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wow. talk about a sweet pad. :) That exterior picture is amazing.

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.

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...

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.

You know, you can stay in Wrights http://www.sethpeterson.org/>Seth Petersen Cottage in Wisconsin Dells. Cheaper, and you get to sleep there.

I wouldn't spend that amount, I'm broke. I'd love to see it someday, god willing.

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?

@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.

Yay! Now me and my SHORTEST friends can pitch in some funds for a stay.

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.

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.

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.