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Duncan House
The first stop on this itinerary is the Frank Lloyd Wright House referred to as the Duncan House.
Now located in Westmoreland County and the beautiful Laurel Highlands, it is a Guest House and a tourism facility available for the general public.
Designed as a Usonian home by Wright in 1957, it was originally built in Lisle, Illinois. In 2002, it was dismantled and moved to Johnstown, Pa. where it remained in storage until June 2006. That’s when the structure was moved to Acme, Pennsylvania, by the Frank Lloyd Wright Conservancy. Today it sits on a 125 acre site where Polymath Park Resort, a residential development of Wright-ian designed homes, was originally planned in the 1960s.
Tours of about an hour and a half are available of the Duncan House and two other homes on the Polymath Park grounds designed by Wright protégé Peter Berndtson.
Overnight guests are invited to stay in the guest rooms (with reservations beforehand) in the Duncan House or the two other homes on the grounds, to appreciate firsthand the ambiance of Frank Lloyd Wright and his genius of style and artistry in building.
Drive time from Pittsburgh is 1.5 hours.
Fallingwater
After checking into the Duncan House, head to he second stop on this trip, Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural masterpiece that must be seen to be believed.
Designed by Wright in 1935 as a weekend home for Pittsburgh department store magnet Edgar Kaufmanns, the house was built in 1939 and opened to the public in 1967.
Ranked by American Institute of Architects as "the best all-time work of American architecture," Fallingwater is a supreme example of Wright's concept of organic architecture, which promotes harmony between man and nature. The breathtaking campus of this house and the unique design that allows a waterfall to be a part of the structure makes this attraction a must see for any visitor of Pittsburgh and its countryside.
The tour of this Frank Lloyd Wright house in Mill Run, Pennsylvania, takes approximately 2 hours. Reservations are recommended.
Kentuck Knob
Begin your second day at the final stop of this itinerary, Frank Lloyd Wright’s House on Kentuck Knob, also in the Laurel Highlands.
This home, designed for entrepreneur I.N. Hagan, is still privately owned by Lord Peter Palumbo who opened this as a place for public tours and private reflection in 1996.
Here visitors see the livable home of the Hagans but with all the Wright touches. Lord Palumbo has added a unique array of world-class sculptures to the grounds that make the trip to Kentuck Knob an architectural and artistic wonderland. Be prepared to be awed by the breath-taking vistas surrounding this property.
The tour of Kentuck Knob takes approximately 1.5 hours. Because this Frank Lloyd Wright house is still privately owned, it is suggested that a reservation be made prior to arrival.
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