesignatedMay 15, 1994[3]
Fallingwater path from house to guest house

Fallingwater is a house in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Pennsylvania, United States, designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935. Situated in the Laurel Highlands of southwest Pennsylvania, about 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Pittsburgh,[4] it is built partly over a waterfall on the Bear Run river. The house was designed to serve as a weekend retreat for Liliane and Edgar J. Kaufmann, the owner of Pittsburgh's Kaufmann's Department Store.

After the house's completion, Time called Fallingwater Wright's "most beautiful job"[5] and it is listed among Smithsonian's "Life List of 28 Places to See Before You Die".[6] The house was designated a National Historic Landmark on May 11, 1976.[7] In 1991, members of the American Institute of Architects named Fallingwater the "best all-time work of American architecture"[8] and, in 2007, ranked Fallingwater 29th on its "America's Favorite Architecture" list.[9]

In 2019, the house and seven other Wright constructions were inscribed as World Heritage Sites under the title, "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright".[10]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Fallingwater". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
  3. ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.
  4. ^ "Fallingwater". Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. Retrieved September 7, 2021.
  5. ^ "Usonian Architect". Time. January 17, 1938. Archived from the original on March 12, 2008. Retrieved January 27, 2008.
  6. ^ "The Smithsonian Life List". Smithsonian. January 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
  7. ^ "NHLS Associated with Frank Lloyd Wright – National Historic Landmarks (U.S. National Park Service)".
  8. ^ "Fallingwater". Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  9. ^ "AIA Reveals Public's Choice America's Best Architecture". The American Institute of Architects. February 9, 2007. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  10. ^ "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. Retrieved July 7, 2019.