On the Sunday we pushed on further into western Pennsylvania to the region of Ohiopyle on the banks of the Youghiogeny River (you'll never guess how to pronounce those). The target was Fallingwater. This is not any old house, but one of the finest pieces of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture built in the 1920s for a wealthy merchant of Pittsburgh as his rural retreat. The house is spectacular in every way: its design, furnishings, functionality, innovation, and blending of home and environment in great harmony.I have visited FLW's family compound at Spring Green in Wisconsin and seen his brilliant Taliesin. This was equally as good and constructed in a beautiful landscape alongside waterfalls over which the home is built in cantilever fashion. The furnishings were mostly FLW originals in good condition, along with art works from around the world, including excellent Japanese woodblock prints like the ones we have at home.
We took an official guided tour which was excellent as we delved into FLW's thinking and innovation. This was a spectacular day which included travelling across the ridges and valleys of the Allegheny Mountains on one of the country's most scenic roads. After touring the house and grounds we lunched at Ohiopyle and walked the banks of the Youghiogheny (yokageny).The pictures show the house (and Emily) and the Youghiogheny.
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