Deep in the wooded hills of southwestern Pennsylvania resides Kentuck Knob, an embellished Usonian* style home designed by famed American architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. Kentuck Knob doesn’t share the limelight of some of Wright’s other residential works such as nearby Falling Water or the Robie House in Chicago. In...
Great architecture does not begin at the drafting table. Rather, it begins with a tract of land and the desire to build something worthy on it. Throw in a striking landscape and an architect of world renown, and something special is created. Read More (Connelsville Crossroads)...
Located deep in the woods of the Laurel Highlands is one of Pennsylvania’s best Frank Lloyd Wright homes: Kentuck Knob. Kentuck Knob sits on the outskirts of Ohiopyle State Park, less than four miles as a bird flies from Wright’s most famous creation, Fallingwater, and less than...
Within this white space for working-woman essentials enters Usonia, which takes its name from Frank Lloyd Wright’s pared-down homes. Perhaps surprisingly, Rivera chose not to focus on suiting. “The cliché for a woman looking professional is a blazer or a pants set, which is totally cool,...
Just a short scenic drive from Polymath Park are Wright’s masterpiece, Fallingwater, and his grand Usonian, Kentuck Knob, making the Laurel Highlands a must-visit for architecture fans. Read More (Cision) → ...
The Taliesin Fellowship would be an integral part of Wright’s remaining twenty-seven years. During that time, he designed some of his most acclaimed buildings, such as Fallingwater (1935–38) and Kentuck Knob (1953–56) in Western Pennsylvania. Read More (Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation) → ...
Heather Papinchak is co-owner of Polymath Park in Acme PA. She and her husband Tom are serial Modernists. They don’t just collect chairs and art like you do, they collect entire houses associated with the architect Frank Lloyd Wright – even moving some houses...
(Filmed on location at Kentuck Knob's overlook.) The Certified Angus Beef ® brand began with strong values in place, and we believe those values still run deep in the shared spaces and moments around the table. Whether you're surrounded by friends or cozied up next...
To find that “more”, we take Route 381 south, past the town, and hang a sharp right on Ohiopyle Road. This is a spectacular two-lane run that crosses Cucumber Falls and climbs in tight, close-coupled fashion for several hundred feet until it reaches the top...
Come for the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Usonian house, stay for the 30 top-notch sculptures at Kentuck Knob. Set on 80 acres in the mountains above Uniontown in Western Pennsylvania, this sculpture garden features works by modern artists such as Andy Goldsworthy, Sir Anthony Caro, Wendy...