National Historic Landmark · museum · West Lafayette, Indiana

Christian, John E. and Catherine E., House

Historic house in Indiana, United States in West Lafayette, Indiana. Added to the National Register in 1992, and a National Historic Landmark.

Open to visitNational Historic LandmarkListed 1992modern architectureFrank Lloyd Wright
John and Catherine Christian HouseJohn E. and Catherine E. Christian House, 1301 Woodland Avenue (West Lafayette, Ind.) - DPLA - 05deb62d9e786b59340c2e7814b1f314John E. and Catherine E. Christian House, 1301 Woodland Avenue (West Lafayette, Ind.) - DPLA - 13de723ef1cbdbc7090a7690fe2c8380John E. and Catherine E. Christian House, 1301 Woodland Avenue (West Lafayette, Ind.) - DPLA - 199f2d939978efc682403112bfd612aa
Photos via Wikimedia Commons · 6 in the Commons category

What it is

Wikipedia · Samara (house)

Samara, also known as the John E. Christian House, is a house designed by Frank Lloyd Wright located in West Lafayette, Indiana. The home is an example of the Usonian homes that Wright designed. Samara was built from 1955 to 1956 and was still occupied by the original owner, John E. Christian, until he died on July 12, 2015.

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The record

National Register of Historic Places
Property typeBuilding
Address1301 Woodland Ave., West Lafayette, IN
CountyTippecanoe County
ListedJun 16, 1992
Reference number92000679
ArchitectFrank Lloyd Wright
Type of placemuseum
Stylemodern architecture
Contributing resources1 buildings, 1 structures, 1 sites
StandingYes

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Open to the public
Address1301 Woodland Ave., West Lafayette, IN
Websitesamara-house.org ↗
Coordinates40.43859, -86.91661 · Directions ↗
Nearest national park unitIndiana Dunes National Park · 83 mi · on Park Atlas
This one you can go inside. Hours and admission change with the season; the website above has the current schedule.

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Sources

Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 92000679. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.