The Farnsworth House gets period decor in an effort to shine light on its mysterious owner By Marianela D'Aprile • August 14, 2020 • Midwest , Preservation , Review ...

Farnsworth House, the temple of domestic modernism designed by Mies van der Rohe as a weekend retreat for a Chicago doctor, is one of the most paradoxical houses of the 20th century. A ...

On Nov. 17, the Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois, took a new name: the Edith Farnsworth House. This five-letter change marks a small but significant gesture in the decades-long effort to tell ...

Among the town’s stalwarts is the circa 1800s Farnsworth House, a large brick building with a varied history as a shoe factory, pool hall and restaurant.

The story began when R.A. Farnsworth, originally from Kentucky, acquired the Hunter-Behn Lumber Company and renamed it Farnsworth Lumber Company. The house at 901 Beach was built as a summer home or ...