Touring Cedar Rock, The Walters Residence

In 1948, construction of their home near Quasqueton began. The Frank Lloyd Wright designed home and boathouse were to be set along the Wapsipinicon River. Mr. Wright chose and positioned practically every detail of this property including the plants in the yard and the vases on the shelves. Contruction started by stripping the area to bedrock and then building it back up again; quite a project. In the end, it is quite an impressive statement of his vision. Fortunately, the Walters lived in the house as it was designed and saw that it would be preserved as Mr. Wright saw it.

It's a great stop on the list of 100 Places in Iowa and you'll get to tell people it's near Quasqueton, along the Wapsipinicon, two of my favorite place names in Iowa.