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A model of the Glass House on display at MOMA in NYC
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The Glass House or Johnson house, built in 1949 in New Canaan, Connecticut, was an important project for architect Philip Johnson and his associate Richard Foster, and for modern architecture. It was also the place of Philip Johnson's passing in January of 2005.

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The house is located behind a stone wall on Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan, and is mostly hidden from the public's view. The Glass House is one of eleven buildings that Johnson either built or refined on his rambling 47-acre estate.

After Johnson's death the Glass House passed to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, which opened it to visitors in April 2007.

The house often draws comparisons to Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House.

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The Glass House may refer to:
  • The Glass House (film), a 2001 film starring Leelee Sobieski
  • The Good Mother (2006 film), a sequel also known as Glass House: The Good Mother
  • The Glass House

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New Canaan, Connecticut
Location in Connecticut
Coordinates:
NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford
Region South Western Region
Incorporated 1801
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See Phillip Johnson for others with a similar name
Philip Cortelyou Johnson (July 8, 1906– January 25, 2005) was an influential American architect.
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Richard T. Foster was a modernist architect who worked in the New York area, and also around Greenwich, Connecticut, often in partnership with Philip Johnson, including the Glass House located in New Canaan, Connecticut. He was educated at the Pratt Institute.
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Modern architecture, not to be confused with 'contemporary architecture', is a term given to a number of building styles with similar characteristics, primarily the simplification of form and the elimination of ornament. The style was conceived early in the 20th century.
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation is an American member-supported organization which was founded in 1949 by congressional charter to support preservation of historic buildings and neighborhoods through a range of programs and activities.
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Location: Plano, Kendall County, Illinois, USA

Built/Founded: 1951[1]
Architect: Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Architectural style(s): International Style, Modernist[2]
Added to NRHP: October 7, 2004[3]
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