The blueprints for RiverRock House were found on the famed architects drawing board after his death.

Sarah Dykstra/Courtesy of RiverRock LLC

Frank Lloyd Wrights distinctive brand of American architecture is peppered throughout the country.

And it opened to the public this month.

Exterior of RiverRock

The exterior of RiverRock House in Willoughby Hills, Ohio.Credit:Sarah Dykstra/Courtesy of RiverRock LLC

What makes RiverRock House so special is just how close it came to never being realized.

When construction started a year later, plans for a new interstate freeway threatened the land through eminent domain.

So Penfield reached back out to Wright to build a second home.

Living room in RiverRock

Wright died on April 9, 1959.

The design was found on the famed architects desk after his death.

Still, RiverRock remained on paper for decades.

a kitchen in RiverRock

The design and the artistic aspect of this home should remain the same as intended in 1959.

a bedroom in RiverRock

Exterior of RiverRock

Living room in RiverRock

a kitchen in RiverRock

a bedroom in RiverRock

Exterior of RiverRock