Like This Listing?
For permanent Scrapbooks,
Log in or Register on OldHouses.com
Your Feedback
Mailing List
Farnsworth House |
1951 InternationalPlano, Illinois |
Open To The PublicFarnsworth House
Bedrooms: 1
Full Bath(s): 1 Stories: 1 Listing #: 137
|
Designed by Mies van der Rohe and built from 1946 to 1951, Farnsworth House is considered a paradigm of international style architecture in America. The house's structure consists of precast concrete floor and roof slabs supported by a carefully crafted steel skeleton frame of beams, girders and columns.
Read More... |
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
;newwin.creator=self;newwin.focus();void(null)){kind=link}
Contact Information
Tell 'em you saw it on OldHouses.com!
|
Local and Regional Links
View a map to this listing
|
Farnsworth House by Mies Van der RoheDesigned by Mies van der Rohe and built from 1946 to 1951, Farnsworth House is considered a paradigm of international style architecture in America. The house's structure consists of precast concrete floor and roof slabs supported by a carefully crafted steel skeleton frame of beams, girders and columns. The facade is made of single panes of glass spanning from floor to ceiling, fastened to the structural system by steel mullions. The building is heated by radiant coils set in the concrete floor; natural cross ventilation and the shade of nearby trees provide minimal cooling. Though it proved difficult to live in, the Farnsworth House's elegant simplicity is still regarded as an important accomplishment of the international style. |
|
All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed and should be independently verified. All properties are subject to prior sale, change or withdrawal. OldHouses.com is not responsible for any typographical errors, misinformation, misprints and shall be held totally harmless.