The Glass House
The Glass House is a museum in Connecticut, at a recorded elevation of 99 m. Ivy Hill stands 234 m to the north-northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Sculpture Gallery, a museum 0.1 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 1.7 miles off.
The story
The Glass House (or Johnson House) is a historic house museum on Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan, Connecticut. It was built in 1948–49 by the architect Philip Johnson, who designed the home as his weekend retreat. The New York Times has called the home his "signature work". According to Alice T. Friedman, the Glass House may have been derived from the glass Farnsworth House in Plano, Illinois, by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, which was completed in 1951, two years after the Glass House. Johnson curated an exhibit of Mies's work at the Museum of Modern Art in 1947, featuring a model of the Farnsworth House. It was an important and influential project for Johnson and for modern architecture. The building is an example of minimal structure, geometry, proportion, and the effects of transparency and reflection. The estate includes other buildings designed by Johnson that span his career. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1997. It is now owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and is open to the public for guided tours, which begin at a visitors center at 199 Elm Street in New Canaan. The house is an example of early use of industrial materials in home design, such as glass and steel. Johnson used the residence for 58 years, shared for 45 years with his long time companion David Whitney, an art critic and curator who helped design the landscaping and largely collected the art displayed there.
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Dates from 1949.
Wikidata Q1506237, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1949
- Height
- 3.63 m
- Elevation
- 98.74 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
How to reach it
- 1.7 mi off the Merritt Parkway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Bronx River Parkway
- 22.3 mi off the Palisades Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Sculpture Gallery: 0.1 mi
- Bendel Mansion and Museum Galleries: 1.4 mi
- Stamford Historical Society Museum: 1.6 mi
- Glass House Visitor's Center: 1.7 mi
- New Canaan Historical Society: 1.7 mi
- Kelly Lowland Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Old Stamford Road Bird Sanctuary: 1.7 mi
- Sporn Property: 1.9 mi
- Chestnut Hill Bird Sancuary: 2.1 mi
- Gan Katan Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Irwin Park: 1.1 mi
- Bartlett Arboretum Historic Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Woodley Road Bird Sanctuary: 1.4 mi
- Stamford Museum & Nature Center: 1.5 mi
- Scofieldtown Park: 1.6 mi
- Wildflower garden: 1.3 mi
- Sensory Garden: 1.3 mi
- Perennial Border: 1.4 mi
- Cottage Garden: 1.4 mi
- Fern Allee: 1.4 mi
- 911 Arch: 1.4 mi
- Waveny Mansion: 2.5 mi
- Jordan's Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Leornard Bradley Plaque: 5.8 mi
- Statue of Columbus: 6.2 mi
- Church Hill: 1.8 mi
- Wren Knolls: 2.4 mi
- Talmadge Hill: 2.5 mi
- Webbs Hill: 2.8 mi
- Canoe Hill: 3.0 mi
- Dancing Girl: 6.2 mi
- Samford Sign: 6.2 mi
- Stamford Cone: 6.6 mi
- Annunaki: 8.1 mi
- Pollinator Pathway Mural: 8.5 mi
- Weed Beach: 6.9 mi
- Rowayton Community Beach: 7.0 mi
- Commodore Beach: 7.1 mi
- Cummings Park Beach: 7.1 mi
- West Beach: 7.2 mi
- Andrew Shaw Memorial Trust Scout Cabin: 5.2 mi
- Darien Arts Center: 5.7 mi
- Rowayton Dog Park: 7.2 mi
- Bedford Village Historic District: 7.3 mi
- Earthplace: 7.7 mi
- The Meadow: 1.5 mi
- Pell Hill: 8.3 mi
- Bergfield Picnic Site: 8.6 mi
- Reserved Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
- Cedar Grove: 18.7 mi
- Farms Falls: 4.6 mi
- Cascade: 8.1 mi
- Sheep Falls: 8.3 mi
- Cascade: 9.8 mi
- Cascade: 11.7 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.6 mi
- Old Raven Rocks: 7.0 mi
- Indian Rock Shelter: 7.2 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 14.3 mi
- Caumsett State Historic Park Bluffs: 14.7 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 8.9 mi
- Stamford Harbor Ledge Light: 8.9 mi
- Peck Ledge Light: 9.4 mi
- Eatons Neck Light: 14.8 mi
- Cold Spring Harbor Light: 16.3 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 3.0 mi
- RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 3.0 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 17.0 mi
- Cuties Island: 7.4 mi
- Pleasure Beach: 18.8 mi
- The Silver Spring: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of The Glass House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivy Hill | NNE 17° | 234 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mount Aspetong | NW 314° | 229 m | 8.4 mi |
| Prospect Hill | NNE 11° | 228 m | 9.8 mi |
| Guard Hill | WNW 296° | 226 m | 9.9 mi |
| Branchville Hill | NNE 21° | 225 m | 9.1 mi |
| Fox Hill | NNW 337° | 223 m | 8.2 mi |
| Biddle Hill | NNE 18° | 223 m | 9.3 mi |
| Goodsell Hill | NE 35° | 211 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:22 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:17 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:45 | 16:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/364907964
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