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It appears that the damage is not as bad as it could have been...
...but it's still going to take alot of work to set things right.

Wow!

Kind of a testament to the disposable and/or easily reproducible nature of modern design.

These simple structures are put up, washed out, put back together and filled back up.

Ironically, some of them, like this one, will still be worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

It's always regretful though when any original pieces are permanently destroyed as they can only be reproduced. I think specifically about the local wood built-ins that separated areas of the house. But again, even those were built with plentiful, local materials. They can be built again.

A tragedy like this almost poetic. If the house had been moved to different terrain it would have to be appreciated in a limited context. The house, the flood plain, the trees, the journey from the big city, the storms, the damage are all part of the museum.

If memory serves, this is not the first time this has happened...

Old homes of historic value are moved all the time for any number of reasons. One was just moved in NYC just a few blocks from the orig. spot.
There must be a spot on this land that the house could be moved to that is higher. I don't think the Gods of old homes would be that up set.
Next time the flood may take the house away.
I wonder what the cost of fixing this home today is compared to the orig. home cost to build it?

I actually cried a little when I learned this news a few weeks ago, a little because of the house itself, a lot because of the restauration efforts from very dedicated people all gone to waste. I'm so glad I got to visit the house last summer during my vacation. It was fantastic.

Sure, they could decide to move it, but the land itself is part of the beauty of the house.