Retrospective

Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Too New for New Canaan?

Modernist homes, like that of Philip Johnson, which Don and I visited in Summer 2000, are featured in the article posted below. In 2000, Johnson's home was privately owned and monitored by a caretaker who kept careful watch on the home.  He did not allow us inside, despite Don's best appeal to view Johnson's home.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation writes about modernist homes, like that of Don Erickson, and wonders are these homes "too new" for "modern society?"

Too New for New Canaan?

The following article should also be of interest to Chicago residents.

North Shore House for Sale for $1 Million

http://www.preservationnation.org/magazine/2010/todays-news/threatened-burnham-house-in.html

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