{"id":657589,"date":"2026-05-22T02:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T02:03:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/657589\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T02:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T02:03:18","slug":"builder-walter-j-halls-pennsylvania-home-lists-for-2-8-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/657589\/","title":{"rendered":"Builder Walter J. Hall\u2019s Pennsylvania Home Lists for $2.8 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tLong before indoor-outdoor living became a hallmark of modern architecture, pioneers like Richard Neutra, Rudolph Schindler, and Frank Lloyd Wright<\/a> were designing homes that seamlessly blend into the landscape and use it as an extension of the interior spaces. Wright arguably mastered the idea more completely than anyone, creating residences that seemed to grow directly from their natural surroundings. For\u00a0Fallingwater<\/a>\u00a0in Pennsylvania<\/a>, the architect enlisted builder Walter J. Hall (1878\u20131952) to help realize the now-iconic home dramatically cantilevered above a wooded stream.<\/p>\n

\n\tWhat\u2019s less widely known is that Hall\u2014who closely followed Wright\u2019s career and drew inspiration from his early work\u2014created a modernist retreat of his own before construction even began on Fallingwater. Built in 1935 on eight acres above Pennsylvania\u2019s Allegheny River Valley, the terraced residence known as\u00a0Lynn Hall<\/a>\u00a0uses rough-cut stone, natural light, and its idyllic setting as key components of the design.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Lynn<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tFlat, cantilevered rooflines cut a striking horizontal profile across the landscape.<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAngelo Re<\/p>\n

\n\tLast year marked 90 years since Hall began work on the \u201ccountry inn\u201d and home that he and his wife, Beda, envisioned as where they would raise their family and run a roadside restaurant, press materials say. She died as ground was breaking, but Hall was determined to see their shared vision through. When completed, Lynn Hall was used as a personal hideaway where holiday parties, events, and dinners often took place. Over the years, it was expanded, and today, the original four-bedroom main house is complemented by what\u2019s been dubbed an \u201carchitect\u2019s suite<\/a>\u201d and a Usonian-style apartment, both attached to the house, and a separate two-bedroom Usonian-style cottage.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tWhen he died in 1952, the compound passed to his son Raymond Viner Hall, also an architect, who closed the restaurant. The younger architect had by then already put his own stamp on the property, designing the one-bedroom \u201carchitect\u2019s suite\u201d in 1939 and, in the 1940s, the integrated two-bedroom\u00a0Usonian apartment<\/a>\u00a0with sandstone floors and mahogany built-ins. The younger Hall died in 1981, and as the property continued to pass down through the family, it fell into despair, Hall\u2019s granddaughter Susan Hall Wheeland told\u00a0The Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t111 W 57th St, New York, NY 10019\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t161 Stillwater Rd, Aspen, CO 81611\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Lynn<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\tInside a open living area featuring stone and sleek mahogany details throughout. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArthur Kharzamanov<\/p>\n

\n\tGary Devore, who\u2019s bought and renovated multiple historic homes, picked up the property in 2013 and sold it in February 2017 for $250,000 after realizing the renovation exceeded his funds to Florida residents Adam Grant and Rick Sparkes. Grant and Sparks have since poured roughly $1.5 million into the estate, which has resulted in restored tapestry-style stonework and rich mahogany finishes throughout.<\/p>\n

\n\tWe seriously considered just driving away,\u201d Sparks said. Still, the organic architecture and unique opportunity drew them in. The former restaurant and dance hall were converted to living spaces; they moved into the cottage while redoing the plumbing and electrical components of the main residence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tThe guest cottage is accessible via a narrow pathway from the main house. <\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAngelo Re<\/p>\n

\n\tRELATED: Inside Will and Jada Pinkett Smith\u2019s Epic Property Portfolio<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\tAmong the other issues that required substantial work, they cited an electrical room on the first floor that was entirely \u201cencased in ice,\u201d a collapsing side of the exterior, and a \u201cdisgusting\u201d smell they remember upon first entry. They eventually repaired collapsed floors; preserved the original heating grills and steel-framed Hope\u2019s Windows\u2014the same brand used at Fallingwater; and got a waterfall flowing again. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe most expensive property on the market in the area, Lynn Hall is\u00a0available for $2.75 million<\/a>\u00a0with Cass Zielinski of Piatt Sotheby\u2019s International Realty. <\/p>\n

\n\tClick here<\/a> for more photos of the Pennsylvania home. <\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Lynn<\/p>\n

\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArthur Kharzamanov<\/p>\n

\tAuthors<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\"Demetrius<\/p>\n

\n\t\tDemetrius Simms\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n

Demetrius Simms is a digital staff writer at Robb Report. Following a brief stint in public relations, their work has now appeared in lifestyle and culture publications such as Men’s Health, Complex\u2026<\/p>\n

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