Frank Lloyd Wright letter to be auctioned NH based, RR Auction

  • 12 years ago
Fallingwater is one of Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpieces, but in the 1936 letter he threatened to walk off the job four months after work began.

Fallingwater, a National Historic Landmark about 65 miles southeast of Pittsburgh, was built over a waterfall. Wright was paid $8,000 in architect fees for the job, and construction was completed in 1938, according to the Fallingwater website. Hall, the lead contractor, was paid $50 per week.

The home was commissioned as a country retreat by the Edgar J. Kaufmann family of Pittsburgh, owners of Kaufmann's Department Store. The modern design, nestled into a rock mountainside, attracted immediate attention and was featured on the cover of Time magazine in 1938.

The letter and an original blueprint of the house are being sold by RR Auction of Amherst, N.H. For more details go to http://www.rrauction.com/
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