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.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
landmark
modernist residence
single-family house
addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 2000
architect Eero Saarinen
architecturalStyle International Style
surface form: International Style modernism

Mid-century modern
associatedWith J. Irwin Miller
surface form: Cummins Inc. executive J. Irwin Miller
commissionedBy J. Irwin Miller
Xenia Simons Miller
completionDate 1957
constructionStartDate 1953
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse house museum
floorCount 1
hasFeature central living area with conversation pit
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
Columbus, Indiana NERFINISHED
Indiana
United States of America
surface form: United States
material glass
steel
stone
namedAfter J. Irwin Miller
Miller family
notableFor central conversation pit
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
major collaboration between architect, interior designer, and landscape architect
tourOperator Columbus Area Visitors Center

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Eero Saarinen designed Miller House, Columbus, Indiana