Creepy? Evil? Haunted? You decide. Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum: Kirkbride Building The Gothic Revival styled Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, now a national historic landmark, was built in 1864 as a light-filled sanctuary to help heal the mentally ill. This architectural design allowed up to 250 patients to enjoy curative sunshine and fresh air in private rooms staggered along […]
The beginning of a ten day road trip… I met my daughter at the airport after she finished her summer internship at Nemacolin Resort in southern Pennsylvania. We were looking forward to reconnecting, and taking the lonnng road home through West Virginia, Kentucky, and dipping into Tennessee. But first, we had 24 hours in Pittsburgh, […]
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater is the architect’s iconic, striking masterpiece on top of a 30-foot waterfall. Located in rural southwestern Pennsylvania, this UNESCO World Heritage Site has drawn over 6 million visitors since 1964. Nestled between rocks, rushing water and lush greenery, Fallingwater blends into the landscape beautifully. The Story behind Frank Lloyd Wright’s […]
Ohiopyle State Park Located in southwestern Pennsylvania, roughly an hour south of Pittsburgh, Ohiopyle State Park is an outdoor paradise for active types. Long distant hikers can tackle the 70 mile Laurel Highlands Trail to Conemaugh Gorge. Mountain bikers can fly down rugged technical terrain on challenging singletrack. Cyclists can pedal the Great Allengheny Passage […]
Architects attest that Kentuck Knob is the masterpiece of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian style. Wright fans claim this as one of their favorite homes to tour. And to live in. So of course I was eager to see it. ~~~ Frank Lloyd Wright was already 86 years old when he agreed to design this one-story […]
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