Farnsworth House

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Farnsworth House is a renowned modernist glass-and-steel weekend residence in Plano, Illinois, celebrated as a masterpiece of minimalist architecture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic house
landmark
modernist house
museum
architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
associatedWith Edith Farnsworth
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
client Edith Farnsworth
conservationStatus preserved as an architectural landmark
constructionEnd 1951
constructionStart 1949
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Kendall County, Illinois NERFINISHED
currentUse house museum
designedFor Edith Farnsworth
elevatedAboveGround yes
floorCount 1
hasFeature flat roof
floor-to-ceiling glass walls
free-standing core volume
minimalist interior
open plan interior
pilotis
raised terrace
rectilinear form
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
listed on the National Register of Historic Places
influenced Philip Johnson Glass House
surface form: Philip Johnson’s Glass House
influencedBy Barcelona Pavilion
surface form: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona Pavilion
locatedOn Fox River NERFINISHED
location Plano, Illinois
material glass
reinforced concrete
steel
nationalHistoricLandmarkDesignationYear 2006
nationalRegisterOfHistoricPlacesListingYear 2004
openToPublic yes
operatedBy National Trust for Historic Preservation
ownedBy National Trust for Historic Preservation
risk flooding from Fox River
significance icon of modernist residential design
masterpiece of minimalist architecture
state Illinois
style International Style
modernist architecture
subjectOf architectural criticism and legal disputes between client and architect
use weekend residence
yearCompleted 1951
yearDesigned 1945

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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed Farnsworth House
Glass House inspiredBy Farnsworth House
subject surface form: Glass House
this entity surface form: Farnsworth House concept by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe notableWork Farnsworth House