Florida Tropical House
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Florida Tropical House is a distinctive 1933 Chicago World's Fair show home in Beverly Shores, Indiana, known for its bright pastel colors and streamlined tropical-modern architectural style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Florida Tropical House canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exhibition building
ⓘ
house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Art Deco
ⓘ
Streamline Moderne NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical modern ⓘ |
| builtFor | Century of Progress International Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Houses in Porter County, Indiana
ⓘ
Modernist architecture in Indiana ⓘ World’s fair architecture ⓘ |
| colorScheme | bright pastel colors ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedAs | vacation house ⓘ |
| event | 1933 Chicago World’s Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exhibitionType | Century of Progress model home ⓘ |
| feature |
curved walls
ⓘ
expansive windows ⓘ flat roof ⓘ large terraces ⓘ |
| hasStoreys | 2 ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Register of Historic Places listing (as part of a district) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Beverly Shores, Indiana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indiana ⓘ Porter County, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| managedBy | Indiana Dunes National Park (through leasing/partnership arrangements) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stucco ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with 1933 Chicago World’s Fair
ⓘ
bright pastel exterior ⓘ streamlined tropical-modern design ⓘ |
| originalLocation | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlooks | Lake Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Beverly Shores Century of Progress Architectural District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
model home
ⓘ
show home ⓘ |
| region | Indiana Dunes area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocatedTo | Beverly Shores, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relocationPeriod | mid-1930s ⓘ |
| theme | Florida tropical lifestyle ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1933 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.