High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Kaufmann`s was a department store that originated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was owned in the early 20th century by Edgar J. Kaufmann, patron of `Fallingwater` and the Kaufmann`s Desert House. In the post-war years the store became a regional chain in the eastern United States, and was last owned by Federated Department Stores. At the height of its existence it had some 59 stores in 5 states.