Iowa's Walter House at Cedar Rock: Inside historic estate designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

��vlog archives: The historic Walter estate designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

Twenty miles east of Waterloo, overlooking the Wapsipinicon River, is the historic estate of Agnes and Lowell Walter at Cedar Rock State Park.The Walter House is one of 19 signature homes designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.The Walters owned the Iowa Road Building Company, which held the patent for bituminous oil seal coating used on gravel roads.The Wright signature designation means he designed everything in and around the home. By contract, the Walters were only allowed to bring food, clothes and books into the home. Watch the video above to take a peek inside Cedar Rock during opening weekend in 1982.The home was donated to the state of Iowa in 1981 and is part of Cedar Rock State Park maintained by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources.You can take a free tour of the Walter House and Cedar Rock visitor center on weekdays from mid-May into early October. To make a reservation, you can call 319-934-3572 or email cedar_rock@dnr.iowa.gov. » Download the free ��vlog app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayMore from the ��vlog archives��vlog Archive: Iowa man receives mysterious birthday cards from all over the worldRETRO ��vlog: 'New' VR technology allowed visitors to see the world��vlog Archive: News Channel 8 makes Y2K preparationsFrom the archives: The history of Union Park's beloved Rocket Slide

INDEPENDENCE, Iowa —

Twenty miles east of Waterloo, overlooking the Wapsipinicon River, is the historic estate of Agnes and Lowell Walter at Cedar Rock State Park.

The Walter House is one of 19 signature homes designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

The Walters owned the Iowa Road Building Company, which held the patent for bituminous oil seal coating used on gravel roads.

The Wright signature designation means he designed everything in and around the home. By contract, the Walters were only allowed to bring food, clothes and books into the home.

Watch the video above to take a peek inside Cedar Rock during opening weekend in 1982.

The home was donated to the state of Iowa in 1981 and is part of Cedar Rock State Park maintained by the .

You can take a free tour of the Walter House and Cedar Rock visitor center on weekdays from mid-May into early October. To make a reservation, you can call 319-934-3572 or email cedar_rock@dnr.iowa.gov.