ree zew ay . ▁In ▁the ▁northern ▁wing , ▁another ▁open ▁walk way ▁passes ▁along ▁an ▁exterior ▁pat io , ▁leading ▁to ▁two ▁guest ▁rooms . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁home ▁was ▁commission ed ▁by ▁Ed gar ▁J . ▁Kauf mann , ▁Sr ., ▁a ▁Pitts burgh ▁department ▁store ▁ty co on ▁as ▁a ▁desert ▁retre at ▁from ▁har sh ▁winter s , ▁and ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁It ▁was ▁made ▁famous ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁photos ▁by ▁Julius ▁Sh ul man . ▁ ▁A ▁de cade ▁earlier , ▁Kauf mann ▁commission ed ▁Frank ▁Lloyd ▁Wright ▁to ▁build ▁Fall ing water ▁in ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁After ▁Kauf mann ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁the ▁house ▁stood ▁vac ant ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁It ▁then ▁had ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁own ers , ▁including ▁singer ▁Barry ▁Man il ow ▁and ▁San ▁Diego ▁Ch arg ers ▁owner ▁Eug ene ▁V . ▁Klein , ▁and ▁had ▁several ▁renov ations . ▁These ▁renov ations ▁en closed ▁a ▁pat io , ▁added ▁fl oral ▁wall paper ▁to ▁the ▁bed rooms ▁and ▁removed ▁a ▁wall ▁for ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁a ▁media ▁room ; ▁addition ally , ▁the ▁roof ▁lines ▁were ▁alter ed ▁with ▁the ▁addition ▁of ▁air ▁condition ing ▁units . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁home ▁was ▁redis cover ed ▁and ▁purchased ▁by ▁a ▁married ▁couple : ▁Br ent ▁Harris , ▁an ▁invest ment ▁manager , ▁and ▁Beth ▁Edwards ▁Harris , ▁an ▁architect ural ▁historian