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Fallingwater
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons · tap to enlarge
★ National Historic Landmark

Fallingwater

Also known as Edgar Kaufman House

Stewart Township’s first place on the National RegisterListed Jul 23, 1974; only 343 of Pennsylvania’s 3,595 listings are older
ModernListed 1974Stewart Township
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About Fallingwater

Fallingwater was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Jul 23, 1974: the first place in Stewart Township to be listed. It was named a National Historic Landmark on May 11, 1976, one of 169 in Pennsylvania. Only 343 of Pennsylvania’s 3,595 listings are older. The Register lists it for its landscape design, conservation and architecture, at the national level. It describes its style as Modern, as it does for 11 other Pennsylvania listings.

What it isHouse designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in Pennsylvania. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 25 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1936 to today

  1. 1936Built, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
  2. 1974Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 1976Named a National Historic Landmark
  4. 2026On the Register for 52 years
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Finding Fallingwater

West of PA 381, in Stewart Township, PA

Directions

No other Register listing is within a short walk.

More like it

Other National Historic Landmarks nearby

The nearest Landmarks with a photo, within 25 miles, and the year each was named.

I. N. and Bernadine Hagan HouseBuilt 1956 · 3.7 mi away · 2000
Isaac Meason House10.1 mi away · 1990
Searights Tollhouse, National Road17.5 mi away · 1964
Casselman's Bridge, National Road22.5 mi away · 1964

Memories of Fallingwater

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Questions about Fallingwater

Is Fallingwater on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Jul 23, 1974 (Register number 74001781).

Is Fallingwater a National Historic Landmark?

Yes, since May 11, 1976. Pennsylvania has 169 National Historic Landmarks, 2 of them in Stewart Township.

Can you visit Fallingwater?

Yes: it is open to visitors. Check opening times before you go.

Where can I read the history of Fallingwater?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 25 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 71996566 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.