The Glass House Connecticut
The surrounding natural environment is over whelming.
The glass house connecticut. Several structures of interest in addition to the famous glass house. You will see a house made entirely of glass and another of brick and a third with no right angles. Reserve grounds passes here. Invisible from the road the house sits on a promontory overlooking a pond with views towards the woods beyond.
The pastoral 49 acre landscape comprises fourteen structures including the glass house 1949 and features a permanent collection of 20th century painting and sculpture along with temporary exhibitions. The house is 55 feet long and 33 feet wide with 1 815 square feet. The glass house is a museum of architecture and art in new canaan connecticut located in an ensemble of buildings owned and designed by celebrated american architect philip johnson 1903 2005. It was designed by philip johnson as his own residence and universally viewed as having been derived from the farnsworth house in plano illinois design according to alice t.
The glass house built between 1949 and 1995 by architect philip johnson is a site of the national trust for historic preservation located in new canaan ct. The glass house is open for grounds access on monday friday saturday and sunday. The glass house built between 1949 and 1995 by famed architect philip johnson in new canaan connecticut is one of the nation s greatest modern architectural landmarks. Glass house 1949 the glass house is best understood as a pavilion for viewing the surrounding landscape.