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An architectural adventure awaits at Polymath Park in Westmoreland County

An architectural adventure awaits at Polymath Park in Westmoreland County
WEBVTT BACKYARD. WHEN YOU HEAR THE NAME FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT CHANCES ARE YOU THINK OF FALLING WATER DESIGNED IN THE 1930'S AND TUCKED AWAY IN MILL RUN, FAYETTE COUNTY. ABOUT A HALF AN HOUR AWAY IN ACME, WESTMORELAND COUNTY SITS POLYMASS PARK WHERE YOU'LL FIND NOT ONE, NOT TWO BUT THREE HOMES DESIGNED AN INFLUENCED BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. >> ALL OF THESE DOORS ARE ORIGINAL. THE ACCORDION DOORS. AND ALL OF THE BUILT-IN STORAGE, WHICH WAS A HUGE WRIGHT FEATURE. REPORTER: BEFORE COMING TO RURAL PENNSYLVANIA FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT'S DUNCAN HOUSE CALLED ILLINOIS HOME. BUILT-IN 1957 IT SERVED AS AN EXAMPLE OF THE ARCHITECTS USONIAN DESIGNS. >> THAT IS THE STYLE OF ARCHITECTURE THAT HE DID LATER IN HIS CAREER THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ABOUT, THAT HE WAS ALWAYS TRYING TO DO DESIGNS FOR THE COMMON MAN. REPORTER: WE WENT ALONG WITH THE PARK'S COOWNER HEATHER, AND SHE SHOWED US ALL OF HER AND HER HUSBAND'S LABOR OF LOVE AND WHAT IT HAS TO OFFER. LIKE THE BLOOM HOUSE, DESIGNED BY AN APPRENTICE TO FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT. HE ALSO DESIGNED THE B ALTER INTENDED TO EMBRACE NATURE AND ARCHITECTURE AS ONE. >> YOU HAVE THE SKYLIGHTS THAT CARRY THROUGH TO THE LIVING SPACE, AND IT'S SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE THIS HOUSE IS IN A WOODED SETTING, AND ALL OF THE CALIFORNIA REDWOOD IS SO DARK SO YOU NEED THE NATURAL LIGHT. REPORTER: FEATURES THAT ATTRACT PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER, NOT ONLY TO TOUR THE PARK, BUT SPEND THE NIGHT IN THE HOMES, LIKE STEVEN SAWYER AN ARCHITECT HIMSELF FROM FLORIDA. >> IT'S PRETTY AMAZING. PEACEFUL, AS I'M HERE RIGHT NOW IT'S VERY PEACEFUL. IT'S USUALLY WHEN I GO TO THESE PLACES WHEN I DO TOURS, IF I GO LIKE I SAY CHICAGO THERE ARE ALL KINDS OF PLACES TO GO TO THAT KEEP YOU BUSY FOR THREE DAYS. BUT WE ARE OUT HERE NOWHERE, SO WE FIGURED WE BETTER DO SOMETHING ELSE BESIDES JUST ONE LITTLE SUNSET TOUR. IT WON'T BE A LITTLE SUNSET TOUR, EXCUSE ME. IT WON'T BE A LITTLE ONE. IT'S GOING TO BE AN ADVENTURE. REPORTER: AND ADVENTURE THAT COULD HAVE YOU WORK UP AN APPETITE, THAT'S WHERE TREETOPS COMES IN VOTED RECENTLY BY OPEN TABLE AS ONE OF THE BEST RESTAURANTS IN THE AREA. SOMETHING YOU WON'T FIND AT POLYMASS PARK, TV'S OR THE INTERNET. >> IN A WORLD WHERE EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE ON A DEVICE CONSTANTLY, WE ARE DOING THE TOTAL OPPOSITE AND ASKING YOU TO DISCONNECT AND EMBRACE THESE HOMES THE WAY THEY WERE INTENDED TO BE BY MR. WRIGHT AND HIS APPRENTICE. REPORTER: IF THREE ONE-OF-A-KIND HOMES AREN'T ENOUGH FOR YOU THEY ARE GETTING A FOURTH AND THEIR SECOND DESIGN BY FRANK LLOYD WRIGHT, THIS IS CALLED LIND HOME
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An architectural adventure awaits at Polymath Park in Westmoreland County
When many hear the name Frank Lloyd Wright, chances are they think of Fallingwater, which was designed in the 1930s and is tucked away in Mill Run, Fayette County.However, about a half-hour drive away in Acme, Westmoreland County is Polymath Park, which has three homes designed and influenced by Wright. Polymath Park's co-owner, Heater Papinchak, showed Pittsburgh's Action News 4 around the homes. Visitors to Polymath Park will not find television or internet, but will get the chance to connect with nature. Even one of the best restaurants in the area, Tree Tops, is situated in the trees as the name suggests.Tap the video player above to see more of Polymath Park.Click here to learn more about Polymath Park.

When many hear the name Frank Lloyd Wright, chances are they think of Fallingwater, which was designed in the 1930s and is tucked away in Mill Run, Fayette County.

However, about a half-hour drive away in Acme, Westmoreland County is Polymath Park, which has three homes designed and influenced by Wright.

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Polymath Park's co-owner, Heater Papinchak, showed Pittsburgh's Action News 4 around the homes.

Visitors to Polymath Park will not find television or internet, but will get the chance to connect with nature. Even one of the best restaurants in the area, Tree Tops, is situated in the trees as the name suggests.

Tap the video player above to see more of Polymath Park.

Click here to learn more about Polymath Park.