The Farnsworth House, seen June 30, 2020 furnished as it was when owned by Dr. Edith Farnsworth, is typically shown with tables and chairs designed by its architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

Floodwaters are threatening the Farnsworth House, a masterpiece of modern architecture built in a flood plain along the Fox River. Photographs provided Tuesday by the National Trust for Historic ...

Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House, on the banks of the Fox River in Plano Credit: Deanna Isaacs For the past couple months the National Trust for Historic Preservation has been conducting a ...

Laser Mies at the Planetarium The Farnsworth House will get an x-ray makeover for the Chicago Architecture Biennial By Emily Conklin • June 27, 2019 • Midwest, News, Other, Preservation ...

The house became famous in architecture circles, but the woman behind it has remained a mystery. Pictured here is Farnsworth’s friend Beth Dunlap staring from the house.

Farnsworth, an heiress who had put herself through medical school, told Mies she’d recently bought some land an hour outside of town and was thinking about building a weekend home, with a budget ...

3 The Farnsworth House became the world’s fanciest pet project. The doctor intended to spend $8,000 to $10,000. In the end, it cost around $74,000 (equal to about 10 times that today).

Pieces of Edith 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 ...