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It is literally a glass house, situated along the FoxRiver in rural Plano, Illinois.
For Dr.Edith Farnsworth, the glass house was herretreat.
“Dr. Farnsworth was a practicing kidney specialist inthe city of Chicago and wanted to have some placeaway from town where she could relax from thestresses of her career.”
Parrish, who works with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, says that in 1945,Farnsworth turned to well-known architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe to come up with theplans.
The design set off a trend.
“This is the house that made modernism popular in the United States and around the world.”
Ludwig Mies Van der Rohe knew the lot was in a flood plain, and designed the house with thatin mind.
"He elevated the house five feet three inches above the ground, which, according to hisresearch, would make it at least a foot higher than the highest recorded flood level up until thattime.”
But even during construction in the early 1950s, the water came up higher than anticipated.
Since then, floodwaters have penetrated the home numerous times, causing extensivedamage.
The National Trust for Historic Preservation now manages the property, and Parrish said it isconsidering relocating the structure.
“Unfortunately there is no perfect solution.
One option that is not on the table is doing nothing."
Farnsworth House is more than a trend-setting design for Chicago architect Dirk Lohan.
It was designed by his grandfather, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe, and inspired his own career.
“If he had been his own client, he would have designed the house exactly the way it is.”
Lohan favors installing a hydraulic elevator system to lift the home above rising floodwatersand keep it where it is.
“I think he would say what I am saying, that that house was designed for that location.
Why would we have to move it if we have the technical ability to protect it in that location?”
The National Trust for Historic Preservation,together with the non-profit groupLandmarkIllinois,will make the final decision later this year on where future visitors will experience LudwigMies van der Rohe’s minimalist architectural masterpiece.
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