The Glass House Ct
The glass house is open for grounds access on monday friday saturday and sunday.
The glass house ct. Reserve grounds passes here. Reserve grounds passes here. Several structures of interest in addition to the famous glass house. 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.
As you approach the glass house there is a traditional stone wall to the left a swimming pool to the right and there you have the famous house. It is smaller than you might think only about 1800 sq. You will see a house made entirely of glass and another of brick and a third with no right angles. Photography is allowed everywhere but inside the glass house for personal use only.
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 is open for grounds access on monday friday saturday and sunday. The surrounding natural environment is over whelming. The glass house is open for grounds access on monday friday saturday and sunday.
The glass house is best understood as a pavilion for viewing the surrounding landscape. 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. Reserve grounds passes here. Inspired by mies van der rohe s farnsworth house the glass house s exterior walls are made of glass with no interior walls a radical departure from houses of the time.
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.