There’s no way to adequately describe this place. Supposedly Alex Jordan wanted to work with Frank Lloyd Wright , the famous architect. But when Jordan showed Wright his building plans , Wright said " I wouldn’t hire you to design a cheese crate or a chicken coop. You’re not capable" An angry Jordan then preceded to design and build his own house and later, with his son’s help , added many more rooms to display their ever growing collection of miscellaneous bits and pieces. Many of the creations were built on site , almost exact copies of antiques and items like Tiffany lamps. Others are sheer fantasy , assembled from whatever they could pick up cheaply when buildings and factories were being demolished. And some are actually real. So what is The House on a Rock? Not a museum , more like a huge work of art , partly totally tacky , partly complete genius. We spent five hours just going through all of the rooms!
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