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The Farnsworth House (1945−51) — Modernist residence designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, located near Plano, Illinois.

  • Dr. Edith Farnsworth commissioned Mies to design a state-of-the-art house like the ones she read about in Europe. Situated above the Fox River, the house was instantly recognized as an architectural milestone with its all-glass exterior and modernist expression.
  • Mies and Farnsworth fought near the end stages of the project, so some aspects of the building were never installed. Farnsworth used the house as a summer retreat for the next 21 years.
  • The house was sold in 1972 to Lord Peter Palumbo, who would later purchase FLW's Kentuck Knob near Fallingwater.
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Author Teemu008 from Palatine, Illinois
Camera location41° 38′ 06.21″ N, 88° 32′ 08.97″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
  • By the way, if this is on your bucket list, call ahead. There's a hideous art installation in front right now, and you will want to make sure that it is gone before you visit.

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