Well, yours for a night, anyhow. You and seven other people, that is. But in all seriousness, imagine having full access to this architectural icon without all of the hubbub of hundreds of tourists around you! We love the idea of having a quiet and intimate evening in this amazing example of organic architecture...
Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater: Yours for $1,195
Fallingwater, arguably Frank Lloyd Wright's most well known architectural accomplishment, has seen about four million visitors since it was open to the public. The home and its grounds will now be available for select groups of eight for an exclusive and extensive tour...for just $1,195. Guests don't actually get to stay in the home, but rather in a "Frank Lloyd Wright style home on the property grounds," according to Design Crave.
Sure, it is a bit pricey for our means. But if you have the money and the love of architecture and one of it's greatest contributors, this is an extraordinary opportunity!
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wow. talk about a sweet pad. :) That exterior picture is amazing.
view MODERnestS's profile
Anyone know where to buy off the shelf home plans in the style of a Frank L Wright home. I am looking for some for my next home.
view parrishnut's profile
That is a dream come true!!! If I could only skip my duties in NY I would jump in a plane right now.
And yes, $1,195 sounds like a lot, but I rather elevate my spirit inside the most beautiful and inspiring house in the world than paying the monthly maintenance of my apartment!!!
Oh well...
view The Chukker's profile
We visited Fallingwater last year, and I have to say that it's not a very family friendly place. If you're under 6 (I believe), you're not allowed on a tour through the house. Which is silly. It's a beautiful place, to be sure, but the people who work/volunteer there weren't very warm or inviting. I was generally disappointed with it.
view MollydeA's profile
You know, you can stay in Wrights http://www.sethpeterson.org/>Seth Petersen Cottage in Wisconsin Dells. Cheaper, and you get to sleep there.
view MaryWynn's profile
I wouldn't spend that amount, I'm broke. I'd love to see it someday, god willing.
view dunklekatze's profile
That's only $150/person - not a bad deal when you think of it that way...
parrishnut --
There used to be plans available from the Taliesin Foundation via Life Magazine in the 1990's, but I think that's all played out.
Why not contact the Foundation and ask them yourself?
view bepsf's profile
@parrishnut: keep in mind... for falling water especially you better call a structural engineer. many of his buildings while spectacular gave only lip service to durability. Those beautiful cantilevers have been under repair since shortly after completion.
@MollydeA: I have to say the house isn't a very child friendly space and keeping kids out is probably wise from a safety standpoint. Did you get inside? When i was there the stairs that empty into the river were not roped off. Not to mention the house is almost entirely constructed of hard sharp corners.
view DahliaCactus's profile
Yay! Now me and my SHORTEST friends can pitch in some funds for a stay.
view I.P. Freely's profile
Having grown up in PA, I visited Falling Water multiple times as a child. I wasn't really into architecture or design at that age, but I loved how he tied the architecture into nature. I went there once with Girl Scouts in a combined trip of caving in the Laurel Mountains.
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The price is for participation in a conference and you're not going to be sleeping in a Frank Lloyd Wright style house at all. From the Foundation's web site (http://www.fallingwater.org/112):
Because this program is intended to help a small group focus on personal inquiry, Insight Onsite at Fallingwater is limited to eight people per session. The pricing for this all-inclusive experience is $1195 per person for double occupancy and $1595 for single occupancy. Guests will reside in simple on-site housing at Bear Run Nature Reserve – the 5,000-acre natural area that is home to Fallingwater – in a house that includes four bedrooms, each with a private bath.
It's always best to go to the source site and verify info rather than rely on the second-party site as this post did.
view Indy Jeffrey's profile
If this is too expensive/too structured, you can stay in the Duncan House which is one of Wright's prefabs. It's located in Polymath Park Resort, relatively close by to Fallingwater, and there are also two houses designed by some apprentices of Wright that you can stay in as well.
My company had an overnight retreat there, I got to sleep in the master bedroom of the Duncan House and it was fantastic.
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