Leigh Stevens, a Michigan industrialist.Auldbrass Plantation remains privately owned by Hollywood producer Joel Silver. The large house was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1939 for C. and the gates will close at 6 p.m.Īuldbrass Plantation is located on a 4,000-acre tract of land along the Combahee River. The Beaufort County Open Land Trust’s 2019 Auldbrass Tours will be held 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Īuldbrass Plantation To Open For Weekend Tours Gunther noted the three Wright sites are working together to develop a campaign that will be called “Wright in the Laurel Highlands.’’ More here. “And the fact we have more Frank Lloyd Wright architecture in Kentuck Knob (in Chalk Hill) and Polymath Park (in Acme) – not only can you come to Laurel Highlands to see Fallingwater, but you can explore the legacy of Wright’s architecture even more.’’ “What we think it’ll probably do for us and the region is to generate more international tourism,’’ said Gunther. Gunther has also worked as preservation manager at George Washington’s Mount Vernon. Gunther, who now lives in Pittsburgh, earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from Virginia Commonwealth and a master’s in historic preservation from Savannah College of Art and Design where he most recently taught preservation and was program administrator. Two months after Fallingwater and seven other Frank Lloyd Wright buildings were designated a World Heritage site, the news is still settling in. Fallingwater's Director Thrilled With World Heritage DesignationĪn architectural historian and historic preservation expert, Justin Gunther became director of Fallingwater in 2018, succeeding Lynda Waggoner, who retired after more than 40 years.
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