Polymath Park

Polymath Park

Polymath Park is a convert|125|acre|km2|sing=on resort convert|60|mi|km southeast of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States in the Laurel Highlands of Western Pennsylvania.

The site, near the village of Acme in Westmoreland County, is surrounded by private forest in the Allegheny Mountains and features three architectural landmarks: Frank Lloyd Wright's (1867-1959) Duncan House and two others by Peter Berndtson (1909-1972), who was one of the original Wright apprentices. The park is near Wright's Fallingwater (15 miles) and Kentuck Knob (30 miles). Duncan House is the only Wright house in the area that accommodates overnight visitors.

Berndtson's 1962 master plan for Polymath Park allowed for 24 dwellings, each sited in a circular clearing in the forest. Only two houses, however, were actually built: the Balter House in 1964 and the 1965 Blum House. Duncan House was added to the park in June 2007. Built in 1957 in Lisle, Illinois for Donald and Elizabeth Duncan, Wright's prefab Usonian was deconstructed in suburban Chicago in 2004 and reassembled in Pennsylvania.

Polymath Park is run by the nonprofit Usonian Preservation Corporation. Proceeds from rentals go toward maintenance of the houses and to architectural education programs.

References

* Barbara Ireland (2008). [http://travel.nytimes.com/2008/03/02/travel/02cultured.html?em&ex=1204606800&en=6d0bcf89e72cc1e2&ei=5087%0A "The New York Times": Overnight With Frank Lloyd Wright] . Retrieved March 2, 2008.
* Patricia Lowry (2007). [http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07164/793492-51.stm "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette": Frank Lloyd Wright's Duncan House ready for visitors] . Retrieved June 13, 2007.
*cite book | first= Donald| last= Miller| year= 1980| title= Organic Vision: The Architecture of Peter Berndtson| publisher= Hexagon Press| id=

External links

* [http://www.polymathpark.com/index.asp Polymath Park website]


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