Landis Gores House
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The Landis Gores House is an International Style (or "Wrightian"
) house in New Canaan, Connecticut
that was built in 1948. It was designed by architects Landis Gores
and John C. Smith and was Gores' home.
It has austere glass walls, and wood and stone elements.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 2002.
Frank Lloyd Wright
Frank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
) house in New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan, Connecticut
New Canaan is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, northeast of Stamford, on the Fivemile River. The population was 19,738 according to the 2010 census.The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States...
that was built in 1948. It was designed by architects Landis Gores
Landis Gores
Landis Gores was an American architect, native to Cincinnati, Ohio. Landis was known for his modernist Gores Pavilion, the Gores Family House, and the House for All Seasons.-Early life:...
and John C. Smith and was Gores' home.
It has austere glass walls, and wood and stone elements.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 2002.