From: rrhersh@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, September 1, 2021 at 2:39:36 PM UTC-4, Michael Trew wrote:   
   > On 8/30/2021 6:37 AM, Questor wrote:   
   > > I have fairly simple desires. For example, I'd like to live for one full   
   year,   
   > > -- all four seasons -- at Fallingwater.   
   > I've gone to tour it at least once. It is a beautiful house, and IIRC,   
   > was the first residential abode to make use of tube fluorescent   
   > lighting. I saw Frank Lloyd Wright on What's My Line (youtube), a mid   
   > century appearance, and he was 90+ years old. Very interesting man.   
   >   
   > That being said, you wouldn't want to own and maintain it. The way the   
   > house was built over the waterfall, it has mold issues, and the concrete   
   > and structure has been damaged over the years. I was told that it's   
   > quite costly to keep the structure safe and intact.   
   >   
   > The Kaufman family (Pittsburgh PA department store) were the original   
   > owners who had Mr. Wright build the house. I believe it was their   
   > vacation home. They wanted it near the waterfall, and IIRC, they   
   > weren't entirely happy that it was built *over* the waterfall. The   
   > house was somewhat damp inside, and had a lot of spiders.   
      
   My impression is that many of his buildings, while very pretty, are not   
   actually very practical.  This is something of a pet peeve of mine:  celebrity   
   architects who produce artistic statements where what we need is a functional   
   building.   
      
   Richard Hershberger   
      
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