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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Farnsworth House concept by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Glass House
this entity surface form:
Farnsworth House concept by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe