Home Interior: pittsburgh

Showing posts with label pittsburgh. Show all posts

Allegheny Cemetery

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklypxs8hp0Z1TGKUOH-1plvrRNy4HkcnCpnx1TUWMRL1iu7-SSveIVab2sNwOfBPUvaE-rXiRKm5Dhjv6waHRcXWGzwYl8mDM7u97g-PwPQhaPz9mngoF8bCZQ6MGkdjily7V3zWyVKs/s1600/castle.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599568495332618130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiklypxs8hp0Z1TGKUOH-1plvrRNy4HkcnCpnx1TUWMRL1iu7-SSveIVab2sNwOfBPUvaE-rXiRKm5Dhjv6waHRcXWGzwYl8mDM7u97g-PwPQhaPz9mngoF8bCZQ6MGkdjily7V3zWyVKs/s400/castle.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 228px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Yes, I know this post may be better suited to Halloween than a post-Easter followup, but what can I say, I love old cemeteries! Nestled into the heart of the city of Pittsburgh is the historic 300 acre <a href="http://www.alleghenycemetery.com/">Allegheny Cemetery</a>, originally started in 1845.<br /><br /><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599568481491344338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnApIpZfAwaEWCGFNV1FOjUj9fu18IPjLyuh_6niVgkeQsoW9vxTgUAAbYMUFd2LJToAHWJpfuSquhGP9fhAO_Q9FhMZivICz3STb5Grv_RXTN1HaV-1kKCZLo61IemS9rjDQSCdMYIZs/s400/neoclassical.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />At first glance, the cemetery appears to be more of a park than a resting place for loved ones. In fact, even on the gloomy, rainy day I was there (I call it Pittsburgh weather) the grounds were filled with joggers, dog walkers and people enjoying the warm spring weather.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599568476615145746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNaNIAEFUTOEyhL552lfzZt5xRNzLdenjaCGx5S8668UJ3C0CNifPVBoroP40c5T2yDoIy2wuI4-mEdrIAV4zVco7fUTP8rZaGpwQRJLWZ8wnxk88-S2OOTV10lRA79Qzf1HQsr-vC-Xc/s400/copper+door.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <br /><div>The park is a veritable architectural history lesson, featuring buildings and mausoleums in many different styles. The Butler street entrance, seen in the top photo, originally dates to 1870 with later additions, such as the odd Mansard roof.<br /><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmgjzeXyQTMY3DCYVwVDe5NB0CpUkEHRBRsspcxXINMdHG_4HYM__UyXx-asNUGzWTDwDP3XU4hRxptXsDhf7Rp07wmt-Tm7XrtOPjBIX81PTnRlKGdDsgJojAJQox0MpScZrj07zPfw/s1600/mausoleum.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599568473274081522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipmgjzeXyQTMY3DCYVwVDe5NB0CpUkEHRBRsspcxXINMdHG_4HYM__UyXx-asNUGzWTDwDP3XU4hRxptXsDhf7Rp07wmt-Tm7XrtOPjBIX81PTnRlKGdDsgJojAJQox0MpScZrj07zPfw/s400/mausoleum.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>This Neoclassical mausoleum seen above really caught my eye - so lovely! The verdigiris bronze doors really are show-stoppers. Unfortunately, the rear stained glass had been damaged and bricked over. However, if you peer through the glass in the door you can still see remnants.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599568484719928834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4qGbE5R-KXYeN00GejtqzMnw-1nRdaPi4mTo7sYkhGQOx_tVpIEFzvnNCfOanc3cnbMLAyDmFMPeJDJJytptuEJ5wSQTMvvuJIC6TLMdXEY-o77nrwMXF-irKMWJ-uprwgS_Ub_TZxVk/s400/Egyptian+revival.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />This Egyptian Revival mausoleum was interesting: I suspect the family buried there was very very stylish.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OIKw5QjM-hYOdDr61mLOMx6LLwQYMoN4IHrw73NQyVPpNA8RAM-MNwmWPTjw0_DbeleT-HxQ3lcumG1ECxXAyDYVRLh4nUD8KH0zWy6o3xSbkzanOfe8kvw-x1SIRuYarHFo4tPzyj0/s1600/greek+doric.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599567927225418226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0OIKw5QjM-hYOdDr61mLOMx6LLwQYMoN4IHrw73NQyVPpNA8RAM-MNwmWPTjw0_DbeleT-HxQ3lcumG1ECxXAyDYVRLh4nUD8KH0zWy6o3xSbkzanOfe8kvw-x1SIRuYarHFo4tPzyj0/s400/greek+doric.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>The numerous little Greek temples with Doric columns reminded me of a folly in an English Garden. While taking tea in a mausoleum might not sound so great (or be your 'cup of tea', har har) - there is very little difference between a European garden folly and these mausoleums!<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZfeiEnTRaY7ESwLJh97lz8p6d0Vh5Vb8EvAlC5F1_0x8-INzP7wXia3d-9RSmHeb8BZH6X1wWHH-OBr0evyeN2R65nTEv_kO8JU_q0TxNlEzcMFRyhFoh0Mo1ZVj-zzYBU8iGfdRGCU/s1600/small+doric.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599567916294510626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnZfeiEnTRaY7ESwLJh97lz8p6d0Vh5Vb8EvAlC5F1_0x8-INzP7wXia3d-9RSmHeb8BZH6X1wWHH-OBr0evyeN2R65nTEv_kO8JU_q0TxNlEzcMFRyhFoh0Mo1ZVj-zzYBU8iGfdRGCU/s400/small+doric.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> A single person mausoleum: compare it to a studio in the city I suppose.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lKreTfCeN44ZKgXKmAyzts0atJUfeIiPszPSQ0ybDV-CeXJx4-XRRrZkfcWanza1EKChGCWunF2DwS3MzaOf2NdUkoZ6j8OoseTgJIT5RjyChLVDfJ1koYB0mnkKwoKpTRAaxEZaIYw/s1600/ogee+scroll.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599567911490284178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_lKreTfCeN44ZKgXKmAyzts0atJUfeIiPszPSQ0ybDV-CeXJx4-XRRrZkfcWanza1EKChGCWunF2DwS3MzaOf2NdUkoZ6j8OoseTgJIT5RjyChLVDfJ1koYB0mnkKwoKpTRAaxEZaIYw/s400/ogee+scroll.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The interesting thing about the cemetary is that the sections are mixed. You'll find a tombstone from 1845 next to a mausoleum from 1915 next to a fresh grave. I find it so interesting to see how the styles changed. I thought these tombstones with the ogee scroll were very pretty. Is it morbid to choose your future tombstone: cemetery window shopping?<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ywhoo8eL5oQ8n8eAvu44qpysyb7I7INgl6qSMXVJCXzt8j4e3_S29RJcED7qkimPUfLHVXM7zOEsBzVV0ZyKU5YWCxOINOoIdbYZyRKNsU3ujrnFl_wFeH72XTlqIxJfXdbIMkbeu4w/s1600/richardsonian.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599567913776112722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Ywhoo8eL5oQ8n8eAvu44qpysyb7I7INgl6qSMXVJCXzt8j4e3_S29RJcED7qkimPUfLHVXM7zOEsBzVV0ZyKU5YWCxOINOoIdbYZyRKNsU3ujrnFl_wFeH72XTlqIxJfXdbIMkbeu4w/s400/richardsonian.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> A cemetery this large has numerous entrances of course. This entry gate and pavilion along Penn Avenue was built in 1885, designed by Henry A. Macombs who had won a design competition for the structure. During construction, the design was modified so that the 135 foot tall bell tower would match the famous courthouse downtown by <a href="http://architectdesign.blogspot.com/2008/12/henry-hobson-richardson-in-pittsburgh.html">Henry Hobson Richardson</a>.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqB2cU8yBzbFXehyb0TpAgJdIb9hW1V-eSx9ukQ9F5U_3WN8G-qIdeM-cOAg6-rsCa7wvc4IXtdJCPztY9dE9o1RvltXGAuUL-VJ15HgOnon1RAegSdi1yUgQb9lcygZocHVjVNHW4Pg/s1600/tall+tower.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5599567909263563042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmqB2cU8yBzbFXehyb0TpAgJdIb9hW1V-eSx9ukQ9F5U_3WN8G-qIdeM-cOAg6-rsCa7wvc4IXtdJCPztY9dE9o1RvltXGAuUL-VJ15HgOnon1RAegSdi1yUgQb9lcygZocHVjVNHW4Pg/s400/tall+tower.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Good design can be found in the most unexpected places!</div><br /><div><em>Sorry for the poor quality of the photos: they were snapped with my phone!</em></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>

Allegheny Cemetery

Yes, I know this post may be better suited to Halloween than a post-Easter followup, but what can I say, I love old cemeteries! Nestled int...

9:59 AM

Favorite Houses

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJG2wRo34O_C91dKXcI12P9Lp6l-GI56uoHw-N1Ge-KhjIZikEgJtabuEuWByLCDBFSLiOlp0kti05cvu2VXmtvdZ2542Te1dgZ7laZNNMOqJkJj5MXaco9XkK09l57FftmAuBqpBvOQ/s1600/amberson+avenue.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500796923367906370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFJG2wRo34O_C91dKXcI12P9Lp6l-GI56uoHw-N1Ge-KhjIZikEgJtabuEuWByLCDBFSLiOlp0kti05cvu2VXmtvdZ2542Te1dgZ7laZNNMOqJkJj5MXaco9XkK09l57FftmAuBqpBvOQ/s400/amberson+avenue.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Do you have a house, maybe from your past, that haunts your memory? For me it's this French styled mansion in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Amberson Avenue, probably from the 19-teens.  While visiting this past weekend, I had to drive past to 'check up' on it.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfS-7_fNmXiCr1KRMqgmX1B3s0Z_tOHuUM0KYyiioTU1RahP14XbfjAn-M1jcKxnAJ2nLtZbkN71oxcy_Yf30v4tsg8CQnSAbBbgkkED3Qpg9yOMvRHe08OH5KR0TTcCBF93Wdjsb8wo/s1600/french+style+mansion.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500796918404954850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjfS-7_fNmXiCr1KRMqgmX1B3s0Z_tOHuUM0KYyiioTU1RahP14XbfjAn-M1jcKxnAJ2nLtZbkN71oxcy_Yf30v4tsg8CQnSAbBbgkkED3Qpg9yOMvRHe08OH5KR0TTcCBF93Wdjsb8wo/s400/french+style+mansion.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>I used to attend the church across the street and one of my favorite parts of Sundays was walking past this house.  Glad to know it's still looking good!</div><div><em>Pictures taken with my new Droid incredible.  Not 'incredible' photos but surprisingly good for a camera phone!</em></div>

Favorite Houses

Do you have a house, maybe from your past, that haunts your memory? For me it's this French styled mansion in the Shadyside neighborhoo...

6:00 AM

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485001471941062306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMchmjEu8C-qqu8FKLtt8-cViX28bYRwVAjsoS-VN1l_d0raJfr1XOCaAuGcuZ98vtDjJtbnfSPL1RuCxRjozdq5uANBXVKrUKICKC77Gq8DC3T-V5dDoKUZVBMqJhyphenhyphenHjmQaR2HjqiNs/s400/hall+of+architecture.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />What do Athens, Pittsburgh and Sydney all have in common? No, this is not a trick question! Each has a Choragic Monument of Lysicrates.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485001451791801474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjg5f-szSjz8Wnww2QW_LywxJ7YkU-TDu94y7gUySWJfthFI9uW2SM7bWEVke15_qUEPT34PLH0QC3xl0Adc-_-SxkE9Rrc9JFRIxA3ACFNkViqNNFyLSKPjrMtqct2rbD84UGfD3vEp8/s400/Choragic+Monument+of_Lysicrates.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The original monument was built near the Acropolis around 334 BC to commemorate the benefactor Lysicrate's sponsorship of dance.  It was one of the first recorded uses of the correct Corinthian order for a monument; a style which would be copied for centuries to follow. Above is the original.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485001493346029762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxb2cSLPfF9FrpSU2dvKYb-cGDA0yzGmKXPQRVvLgA5EqUE60zFhQwnBqEjWhBTowHFkLCXD7-f8oD-j4c8PD_ubRKslJCeuMHhlrfXA1AciJtHCqQgKbcPg_JstsCN9JILMk9fCTnkI/s400/monument.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 349px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />I first became aware of the monument while back in college at drawing classes which were occasionally held at the <a href="http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/">Carnegie Museum of Art</a>. The 'Hall of Architecture' , pictured above, was recently featured in a spread in the <a href="http://www.worldofinteriors.co.uk/">World of Interiors magazine</a> (March 2010) with beautiful photographs by Simon Upton.  The charcoal sketch at the top of the posting is one of the many I drew of the monument, my favorite in the room. I wish I had photographed all of my drawings better!<br /><div><div><div><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485001506719727234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFYXboulEH7-1DwFlgCgcpjvyF0afgsPoRmtUextpii3ojpOsoAmAAOoXKvC3K6Qk3AVXQZlArXI8pWZZSwEO_jPnyst3EP17esBbHGRZtbqJABdCQlxJu-I6Q2zJf0eeIc3js3NttRUc/s400/monument+in+hall.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 385px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The design has been copied and modified over the years after being restored following the Greek war of Independence when it was badly damaged.  Often it appears as a folly in a garden, at other times atop a dome and has even been stretched into a lighthouse in Portland, Maine. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485001464394224322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFeixsB_nDrDreHJIq5ETpUekdnYEEYuzW6fVuhu_0RSeM9KHYIpMwS2pjgARZs7iwZhbSFRjrGcMbpQ21pHYvtDRbPkrwBaaCmBIaHhPC_JdqHe9ljeyA33VDTQKRZ35JUZ6SsHR9MKk/s400/Choragic_monument.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 376px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div></div></div><br />Next time you see this classic design, you hopefully will remember its long history. Also make sure to check out the March 2010 issue of WOI for the charming article on the hall of architecture at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh!

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

What do Athens, Pittsburgh and Sydney all have in common? No, this is not a trick question! Each has a Choragic Monument of Lysicrates. The ...

3:00 AM

Thank you, Examiner

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaOz-QEVnOPC8-6Aq88C7v_Aj6UoI2bmX9oud62FtokqWEzqSfqCZSyV_CmkgtDR4bq5kabKWgucgP257yXaYhZeVbO7d2NCRF6v159-KF37PS50D7Wj6JIKVygVAD6qLKA1DxFx7Q99k/s1600-h/white+house.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447372167174602802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIaOz-QEVnOPC8-6Aq88C7v_Aj6UoI2bmX9oud62FtokqWEzqSfqCZSyV_CmkgtDR4bq5kabKWgucgP257yXaYhZeVbO7d2NCRF6v159-KF37PS50D7Wj6JIKVygVAD6qLKA1DxFx7Q99k/s400/white+house.jpg" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 368px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> Many thanks to Kerry Steele who, for some reason, thought I was interesting enough to feature in an article on examiner.com!   If you're so inclined, you can read the interview <a href="http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-20584-Pittsburgh-Interior-Decorating-Examiner~y2010m3d11-Pittsburgh-native-Stefan-Hurray-blog-international-architecture-and-design-from-DC">HERE</a>.

Thank you, Examiner

Many thanks to Kerry Steele who, for some reason, thought I was interesting enough to feature in an article on examiner.com! If you'r...

5:45 AM

Telephone Booth collecting

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kjrEPT2e7u-7gIhq1endZTatkUCVLVvwUlfYWmr14Y4V_8O-qoJLj8_iGHaOSgRmgY5Sml4NOrlNAbQTpFNopS3ttLI3cUxikgDqgQVuYf4J3wAulqlMu2dvM3BHPChXOxdUKtOhl_UC/s1600-h/field+art.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395468388362336018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_kjrEPT2e7u-7gIhq1endZTatkUCVLVvwUlfYWmr14Y4V_8O-qoJLj8_iGHaOSgRmgY5Sml4NOrlNAbQTpFNopS3ttLI3cUxikgDqgQVuYf4J3wAulqlMu2dvM3BHPChXOxdUKtOhl_UC/s400/field+art.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> While in Western PA with <a href="http://www.janetblyberg.blogspot.com/">JCB</a> and friends, we stopped by <a href="http://www.kentuckknob.com/">Kentuck Knob</a>. Owned by Lord Palumbo, many of his collections are displayed at the Frank Lloyd Wright house and grounds.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqjnmBcLrVclJe0-alDzcD9pcoEXn8pgeX7VlQDAKssEuqUXkxzAHTRFAIAQeStHVzeisPnIu_1gMqj4OXrQXWPbD7HiQUtGm-zKXUza2tDsYDx1q_AvpeKytK89N8Iwpn8VQun9UaUi4/s1600-h/telephone+booths.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395468385084434018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWqjnmBcLrVclJe0-alDzcD9pcoEXn8pgeX7VlQDAKssEuqUXkxzAHTRFAIAQeStHVzeisPnIu_1gMqj4OXrQXWPbD7HiQUtGm-zKXUza2tDsYDx1q_AvpeKytK89N8Iwpn8VQun9UaUi4/s400/telephone+booths.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> One of many of these collections are British Telephone booths from the early 20th century.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFyf1nXqH6VmLSaHXwStiFBRvY2c7yUVhQp0bSU8WKXMM8NbSudubomjRpwGoD23KH1m1G9BnHaK6QPS_xS4v5x1NHcQ3uklRsTwjHQKcN4AivphcQPf9tN9fUi5aTKRkjsKSbwgWzUlW/s1600-h/handle.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395468380340396850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMFyf1nXqH6VmLSaHXwStiFBRvY2c7yUVhQp0bSU8WKXMM8NbSudubomjRpwGoD23KH1m1G9BnHaK6QPS_xS4v5x1NHcQ3uklRsTwjHQKcN4AivphcQPf9tN9fUi5aTKRkjsKSbwgWzUlW/s400/handle.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> They delightfully dot the grounds like items from <em>The Lion, Witch and the Wardrobe</em>. I kept looking around the corner for the lamp post! The brilliant scarlet color really stands out in stark contrast to the Pennsylvania green.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCE-NOhxrK1QDO-z2Qv5w4tEWZ8-yyImw2nfalW201eMTwyN-PhSxu4jrtyAt8xuSuz1oLGMfkK-f25UmlCuaA4fKFoHvhCdwgrVLi9ZJ93sLbXWGcHA8dnKpaTA81zh6YHyGewUSRMbe/s1600-h/telephone.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395468372991809842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSCE-NOhxrK1QDO-z2Qv5w4tEWZ8-yyImw2nfalW201eMTwyN-PhSxu4jrtyAt8xuSuz1oLGMfkK-f25UmlCuaA4fKFoHvhCdwgrVLi9ZJ93sLbXWGcHA8dnKpaTA81zh6YHyGewUSRMbe/s400/telephone.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The most fun thing, you can actually go into them and be transported into a Murder Mystery, ala Hercule Poirot! Sad to admit this was my favorite thing at Kentuck Knob, other than the spectacular Wright designed house of course!</div></div></div>

Telephone Booth collecting

While in Western PA with JCB and friends, we stopped by Kentuck Knob . Owned by Lord Palumbo, many of his collections are displayed at the...

9:51 AM

Fallingwater

<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358454101600866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmz3VlqlTzdlgqiSgfVYoOQJ7vRf-oYbF8ZTtzTM4QjgEcXiGD_lO6RdzCDRYPCB3VfpMvKseRUOlkTmPp1kYBaGPNFlOlf_qZS8Q5VCK7f22Yykakhhn2hG-242PKLJRRyN8MnDR7MsxE/s400/fallingwater+post.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Last weekend I toured Fallingwater, the famous Frank Lloyd Wright designed country house for Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr while in Western Pennsylvania. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyuy9thDnuegnh5drv4By6T5QnCQ1D3SoApEib6RR5L1W-oKumSjauA3FVc-6_jUwhtGSVbobWU14XV-67FOFKgRRrRheIKGlbHK-V5J6APPD8a_gs1cz40uUaReUQ8dMUAqQ0ZrS_yP4/s1600-h/fallingwater.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393359027969276098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilyuy9thDnuegnh5drv4By6T5QnCQ1D3SoApEib6RR5L1W-oKumSjauA3FVc-6_jUwhtGSVbobWU14XV-67FOFKgRRrRheIKGlbHK-V5J6APPD8a_gs1cz40uUaReUQ8dMUAqQ0ZrS_yP4/s400/fallingwater.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>This is the famous view as seen from across the waterfall. I hadn't visited in a few years and was hit again by how modern this house really is: hard to believe it was designed in 1934. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358592053517506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1fSSD_fJbLqbewQH9OIPq3A5pA1wpe0DDEoFZ6D8Wz2b6Tm_qmYJ169vxCcorrcazPj9obZMXUFcHWVQxh7jefS46_lwwLR7xsDjVE3tfdHfyymWSyE0JD188U_ClaEoeElE-PfNF48KY/s400/188-8900_IMG.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Edgar Kaufmann Jr. was studying with Frank LLoyd Wright (a low point of FLW's career where he taught to make ends meet) and convinced his parents to hire him to build a country house on their land in Bear Run, PA. The highlight of the land was a beautiful waterfall and Wright ingeniously recommended building ON the falls rather than facing them (the common approach). <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358597910752722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGcmagM6nupu_Iw9P8avtoYEDh-CbH6SHoKfcQlcqv_1AXHpsuD862b4djCpJtRODMnHHbPxti-KbpSGkMKqlIg67RfwSPrBqRPPU6TR8llUcv2EFLfPupp3AmFNIMZmLcqqsZkxjYsQWj/s400/188-8897_IMG.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The Kaufmann's would escape here with friends or alone for years: lots of parties and drama, trust me! The commission revived Frank Lloyd Wright's career, even making the cover of Time magazine shortly after it was completed. Not bad for a private country house!<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVLBWJfMqSFYJ3P94fle-Z8C3T8loommuntyRnugzQHNxQUhFhviA0j6UOFYethWHGcUy3n3z1ZlpHqRVjRqZowFz8D3GZt9d55WuR9uBWx7URnkJFuGKjW6bEAhUyEDa-lgoLzYj_Ald/s1600-h/living+room.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358428342256722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVLBWJfMqSFYJ3P94fle-Z8C3T8loommuntyRnugzQHNxQUhFhviA0j6UOFYethWHGcUy3n3z1ZlpHqRVjRqZowFz8D3GZt9d55WuR9uBWx7URnkJFuGKjW6bEAhUyEDa-lgoLzYj_Ald/s400/living+room.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>The living room connects you to the outside in many ways. You can hear the falls situated right right underneath, as seen below. The natural stone walls and flooring also connect you to the site as do the large open expanses of windows.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWO3RHz3vWod2acjBgzrfxWJBAvFJ2IeMw5vufXG15EGKaurGs78ZUuqLN1JddAWxHau6bRXQluv2RFd1IUSjnwrNQrhynj4SqBF4-Io5U017X0YvlPK1o0KmP9CIvcfo2ViGJpYjLYThC/s1600-h/looking+down.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358293344746722" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWO3RHz3vWod2acjBgzrfxWJBAvFJ2IeMw5vufXG15EGKaurGs78ZUuqLN1JddAWxHau6bRXQluv2RFd1IUSjnwrNQrhynj4SqBF4-Io5U017X0YvlPK1o0KmP9CIvcfo2ViGJpYjLYThC/s400/looking+down.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>Numerous seating areas in this large entertaining space make for a great party room. The house is much smaller than you would think, about 2,500 sf, and this is the only public space. A very modern idea which many of us have in our own homes, one room for living room, den & dining room.<br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5vGG1-dFqq_vjtyZk2ojkQsQ4bfC5_hsZly37FtFVxVCHaHJL_hhcb5Z-lHNdLwSPVJ7lza4GWP0c1LgD27yV-xF4MclivqSLWkkeiVdQZdA0yfhDz8PVz_lNkyHaUTKQ9nJNntGt-Uu/s1600-h/sitting+area.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358263761014242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL5vGG1-dFqq_vjtyZk2ojkQsQ4bfC5_hsZly37FtFVxVCHaHJL_hhcb5Z-lHNdLwSPVJ7lza4GWP0c1LgD27yV-xF4MclivqSLWkkeiVdQZdA0yfhDz8PVz_lNkyHaUTKQ9nJNntGt-Uu/s400/sitting+area.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>The Kaufmann's must have really kept Tiffany's in business. The house is littered with beautiful objects such as these bowls on the low tables in the sitting area.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358132710054754" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6JXYD39w5uUazrSzBSafzOiC3tcHRQYNeUrIbOQnyXBHKvE4w3xCdTNVxnk7aC1gmtreP4lAbp4iueylaXqTgxZV2zkE4cI12yfeg-1L0qhFtIAr6gFLCyyLQUbaGFmEhjtlStCwa5Ux-/s400/tiffany+bowls.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Unfortunately, an overly zealous maid had attacked them with a brillo pad, scrubbing the gilding off!<br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSgbKajWlcObcBs5EormMAHcgl1ZgtJWli-CEtfAUofj6kOGLPo9AIYbXZLkTkiBXKsn6UhtNfe8e8mgNzuel0tcjm6hRkM42IsFGZnSxs9GfXsJwQq7pA1_SHqRV2J15FFiafO6pqB0G/s1600-h/telescoping+door.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358140233127634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSgbKajWlcObcBs5EormMAHcgl1ZgtJWli-CEtfAUofj6kOGLPo9AIYbXZLkTkiBXKsn6UhtNfe8e8mgNzuel0tcjm6hRkM42IsFGZnSxs9GfXsJwQq7pA1_SHqRV2J15FFiafO6pqB0G/s400/telescoping+door.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>The falls are connected to the living room directly with a set of stairs which take you down to the stream right before the waterfall. The windows telescope back allowing access.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358574611728290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYk7p9oEaGZ_xShf6cWkOIVpilgkUm8MZkfQ8jPKu08AdQTc4RjCLmA_ECCWWyXwupWUl6d040JI3X9e0rgzPfdmOWWbSBau6u0yFIPOJfsY-Ts0XDs14az9PiQ2KR24GaRDR6b7Z9evSK/s400/dining+room+flowers.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />One of the nicest features is that the house is set up as if the Kaufmann's might walk in at any moment with many personal items and fresh flowers in every room. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358583274973394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_-Lu8zLReIK4gr6SSk7xpvXZBPWhpIKgAtPFgkNbHf5G7t5etYM5IjcHWXqc_8kJEdkUSYpqCUMJXIfbiOlP7ZvLuU6S4b2kVq7sDGCx5pYORB_qP9sfriUs94hlWY6S-DW4Lb_g3YUGv/s400/cross+breezes.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />As air conditioning was rare in 1934, cross ventilation was extremely important, even in the mountains of Pennsylvania. In the guest room on the 2nd floor, these small windows are located above the bed along with a large wall of glass facing south.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358441377629282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizMTeWHcDPz8_qPOFsqwu3y7Mwckb-VOXRcT3iFjWJLJtrxn_GUjckHsqtWhP2XvfT1H6qHJSTjm4k7XWUN3cPlpMmRwnL_lIPlOe5uLSWfyvX9gJI_BdMdmTJ3CQU873Ym5ZGy0kMZQEp/s400/her+bathroom.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Even Mrs. Kaufmann's bathroom is set up as if in use: much of this beautiful glass is from lalique. Extraordinary! Love the planters screening the bathroom from the master bedroom's terrace.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358572913329794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguLyK5kR7OnkpUuN5_1_NtnKIQk7TDykFCMil1bCmibwJePdQYEk_fGYnjEecactds9JE1r6xUFTKomqeDdYA4jujfKKy8ojXPA3RPq8QJUCZeVC_Z3KXFbvFNeK-0puXLaRiqbj77SDzf/s400/dressing+table.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />More Tiffany pieces on Mrs. Kaufmann's dressing table.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358279106449634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx5swEi1captu97SwIahEmir8zcdk4YA06JjTwg2R3TnhFus14nEW2yybqdx5sF0sNyn29oGqsYqnkk44uKeeErHF2Jw7Wk-r5qRUvbL7M2sp3c1arFT4abzWvWGiyVmivD-kNAeXyXquH/s400/nightstand.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The lamp seen here on Mr. Kaufmann's nightstand is located throughout the house and was designed by FLW for the house. They're available for <a href="http://www.fallingwatermuseumstore.org/browse.cfm/fallingwater/furniture/fallingwater-15-vertical-bedside-lamp/4,179.html">purchase</a> in the giftshop: I was so tempted!!<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358275003322098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjptKXgAH3b5BKZ6PhvvbVMMRhI9qrBMVlj1Y5zKwk0DBY0wI2UZrrZAnCNWmm_ob5YfVVk_ML0FMpSO2rxJyCibDV55LqKTCPKeeXA5xwU3kVh7uWTAc0LfqEeRNZEHdv6hyphenhyphenHTDOt_4PUy/s400/shelves.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Mr. Kaufmann's desk in his bedroom (yes, seperate his and her bedrooms) had fresh flowers and a Tiffany inkwell: the most important thing to note is the notch in the desk to allow the window to open bringing in the sound of the falls.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358436353135010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU_uqc4dZs_4nDg8n9pEeRv9UoAhYZLxMlo5Vp8FTLobuoIhk_CH0IVJTiB-rK29SVGeOUeBoMKzV6xAY-n47qxL5TM28jbuX808Q2o77PYHfA4F7nkbUdoECIntp8_R8HedEaBxLwPhLi/s400/linen+closet.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />One of the most noted features of the home are the linen shelves with reeding to allow air to circulate: I wish I had this at home!<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358285688461042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxcJcyMPF-cSwpQiN4tKI_fLKtr5xSnNsc3IZq1x_tLurmEj41k9LcYhky2cDcI3TjeXdHK7hcxHqDMsbsISlhikToAJYyi6JG8nI1FcJS7W_Lmmn_qZUjwX8B7LKjhsLnZ0PGhIH_YjRL/s400/mrs+kaufmann.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Mrs. Kaufmann sadly committed suicide here at the house but her memory lives on. Besides being buried here with her husband, this photo of her with fresh flowers lies in her son's 3rd floor bedroom.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358144495954034" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiFPAyni2VLs7zCdpFK9jOd9Hv3p8jet1XEoFherIwQNIpJsSBYAmZ3P2keNOej65tCqtPgz7LX1mkvYfnbvZSLjFWTWjJVY0AVGx6qtVVSLNe7xOY72DVwhpKvLL7l3GhupNDuEFjxb8i/s400/statue.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />My favorite part of the house is probably the ascent to the guest house, built a few years after the house which contains additional guest & servant quarters along with a carport.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgYFfFsaKBWtppQjewXaXUaR9HVx3S8gps9mjnai9LrKCEVZ1qHmY7YRzdFqd-qDe9w9ey3eWfBJFmClLWunHlqqISQaXx_L42Q5XVdSr2xo982O-uAmt1leV0R_Fv6nkAwtASI753kEf/s1600-h/walkway.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358126014063298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMgYFfFsaKBWtppQjewXaXUaR9HVx3S8gps9mjnai9LrKCEVZ1qHmY7YRzdFqd-qDe9w9ey3eWfBJFmClLWunHlqqISQaXx_L42Q5XVdSr2xo982O-uAmt1leV0R_Fv6nkAwtASI753kEf/s400/walkway.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>The path of stairs is covered with this cantilevered roof which is really breathtaking: A true structural feat!<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358450849280498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzLTxiqBTCY4zFvm9l1WtOT-Y3EAwDnEL3CzdMut5kFZnXI-Q9Aa6Mik4dE9BDcqdlaQJv5Weppvf2HhKt8CXHfVQ6YPv26tzf6dkaqMh5muIuV5rob_gIOYK24D8f1lLW5G-D_w0v7eY3/s400/guest+sitting.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The guest sitting room is really comfortable and as beautiful as the main house. One bonus feature is the taller ceiling! Additional guests could sleep on the built in sofa along the window wall as well as in the guest bedroom next door which housed many famous luminaries of the day, including Einstein.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5393358152900189074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-EpiVgdPHCb-v5mdgnrD6qjZtp0cFJaBboY1wZCoQu29JbKThLyfotR8yPX56LDDLFV84SlnUGEJF9yr8ycwk2m9xINtlPeX1VFKQO-m3M2Mq-g42UYpmn4TyQVUWiyiuxSoz7ZXR8O3L/s400/stained+glass.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br />Edgar Kaufmann, Jr realized the importance of this house and donated it to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy in October, 1963 after his parents deaths. He remained an active supporter of the museum till his death when his ashes were strewn over the grounds, near his parents.

Fallingwater

Last weekend I toured Fallingwater, the famous Frank Lloyd Wright designed country house for Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr while in Western Pennsylv...

4:45 PM

The first Frick

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62SX3LXlXu1_7IDEu2aIEnzlfcItrFOCoBdyOsmZlqVZCR3d7NrcBQlFK7wMGHcVR37BU3DvlBGZOxKKEmDVE5Z6Ht7YRySTEnCkkoHsge8gFhS44978vwKLRy_e_LGmT2Eecp0_wqEjL/s1600-h/clayton+house.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392664472483959298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62SX3LXlXu1_7IDEu2aIEnzlfcItrFOCoBdyOsmZlqVZCR3d7NrcBQlFK7wMGHcVR37BU3DvlBGZOxKKEmDVE5Z6Ht7YRySTEnCkkoHsge8gFhS44978vwKLRy_e_LGmT2Eecp0_wqEjL/s400/clayton+house.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a>This past weekend in Pennsylvania, I was happy to show some of my friends around one of my favorite places from childhood, <a href="http://www.frickart.org/index.php">Clayton House</a>: the original Frick mansion in Pittsburgh.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnso2LBOralTXlXraa1PuBOIFzJnSfVU0aXGF9rEsss5P2cP7qNOpHxWQIDKFGSk6G5wxSpA-MVdLvOjVLvZDCJA9ibu3ZMjsTyylZ6bxLhcHnR6Z_piwOd7zZbw1ywc3oSEdDjqYQKYt-/s1600-h/gatepost.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392664405303443090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnso2LBOralTXlXraa1PuBOIFzJnSfVU0aXGF9rEsss5P2cP7qNOpHxWQIDKFGSk6G5wxSpA-MVdLvOjVLvZDCJA9ibu3ZMjsTyylZ6bxLhcHnR6Z_piwOd7zZbw1ywc3oSEdDjqYQKYt-/s400/gatepost.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /></a> The grounds house a really fine art museum, amazing antique car & carriage museum (recently renovated), an orchid filled conservatory, a playhouse turned giftshop (complete with bowling alley), a delicious cafe and wonderful grounds, not to mention a beautiful victorian home.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392664395514718354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNVModWJteP4Ri5U8823CWXS4kkrylB4RrxqoEJ1dbWa4CfwH2ug2Xp8mPdvpdSe_x8IdQKnrbfdQ7NGTeL6oSvXisrlMOAaimtosHe9r1KMAUZ07-itgyvKNn0suZqJ3sC64UkDWS1RuD/s400/well.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Many things on the property bare the name Clayton. The name is derived from Henry <em>CLAY </em>Frick: The 'ton' relates to the word town.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392664233658124434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpv8K0UfxZBbk6fuS0YrtqpZQHuiDbdKniJE6PSjibLNNwPPqRfMG0WdOOB0sZdikqsOiw4Te-stQ0UtpvsmVg5cittYWhJ1voxuGlJI38KZajWPn24RejYphOL4jgZZ1YqkCnc949Kzv2/s400/carriage+house.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Part of the carriagehouse.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392664382571121442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxbQQBRgmiCp5ktmQlqMyLplhtBrbD4yPeC6KW61TYhscyyzJ8SXpb58e9A3ETqdJRX5k3tS2XYHny7lim-RXL1zJOH7Yk50DxW4vTEgYRO_0Zhz2stiOYJA_sQhAmQkeGwpCNuyG05KD/s400/playhouse.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The playhouse was built for the children and is the size of a normal house. It held rooms for the children's toys as well as a bowling alley! Lucky kids! It now holds the giftshop: this is where you will start your tour.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392664238005041762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrt8yKTeMARx52q78tslc__YX7d4hxVvUXytHeNKJd6dmTZDr-8zd9A8p4uH5hMpo017Fa4wtpkgmCF5RsuLyxVgThO4Aaudg6ARndKrf1NNahxikTxU8ssvNDTS9d9v3Qcg0lcoZdFlB9/s400/conservatory.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The conservatory lies next door.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392664224657021122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbE3uyknNSDG_o3svANyOGLy3ty8HKV_ViF46X1xS_UniGXieQV4VOTaezwhONF__-l0UUPp_tUMCFJ0lw4i8i3TsT1QlO5ylGZT_Og9t5UR_4W_VdwqrLRRVcRLfT6vXUy4LbTnLVtKwy/s400/cafe.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />Across the walkway is an old caretakers cottage which now houses a pretty great restaurant. We didn't get a chance to eat here but I highly recommend it based on past experiences.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392664209404320706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SVL_8A1Mub00tUmiFTx_chTPnVzT6EEPO37FhGy0KZPMqsVrVke8Frb8aO40wzWRU0BMdfYvNpcwrIcLR8WSc8ZYPse5cWyD-KZX27WAh6DL8mIPwTcdppyqt0uI31z39ydG199fuhbQ/s400/administration+building.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" /> <div>This stone house is now part of the property but wasn't owned by the Fricks till after Helen's Death in the 1980s when it was bought by the foundation for the administration offices. <img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392664380797344226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNz85UZsEuNx6NfhLSGTzX1VCoUuN3-AI9IbfT481V6ibn_AUuRu21PcrMo73zgjNIOgTHAe405S55Dda6Us6pGtfBhXYZvvwmEievIdy3udY93E33L9PxxGhulo0UuDYIXfzkQX7la7Vj/s400/copper+bay.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />The main house was renovated after the Frick's purchase of a typical Victorian which they renovated into a gracious family home. The only original piece left was the porte cochere seen here below an amazing stained glass & copper bay.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392664393221966642" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQLymzCpo4L2utfYU5c9bhBmEng74KLTEIkzbcfbTwT8DMymoJGHilaoCNiUmbHh49x2EceBs5_uB7qlSFisNRt_ctY0i_lhuSVo_-Q8ahYKWPMGMu1MZVuBcfdpQmlMxwDOiHvGW9KKa/s400/post+detail.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />A closeup of the port cochere columns.<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392664217380012706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzjnTT7rvgiXdxCkytu_EZbuBMlHb1GgkyuMbUFFnkP-VZcTucay72OcLFhJTVhGYJjnLa53lSUr6AMqYgNhLo9V2_8-ETDcqU9cxDy0gbBeki0lHkU4VQXy2P3-lj_VxfCNYZClV6jVDr/s400/back+door.JPG" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" />A shot of the backdoor to end the tour. If you find yourself in Pittsburgh, don't forget to visit, the interiors are spectacular!</div></div>

The first Frick

This past weekend in Pennsylvania, I was happy to show some of my friends around one of my favorite places from childhood, Clayton House : t...

8:19 PM