House of Tomorrow

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The House of Tomorrow is a pioneering modernist glass-and-steel residence, originally built for the 1933 Chicago World's Fair and later relocated to Beverly Shores, Indiana, where it stands as a notable example of early futuristic residential design.

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House of Tomorrow canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World's Fair pavilion ⓘ
historic house ⓘ
modernist residence ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
architect George Fred Keck ⓘ
architecturalStyle International Style ⓘ
Modernism ⓘ
builtForEvent 1933 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ
category Houses in Porter County, Indiana ⓘ
Modernist architecture in the United States ⓘ
World's Fair architecture ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designer George Fred Keck ⓘ
exhibition A Century of Progress International Exposition ⓘ
hasFeature air conditioning ⓘ
central service core ⓘ
extensive glass curtain walls ⓘ
flat roof ⓘ
garage for automobile display ⓘ
modern kitchen appliances ⓘ
open-plan living spaces ⓘ
heritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ
influenced later modern residential architecture ⓘ
locatedIn Beverly Shores, Indiana ⓘ
Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore ⓘ
Porter County, Indiana ⓘ
locatedOn shore of Lake Michigan ⓘ
managedBy Indiana Dunes National Park ⓘ
materialUsed concrete ⓘ
glass ⓘ
steel ⓘ
notableFor early use of glass-and-steel construction in residential design ⓘ
futuristic residential design concept ⓘ
integration of technology into domestic architecture ⓘ
NRHPListingYear 1986 ⓘ
NRHPType contributing property ⓘ
numberOfStories three ⓘ
originalLocation Century of Progress Exposition grounds ⓘ
Chicago, Illinois ⓘ
linked to: Chicago
ownedBy National Park Service ⓘ
partOf Century of Progress Architectural District ⓘ
relocatedTo Beverly Shores, Indiana ⓘ
relocationPeriod mid-1930s ⓘ
restorationPurpose historic preservation ⓘ
shape dodecagonal plan ⓘ
underwentRestoration 21st century ⓘ
yearCompleted 1933 ⓘ

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