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| Location | Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Uniontown |
| Coordinates | 39°54′22″N 79°28′05″W / 39.90611°N 79.46806°W |
| Built | 1936–1937 (main house), 1939 (guest house) |
| Architect | Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Architectural style(s) | Modern, organic architecture |
| Visitors | about 160,000 (in the 2010s) |
| Governing body | Western Pennsylvania Conservancy |
| Criteria | Cultural: (ii) |
| Designated | 2019 (43rd session) |
| Part of | The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright |
| Reference no. | 1496-005 |
| Region | Europe and North America |
| Designated | July 23, 1974[1] |
| Reference no. | 74001781[1] |
| Designated | May 23, 1966[2] |
| Designated | May 15, 1994[3] |
Fallingwater is a house museum in Stewart Township in the Laurel Highlands of southwestern Pennsylvania, United States. Designed by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright, it is built partly over a waterfall on the Bear Run stream. The house was developed as a weekend retreat for Liliane and Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr., the owner of Kaufmann's Department Store in Pittsburgh. Wright was hired in 1934 to design the house, which was completed in 1937; a guest wing was finished in 1939. The Kaufmanns' son, Edgar Kaufmann Jr., deeded the house in 1963 to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy (WPC), which turned it into a museum. The house was renovated in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
The three-story residence sits above a waterfall and contains multiple outdoor terraces, which are cantilevered from a chimney. Fallingwater is made of locally–quarried stone, reinforced concrete, steel, and plate glass. The first story contains the main entrance, the living room, two outdoor terraces, and the kitchen. There are four bedrooms (including a study) and additional terraces on the upper stories. Wright designed most of the house's built-in furniture. Many pieces of art are placed throughout the house, in addition to objects including textiles and Tiffany glass. Above the main house is a guest wing with a carport and servants' quarters.
The WPC operates Fallingwater as a tourist attraction and maintains 5,000 acres (2,000 ha) surrounding the house. Fallingwater has received extensive architectural commentary over the years, and it has been the subject of many media works. Fallingwater is designated as a National Historic Landmark, and it is one of eight buildings in "The 20th-Century Architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright", a World Heritage Site.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Fallingwater". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on June 24, 2008. Retrieved July 2, 2008.
- ^ "PHMC Historical Markers". Historical Marker Database. Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Archived from the original on December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2013.