The Kaufmann House is a house located in Palm The home was commissioned by Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr., a Pittsburgh department store tycoon as a desert retreat from harsh winters and built in 1946. It was made famous by the 1947 photos by Julius Shulman. A decade earlier, Kaufmann commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to build Fallingwater in Pennsylvania. After Kaufmann died in 1955, the house stood vacant for several years. It then had a series of owners, including singer Barry Manilow and San Diego Chargers owner Eugene V. Klein, and had several renovations. Springs, California, that was designed by architect Richard Neutra in 1946. It was one of the last domestic projects conducted by Neutra, but it is also arguably one of his most famous homes. It is "one of the most important examples of International Style architecture in the United States and the only one still in private hands", and was recently up for sale. The home was commissioned by Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr., a Pittsburgh department store tycoon as a desert retreat from harsh winters and built in 1946. It was made famous by the 1947 photos by Julius Shulman. A decade earlier, Kaufmann commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to build Fallingwater in Pennsylvania. After Kaufmann died in 1955, the house stood vacant for several years. Source
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