First stop of the morning, the beautiful Ohiopyle River and Falls. Beautiful day. 9/19/10
Flowing water on the Ohiopyle River. 9/19/10
Another view of the Ohiopyle River and rocks. 9/19/10
Rapids on the Ohiopyle River. 9/19/10
The churning Ohiopyle River has carved away the rock. 9/19/10
View down the Ohiopyle River. 9/19/10
Waterfall on Ohiopyle River. 9/19/10
View up the Ohiopyle River. 9/19/10
View looking down on Kentuck Knob. 9/19/10
Frank Lloyd Wright's Kentuck Knob. UNFORTUNATELY, no interior photography was allowed. Bernardine and I.N. Hagan purchased 80 acres in the mountains above Uniontown, in Western Pennsylvania, fell in love with Fallingwater and asked Frank Lloyd Wright to design a home for them. View coming into gravel parking area of Kentuck Knob. Mrs. Hagan wanted the gravel so she could hear people coming. Good idea! Mrs. Hagan died in January 2010. 9/19/10
View of Kentuck Knob from pathway leading to meadow. Kentuck Knob is 4 miles south of Fallingwater. 9/19/10
Front door to Kentuck Knob. 9/19/10
Exterior view. 9/19/10
Closer view of design. 9/19/10
View of parking area for Kentuck Knob. Built into hillside. 9/19/10
In parking area. Historical information plaque. 9/19/10
View from parking area. 9/19/10
At 86, and already working on the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Beth Shalom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania and about 12 residential homes Frank Lloyd Wright agreed to design the Hagan's home. Construction began in the early 1950’s and the Hagans moved into the home on July 29, 1956. Designed on a hexagonal module, Kentuck Knob is a small one-story Usonian house. Usonian, meaning affordable for the common people, was a signature design of Wright. Construction materials are of native sandstone and tidewater red cypress. Kentuck Knob has an open floor plan and cantilevered overhangs. When the Hagans could no longer remain on the mountain they sold the house in 1986 to Lord Palumbo of England. Kentuck Knob opened for tours in 1996. The Palumbo's still visit, hold events, but do not sleep over at Kentuck Knob.
Wonderful view of angle. 9/19/10 Did you know: All wiring for Kentuck Knob is underground.
Wright's window design. 9/19/10
Another angle view. 9/19/10 Did you know: There are no gutters on Kentuck Knob.
Frank Lloyd Wright signature tile. He didn't begin "signing" his houses until later and this was a signed house!! 9/19/10
Mike dares to touch the signature tile!! 9/19/10
Another view of Frank Lloyd Wright signature tile at Kentuck Knob. 9/19/10
Here's an interior view of entrance to living room and around to dining room of Kentuck Knob. There is a rock above the fireplace to the left that had a natural "cup" in it. The stone mason incorporated this rock, found on the property, into the design to hold matches.
Kentuck Knob kitchen. Photo by Albrecht Powell. Did you know: Frank Lloyd Wright designed only the built-in furniture for Kentuck Knob.
Kentuck Knob dining room. Photo by Steve Mellon Did you know: Frank Lloyd Wright used plywood with a cypress veneer to hold down costs. Because plywood warps, he used long piano hinges on cabinet doors to prevent warping.
Kentuck Knob bedroom. Photo by Albrecht Powell Kentuck Knob is heated by radiant heat.
View from terrace. 9/19/10
Close up of hexigon roof window. During the day, the sun shines through these hexigon windows and makes a sort of sundial through the terrace and home also changing with the seasons. 9/19/10
Another view of the hexigon windows in the roof overhang. 9/19/10
View down terrace off living room and dining room. 9/19/19
View on terrace towards living room. Open doors lead through dining area and out to patio. 9/19/10
The terrace goes through the dining room and out to a patio area. 9/19/10
Out from the dining room to the patio. 9/19/10
On the patio of Kentuck Knob. 9/19/10
Another patio view looking towards fountain. 9/19/10
Copper sculpture by Harry Bertoia on patio. 9/19/10
Sculpture on patio. 9/19/10
View of fountain off patio. 9/19/10
Walking towards woods, view of Kentuck Knob. 9/19/10
Copper sculpture "Sonambient" by Harry Bertoia in woods. 9/19/10
The land was cleared when Kentuck Knob was built. Mrs. Hagan had THOUSANDS of trees planted to reforest the area, which is now lush and lovely. However she realized that once the trees grew, she lost the beautiful mountian view. Another sculpture in the woods. 9/19/10
View walking away from house to mountain view. 9/19/10
Teepee on property from previous function. 9/19/10
View down hillside towards valley. Gorgeous. 9/19/10
Youghiogheny River Gorge and the beautiful Laurel Highlands mountains. 9/19/10
View of Kentuck Knob patio area from hillside. 9/19/10
Jim Dine, American Pop artist, sculpture on property. 9/19/10
Sculpture on property. 9/19/10
Sculpture in woods. 9/19/10
View looking up at Kentuck Knob from path to sculpture meadow. 9/19/10
Another view looking up. 9/19/10
Sculpture on grounds by Anthony Caro, an English abstract sculptor whose work is characterised by assemblies of metal using 'found' industrial objects. 9/19/10
Sculpture by Michael Waren, Irish sculptor, off path in woods to sculpture meadow. 9/19/10
Sculpture in meadow. 9/19/10
Approaching the sculpture Red Army by Ray Smith on the meadow. 9/19/10
More of the Red Army. 9/19/10
I love the color and repetition of pattern in this sculpture. 9/19/10
Red Army by Ray Smith at Kentuck Knob. 9/19/10
I also love how this sculpture looks in this setting. 9/19/10
Red British telly box with Red Army sculpture in background. There were 3 of these red telly boxes. 9/19/10
Working my way around the sculpture meadow with another view of the Red Army sculpture in the distance. 9/19/10
Nice piece of the Berlin Wall. 9/19/10
Andy Goldsworthy sculpture. Andy is a British sculptor, photographer and environmentalist living in Scotland who produces site-specific sculpture and land art situated in natural and urban settings. His art involves the use of natural and found objects, to create both temporary and permanent sculptures which draw out the character of their environment. I love his work, although this piece isn't my favorite, I was still very excited to see it. 9/19/10
View of Andy Goldsworthy sculpture looking back towards meadow. 9/19/10
Andy Goldsworthy's fort-like sculpture. 9/19/10
Inside Andy Goldsworthy's fort-like sculpture. 9/19/10
Peeking through Andy Goldsworthy's fort-like sculpture. 9/19/10
Turtle sculpture and pond. 9/19/10
Back on the bus. That's all the Frank Lloyd Wright adventures we'll have here in PA. 9/19/10
