March 31, 2004

On Saturday, May 1, Mies van der Rohe’s iconic Farnsworth House (1946-1951) in Plano, Illinois, will open to the public as a house museum. A renowned example of the architect’s "less is more" design philosophy, the house was saved from an uncertain future last December, when it was purchased at auction from Sotheby’s in New York by the National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP), the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois (LPCI) and the Friends of the Farnsworth House.

Tours are by reservation only: Tuesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; $18.00 per person. To schedule a tour or for more information, contact LPCI at 312-922-1742. Visit LPCI’s Web site at www.landmarks.org.

Debra Pickrel

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