duncan house at polymath park resort
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I love snooping around other people's houses, and on the Polymath Park tour you get to wander around three houses, and you can sit on the furniture and everything! In a stroke of good luck, we got the tour from the owner himself, which made it extra fascinating. After the slickly polished operations at nearby Frank Lloyd Wright properties, Polymath is a surprise. No fancy schmancy visitor center, you just check in at the restaurant (where you would be wise to schedule a nice meal, as long as you're there), and are shuttled by van up into the property. You learn that it was once intended to be a cottage colony for vacationers from Pittsburgh, but the project fell apart in the 1960's and only two homes were built. Roads are unpaved, and the homes are small, modest "cabins" ... except designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and disciples. The FLW-designed Duncan House was rescued from demolition and brought from Illinois. You have to clamor in and out of the van at each stop, and the ground around the houses is uneven, so if you have accessibility concerns, best to let them know when you book. Inside, however, there are no stairs. I think this would be okay for kids, because touching things is allowed, and there was lots of time to snoop around unguided; also easy access to the outside if someone needs a time out or a place to run around with daddy while mommy looks at the kitchens. A surprise was the unmade beds in some rooms. The houses are available for overnight stays, and the cleaning crew had obviously not been in yet. There's something you're not going to see on most house tours!
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The house has been beautifully reconstructed on a picture perfect site.The over night stay gives you a great experience of how a FLW house feels to live inThe tree top restruant is amazing. Great service and really good food. We met other very friendly local couples there that added to the perfect evening.Treat yourself and enjoy this wonderful experience!
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To round out a weekend visit to see Wright sites in the Laurel Highlands, my wife and I toured Duncan House and its sister houses, which were designed by a Wright apprentice. The owner of the properties drove the tour van and gave the tour, which gave the tour a homespun quality, and made the experience especially compelling, as he could speak with authority and passion about the history of the site and how a Wright home made its way from Illinois. If you are so inclined, you can even stay overnight in these homes.
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The owner went out of her way to coordinate a visit a day before we arrived from NYC. She gave us a private tour of both the Blum and Duncan houses. The houses are well maintained with great attention to detail - this is a private project and the love of architecture in general and FLW in particular is evident.Bravo to the owners for saving these wonderful pieces of architectural history!
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Had the tour by Tom the owner who has such passion for the homes and property. Amazing restoration and upkeep with personal ownership and humble pride.Tree tops is tranquil relaxing and lovely. Food is fresh and delicious. The multi talented staff is equally passionate. Great experience. Thanks!
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Hi Susan, Thank you for your recent stay at the Duncan House and I am glad that you enjoyed your dining experience at TREETOPS! Please remember that the Duncan house and all Wright overnights are attempting to depict a feel of the era that they were built. It is about the experience of emersion. The best part of it is going back in time! All of our staff on the property and at the restaurant are equipped to answer questions about the houses. Your server would have been happy to answer any questions you had while you were at dinner and as always we are only a phone call away. In the time it took for you to write this review I would have been happy to have a lovely conversation with you about the details of the DUNCAN HOUSE. To say or assume that we could pay a little more attention to the house is a disheartening comment. I do like the idea of having a written piece in the home for our guests- (there is a magazine in the home telling the whole story) however, it still would not have fulfilled your questions of cork flooring in one bath and not the other... or the railing in the living area... those questions can be answered on a tour. Perhaps, if you get back to the area you could take a tour, complimentary of course! I would love to answer all of your questions- as an avid FLW fan myself! Take Care and thank you again for your stay!
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We have been waiting until our son turned six to bring him on the Fallingwater tour, combined with a stay at Polymath Park. His birthday coincided with the year of our 15th wedding anniversary, so it was perfect timing for a special family trip.Heather was extremely accommodating and entertained all my questions before our stay. I felt well-prepared for the trip. And my son was so excited to be able to actually touch the furniture at Duncan after his Fallingwater tour! Everything was quite clean, bed linens and towels are provided just like a hotel. There is a kind of "Faux" kitchen you can use which includes a refrigerator and freezer, toaster oven, microwave and Kuerig coffee machine. They also provide the coffee pods, creamers and sweeteners. I read most of the reviews here so I knew that the Duncan House is a restoration project in progress. Think of it as a home completely reflective of the mid-century modern period. This is not shiny and new. You really do feel as though you are living in a post-war Usonian. The landscape is beautiful...in fact we woke up to a deer outside our window! This is a very rural part of PA...remember to pack everything you will need. There is no running down to the corner to grab some tylenol or a bottle of wine....or wine then a bottle of tylenol. =)The Treetops restaurant in also on the site. We were delivered a delicious meal...it felt so decadent to have room service! If you bring young ones...it was delightful to have no television in the main room, there is one in the master bedroom but we never turned it on. The home does have Wifi. Bring a board game or two! The home itself is just fascinating. The paneling, the built ins..the narrow hallway. We were so curious to see the bottom floor which is locked off....but the original home never had the bottom floor....Heather and Tom completed it when the house was moved to its current location and it is now used for functions. There are some aesthetic parts to the home that eventually will need repair and have obvious water damage. When you think of the reassembly of this home, it's in incredible condition. Highly recommend for a quiet family getaway.
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If you are planning a trip to see Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater, don't miss the opportunity to tour Polymath Park and stay in either Duncan House or Balter House. We stayed in Balter and it was wonderful. Nestled in the trees, screened porch cantilevered into the forest and master bedroom has three walls of windows. Perfect tour of all three houses (Blum is the other one, and you can stay overnight in all three) by Sheila, wonderful and kind hospitality of Heather, and truly exceptional dinner (which was delivered to our house) from Treetops Restaurant. Can't wait to go back again!
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This is the most livable of any of the FLW houses that we saw. Again there were not many people on our tour so we got extra attention to our questions etc.
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I have been a Frank Lloyd Wright fan for a long time and to be able to actually stay in a house he designed was so much fun. It is located really close to Kentuck Knob and Fallingwater, so we were able to visit them as well. Heather, one of the owners, arranged for us to have a delicious meal waiting in our refrigerator too. Yum, yum. We want to come back in season so we can visit all the houses on the property.