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After a year hiatus, Fayette County Appreciation Days are returning at Fallingwater.
On Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., county residents can visit the Mill Run landmark, designed in 1935 by renowned American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, for free. Residents will be able to take self-guided tours of the grounds, but the house remains closed to the public.
Two free tours are offered yearly to county residents, but both were canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic.
âFayette County is our local community. When you think about Fallingwater, it was Fayette County residents that built Fallingwater, which is regarded now as an UNESCO World Heritage site, and by the American Institute of Architects, is the best all-time work of American architecture,â said Fallingwaterâs Director Justin Gunther. âWe have such a resource in Fayette County, built by local craftspeople, and now within the employees and the staff of Fallingwater, we have so many local residents working an
Tours explore the landmark’s landscape and exterior.
February 8, 2021
Fallingwater is offering Winter Walk tours that allow people to explore the exterior beauty of the landmark during the height of the snowy season. Fallingwater’s stunning architectural design was inspired by the landscape where it was built. This Laurel Highlands UNESCO World Heritage Site, approximately 90 minutes from Pittsburgh, is surrounded by 5,100 acres of conservatory land known as the Bear Run Nature Reserve.
“Exploring Fallingwater during this time of year, with limited people on site and often a dusting of frost or snow on the ground, allows one the opportunity for intimate interactions with the architecture and this beautiful mountain landscape,” said director and Western Pennsylvania Conservancy Vice President Justin Gunther in a release.