Miller House, Columbus, Indiana
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Miller House in Columbus, Indiana is a landmark mid-century modern residence renowned for its open-plan design, extensive use of glass, and integrated landscape, created by architect Eero Saarinen with interiors by Alexander Girard and gardens by Dan Kiley.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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landmark → modernist residence → single-family house → |
| addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces | 2000 → |
| architect | Eero Saarinen → |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
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surface form:
International Style modernism
Mid-century modern → |
| associatedWith |
J. Irwin Miller
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surface form:
Cummins Inc. executive J. Irwin Miller
|
| commissionedBy |
J. Irwin Miller
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Xenia Simons Miller → |
| completionDate | 1957 → |
| constructionStartDate | 1953 → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentUse | house museum → |
| floorCount | 1 → |
| hasFeature |
central living area with conversation pit
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formal geometric gardens → freestanding storage walls → grid of skylights → integrated interior and exterior spaces → long glass walls → |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark → |
| heritageDesignationDate | 2000 → |
| interiorDesigner | Alexander Girard → |
| landscapeArchitect | Dan Kiley → |
| locatedIn |
Bartholomew County, Indiana
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Columbus, Indiana NERFINISHED → Indiana → United States of America →
surface form:
United States
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| material |
glass
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steel → stone → |
| namedAfter |
J. Irwin Miller
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Miller family → |
| notableFor |
central conversation pit
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extensive use of glass → flat roof and rectilinear forms → integrated landscape design → modular grid-based plan → open-plan design → |
| NRHPType | National Historic Landmark → |
| openToPublic | true → |
| ownedBy | Indianapolis Museum of Art → |
| partOf | modern architecture heritage of Columbus, Indiana → |
| significance |
iconic example of mid-century modern residential architecture
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major collaboration between architect, interior designer, and landscape architect → |
| tourOperator | Columbus Area Visitors Center → |
Referenced by (1)
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