Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater (1935) was built for the Kaufmann family, owners of Pittsburgh’s leading department store. The unsung hero of Fallingwater is the son, Edgar jr who first introduced his parents to Wright and inherited the house in 1955. Edgar jr lived there until 1963 then gave it away to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. His gift of Fallingwater was one of the most meaningful gestures of architectural philanthropy of the 20th century. Edgar jr shared his life with Paul Mayén, who designed the stunning visitor center. So often, as gay people, our stories get sanitised or totally erased from the history books. The guide today was explicit about Edgar jr being a gay man and I am grateful for that factoid. 5 million people have visited since the doors opened in 1964. fallingwater.org