The Glass House is a house in New Canaan, Connecticut, designed by Philip Johnson as his own residence and completed in 1949. Built as a nearly transparent rectangular volume of glass walls on a steel frame, with a brick cylinder enclosing the bathroom as its only solid interior element, the house was among the most direct American statements of the International Style applied to a private dwelling. Johnson lived in the house for the rest of his life, gradually adding other structures across the surrounding forty-nine acre property. The estate is now preserved as a National Trust for Historic Preservation site open to visitors.
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Building TypeSourced to the subject's own account LocationSourced to the subject's own accountPonus Ridge Road, New Canaan, Connecticut, United States 1 Completed YearSourced to the subject's own account Classification
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Designed by Philip Johnson as his own residence.
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A canonical International Style residence.
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The Glass House (or Johnson House) is a historic house museum on Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan, Connecticut.
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It was built in 1948-49 by the architect Philip Johnson, who designed the home as his weekend retreat.
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It is now owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is open to the public for guided tours, which begin at a visitors center at 199 Elm Street in New Canaan.
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