Sneaking a Peek

Fallingwater is the name of a very special house that is built over a waterfall.  Frank Lloyd Wright, America's most famous architect, designed the house for his clients, the Kaufmann family.  Fallingwater was built between 1936 and 1939.  It is a National Historic Landmark and is located in Ohiopyle, Pennsylvania.

When the Kaufmanns first looked at Wright’s drawings, they were very surprised! They thought their new house would have a wonderful view of the falls. But instead, with the house right on top of the falls, it was very difficult to even see them. But not to hear them! Frank Lloyd Wright told them that he wanted them to live with the waterfalls, to make them part of their everyday life, and not just to look at them now and then.