National Historic Landmark · New Canaan, Connecticut

Johnson, Philip, Glass House

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

Johnson, Philip, Glass House
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeHistoric district
Address798-856 Ponus Ridge Rd., New Canaan, CT
CountyFairfield County
ListedFeb 18, 1997
Listed forArchitecture, Landscape architecture
Level of significanceNational
Reference number97000341
Built1949 · more from the 1940s
ArchitectPhilip Johnson
Stylemodern architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

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

Visiting

Address798-856 Ponus Ridge Rd., New Canaan, CT
Coordinates41.1424° N, 73.5294° W · Directions ↗
Also in New Canaan25 listed places in New Canaan →
A district listing covers the streets, not the doors. Walk it freely; the buildings inside are as private as they ever were.

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Reference

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.