Johnson, Philip, Glass House
Built 1949 by Philip Johnson. Added to the National Register in 1997, and a National Historic Landmark.

The record
| Property type | Historic district |
| Address | 798-856 Ponus Ridge Rd., New Canaan, CT |
| County | Fairfield County |
| Listed | Feb 18, 1997 |
| Listed for | Architecture, Landscape architecture |
| Level of significance | National |
| Reference number | 97000341 |
| Built | 1949 · more from the 1940s |
| Architect | Philip Johnson |
| Style | modern architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 798-856 Ponus Ridge Rd., New Canaan, CT |
| Coordinates | 41.1424° N, 73.5294° W · Directions ↗ |
| Also in New Canaan | 25 listed places in New Canaan → |
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Questions people ask
When was Johnson, Philip, Glass House listed on the National Register?
Feb 18, 1997. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Johnson, Philip, Glass House built?
1949, designed by Philip Johnson, in the modern architecture style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Johnson, Philip, Glass House?
798-856 Ponus Ridge Rd., New Canaan, Fairfield County, Connecticut.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Johnson, Philip, Glass House?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 97000341. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.