After the holidays, I went to visit family in Pittsburg and a few of us traveled to Fallingwater the house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in the Laurel Highlands of southwestern Pennsylvania. The three-story residence was built over a waterfall on Bear Run stream, and designed as a weekend retreat for the Kaufmann family, who were the owners of the Kaufmann’s Department Store in Pittsburg. Since 1963 the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy [WPC] have operated Fallingwater as a tourist site and maintains the 5,000 acres surrounding the house.
Architects working from the master bedroom porch.
There are preservation cycles that occur every 20-25 years, and in 2024 Fallingwater began a $7 million dollar renovation project to address the persistent water leaks and structural issues of a home built over a waterfall. Our guide mentioned the house has always leaked, making waterproofing a constant battle. It was interesting seeing the architects work, as water has been a threat to the home’s integrity with its flat roofs and strong horizontal lines for many years. The project will be completed by spring of 2026
Travel stylishly,
Kathleen
Stylish Heath 
Truly iconic..
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Crazy to see all that scaffolding. We finally were able to go about 10 years ago and loved it. We stayed nearby for a few nights and rode bikes on the Allegany Passage and visited waterfalls and several other nearby Wright”s homes. One property even had 3 homes on it.
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It’s fantastic you were able to ride bikes around the countryside….. lucky you! We hiked a bit around the property and it was wonderful.
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