f >> we're sitting in the first studio of frank lloyd. his home was built in 1911. destroyed in 1925 and rebuilt and this is the third version of it. each version has a story to tell. the first was an ark textural su -- architectural solution. how he and his lover could return to europe and live together out of the prying eyes of the chicago press because they weren't married to each other. they couldn't be because frank lloyd's wife would not give him a divorce so he came up with the idea, while he was in italy with her, in florence, that he knew the spot in wisconsin that would be a perfect spot for a hide-away and wrote to this mother and said, i'm thinking about farming this spot of land. she conspired to buy the land and secretly, this place was built under false retenses as a cottage for his mother. it turned out, it was actually to be a hideway for them. although she had dropped her last name. she got a divorce. and so, this was built in the spring -- first built in the spring of 1911. they were both together by christmas and a huge scandal broke out when the

a modern day plantation designed by the legendary architect frank lloyd wright. it's roughly midway between charleston, south carolina, and savannah, georgia. historic places with different approaches to preserving their heritage. it's a tale of two cities, as lee cowan will report in our cover story. >> savannah, georgia. and charleston, south carolina. historic cities of the south. faced with a design dilemma. >> the question is, ho how do we move forward? how do we honor our past and how do we point toward a future? >> you can have a great preservation achievement and you can have a robust economy at the same time. >> preservation and progress. ahead on "sunday morning." >> osgood: as a look around a house and grounds here demonstrates, good design can reveal itself in ways big and small. luke burbank this morning shows us how small things can make a world of difference. >> they say beauty is in the eye of the beholder. but good design that's something everyone can appreciate. no matter what neighborhood you live in. >> i think the notion that because somebody

and a look at the home that frank lloyd wright designed for himself. announcer: follow the c-span city's tour as we travel outside the washington beltway to communities. >> the idea behind the tour is to take program from american history television and book tv beyond the beltway. we will produce pieces that are more visual, and will provide a window into the cities that viewers with -- would not normally go to. >> a lot of people have already heard history of the big cities like new york, los angeles, chicago, but what about all ones like albany, new york? what is the history? >> we have been to over 75 cities. we will hit 95 in april of 2016. our coverage is a vent, these are not those type pieces. these take you to a historic site or home. announcer: we partner with affiliates to appreciate the culture of various cities. >> the key entry to the city is the cable operator who contacts the city. >> they are looking for great characters. you and your viewers to identify with these people that were best we are talking about. an experience type of progra

f >> we're sitting in the first studio of frank lloyd. his home was built in 1911. destroyed in 1925 and rebuilt and this is the third version of it. each version has a story to tell. the first was an ark textural su -- architectural solution. how he and his lover could return to europe and live together out of the prying

a modern day plantation designed by the legendary architect frank lloyd wright. it's roughly midway between charleston, south carolina, anda