@margaretrussell

class="content__text" There’s something so lush and languid about late-afternoon shadows and lingering sunlight, here filtered through the trees at @theglasshouse_newcanaan —a photo that made my heart skip a beat when it popped into my IG feed the other day. It reminded me of my family home in New Canaan, which was not far away, sited in exactly the same position atop the next ridge to the east; a house with scant architectural merit but equally beautiful sunsets. I’m on the Glass House Advisory Council and love my regular visits to the 49-acre property—a treasure that’s just an hour from NYC and an easy trip. Tours—group, self-guided, or private—are available through mid-November; tickets and detailed info about the house, painting and sculpture galleries, architectural follies, and landscape are available at theglasshouse.org. When I was growing up, Philip Johnson still lived at the GH, and though it was opened to the public in 2007, time flew and my first visit wasn’t until a private tour with friends in 2011. It was a brisk, late-October day and forecast snow flurries turned into a legendary nor’easter/blizzard that blanketed the GH landscape (and the East Coast) during the few hours we were there. I'll never forget still-leafy limbs from trees throughout the property tragically breaking from the weight of the heavy snow, creating booming sounds like gunshots that echoed through the gusting wind. It was a hauntingly beautiful and truly spectacular introduction to this architectural icon, though I recommend a bit less drama! Spring visits are fresh and uplifting, summer is blissful, and when the leaves turn color in the fall is perhaps the most sensational— 2nd image by @mikebiondophoto #theglasshouse #glasshouse @savingplaces #savingplaces #historicpreservation #design #architecturedesign #modernism #sunlight #architecturetour #harvardfive #summertime #nature #landscapedesign #modernhouse #midcenturymodern #iconicarchitecture #newcanaan #connecticut #newengland #theglasshousenc #trustsites

August 19, 2022