House of Tomorrow
E764807
The House of Tomorrow is a pioneering modernist glass-and-steel residence, originally built for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair and later relocated to Beverly Shores, Indiana, where it stands as a notable example of early futuristic residential design.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| House of Tomorrow canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World's Fair pavilion
ⓘ
historic house ⓘ modernist residence ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect | George Fred Keck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
International Style
ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ |
| builtForEvent | 1933 Chicago World's Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Houses in Porter County, Indiana
ⓘ
Modernist architecture in the United States ⓘ World's Fair architecture ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designer | George Fred Keck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibition | A Century of Progress International Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
air conditioning
ⓘ
central service core ⓘ extensive glass curtain walls ⓘ flat roof ⓘ garage for automobile display ⓘ modern kitchen appliances ⓘ open-plan living spaces ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| influenced | later modern residential architecture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beverly Shores, Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore NERFINISHED ⓘ Porter County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | shore of Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| managedBy | Indiana Dunes National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early use of glass-and-steel construction in residential design
ⓘ
futuristic residential design concept ⓘ integration of technology into domestic architecture ⓘ |
| NRHPListingYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| NRHPType | contributing property ⓘ |
| numberOfStories | three ⓘ |
| originalLocation |
Century of Progress Exposition grounds
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | National Park Service ⓘ |
| partOf | Century of Progress Architectural District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Beverly Shores, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationPeriod | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| restorationPurpose | historic preservation ⓘ |
| shape | dodecagonal plan ⓘ |
| underwentRestoration | 21st century ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1933 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.