Mill Run in Fayette County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Fallingwater
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 17, 2011
1. Fallingwater Marker
Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959), this house was built in 1936 as a family retreat for Pittsburgh businessman Edgar J. Kaufmann. Widely admired for its design, it is dramatically cantilevered over a waterfall; it exemplifies Wright's desire to join architecture with nature. Edgar Kaufmann Jr. presented the house to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy in 1963.
Erected 1994 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1936.
Location. 39° 54.034′ N, 79° 27.933′ W. Marker is in Mill Run, Pennsylvania, in Fayette County. It is on Mill Run Road (Pennsylvania Route 381) 1½ miles north of Maple Summit Road ( Route 2017), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mill Run PA 15464, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Laurel Highlands. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Fallingwater (approx. 0.4 miles away); Coal Mining (approx. 1.4 miles away); A "Most Enchanting" Resort
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Also see . . .
1. Fallingwater. Website homepage (Submitted on April 18, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
2. Fallingwater - Behind the Marker. Explore PA History.com (Submitted on July 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, April 17, 2011
2. Fallingwater Marker
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3. Fallingwater
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 17, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 901 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 17, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on June 4, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
