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TOMORROW” by Robert Stanley THE TM 911 Franklin Street Weekly Newspaper Michigan City, IN 46360 Volume 32, Number 48 Thursday, December 8, 2016 THE DAY AFTER “TOMORROW” by Robert Stanley Work continues to restore The House of Tomorrow. he foremost shocker at the 1933 “Century of Prog- Tress” Chicago World’s Fair, the attraction that charged extra to enter, was The House of Tomorrow. Perhaps it was the airplane? The house had two garages: one for a car and one for the airplane it was assumed we all would have in the future. There also was the dish washer that doubled as a clothes washer. Some of these elements did not show up in the future, while some would need the future to work properly, such as the glass exterior/air conditioning combi- nation. Nonetheless, The House of Tomorrow made exciting steps Continued on Page 2 The House of Tomorrow was the brainchild of architect George Fred Keck. THE Page 2 December 8, 2016 THE 911 Franklin Street • Michigan City, IN 46360 219/879-0088 • FAX 219/879-8070 In Case Of Emergency, Dial e-mail: News/Articles - [email protected] email: Classifieds - [email protected] http://www.thebeacher.com/ PRINTED WITH Published and Printed by TM Trademark of American Soybean Association THE BEACHER BUSINESS PRINTERS Delivered weekly, free of charge to Birch Tree Farms, Duneland Beach, Grand Beach, Hidden 911 Shores, Long Beach, Michiana Shores, Michiana MI and Shoreland Hills. The Beacher is also delivered to public places in Michigan City, New Buffalo, LaPorte and Sheridan Beach. with a uniquely American idealism and earnestness “TOMORROW” Continued from Page 1 about the 20th century,” he said. forward. It, and other homes at the World’s Fair, “George Fred Keck was…interested in casting later made an incredible journey across Lake Michi- his net wide and demonstrating how future archi- gan to Beverly Shores. tecture would present new ideas about technology, Not long ago, these homes seemed doomed to de- about space, about materials. He put all of this to- cay, to be lost forever. But with the collaboration of gether into a whole that is truly one of a kind.” the National Park Service, Indiana Landmarks and Totally clad in glass on the second and third fl oors, those leasing and repairing the homes, these mar- mechanical engineers said that due to the expan- vels remain, brainchildren of creative designers and sive use of glass, the house couldn’t be heated. Actu- builders. ally, the level of solar heat gain reduced the need for The fi rst National Trea- mechanical heating. Keck said he “discovered” so- sure in Indiana designat- lar heating when he found ed by the National Trust, workers inside the house Indiana Landmarks has wearing only shirtsleeves joined in the effort to save one winter day. Still, there The House of Tomorrow. was a problem: during the With a $2 million cost, In- summer, the sunlight was diana Landmarks Presi- too great for the home’s dent Marsh Davis said, air-conditioning system “Our goal is to preserve to handle and it failed, this outstanding building closing the house several and raise awareness and times. appreciation of The House The interior is designed of Tomorrow, the architect around a central stair- George Fred Keck and The case, with most rooms Century of Progress, both radiating off — a very ef- regionally and nationally, fi cient and open design. and to raise the money to The house will be restored make this possible.” using today’s common Indiana Landmarks, thermo-pane windows and Davis continued, is count- a new heating and air- ing on “lots” of donations. conditioning system. So The House of Tomorrow well designed and strong will join other great mod- was the home’s steel core, ernist masterpieces such upgrading will cause no as the Farnsworth House problems. Just how and why did in Plano, Ill., and the The House of Tomorrow included a garage/hangar for an airplane. Glass House in New Ca- this home, and others at naan, Conn. the fair, end up in Beverly Shores? And how do you As a side benefi t, the restoration will contribute get a house up onto a dune from Lake Michigan? to other projects in the United States, training Na- The answers are, “Because someone wanted to tional Trust’s H.O.P.E. Crew — young people learn- elevate more than just the houses” and “Carefully.” ing preservation crafts while helping protect histor- The 1933 World’s Fair remains a marvel of scien- ic sites on public lands. tifi c and engineering feats. “Your Book of the Fair” Architecture critic Paul Goldberger points out told arrivals: “You will enter A Century of Progress how special the landmark is. for the fi rst time perhaps like an explorer — curious “The House of Tomorrow…is one of the true early and eager — penetrating an amazingly rumored do- monuments of American modernism, brimming over main in search of treasure. It well might be, whether THE December 8, 2016 Page 3 by day or by night you come, that the veritable bom- bardment of color and light that greets you may cre- ate the illusion of stepping within a giant jewel, its A Gift From myriad facets fl ashing countless rays of beauty.” One area, “The Home and Industrial Arts Group,” spotlighted houses with advances in modern mate- rials, architecture and interior design. These mod- ern homes made great use of sunlight and open living spaces. With innovations such as air condi- tioning, central heat and time-saving kitchen appli- ances, many of these were wonders predicting how we would live in the future. Another goal was the intended affordability of these homes. Why did the houses travel to the Indiana side of the lake? Developer Robert Bartlett wanted to Unique Designs draw people to his new resort community, Beverly Shores. So, he bought these “myriad facets fl ashing countless rays of beauty” and transported them by barge across the lake, to continue the excitement ••• they generated at the World’s Fair. Which gets you almost there, but not really there. Affordable Prices How do you hoist these houses up onto the dunes? It took a series of jacking maneuvers from the barg- es: hoisted up, ever-higher platforms made of lum- ber. Photos show the Wieboldt-Rostone House on its 1722 Franklin St., Michigan City barge, and as one of the “parade” of homes being (219) 879-6100 jacked up the dunes. Duneland Home & Hardware Duneland Home Design Center & Showroom Duneland Home Remodeling 1018 N. Karwick Road “Karwick Plaza” • Michigan City, IN 46360 “Family Owned Since 2001” COUNTERTOPS SCREW DRIVERS The Wieboldt-Rostone House. Happy Holidays! Each house has unique design and construction. CARPETING KITCHEN CABINETS The Wieboldt-Rostone House was framed in steel. The materials that combined to make Rostone, slate and lime came from Indiana, while the chemists and WOOD FLOORING WINDOW BLINDS engineers who developed the material came from Purdue University. The fi rst manufacturing plant was built near Riverside, Ind., because a large sup- SAW TAPE MEASURE ply of shale was nearby. Rostone l could be made in many colors and prefabricated to exact shapes WRENCHES TOOLS and sizes. However, the material did not hold up well. The original Rostone, now covered by a syn- thetic material, Perma-stone, can only be seen sur- CCERAMICERAMIC TTILEILE DRILL rounding the front door exterior, the entrance area and around the living room fi replace in the current SEE US FOR ALL YOUR HOME & HARDWARE NEEDS house. SAVE TIME, GAS & MONEY!!! OPEN 7 DAYS The Florida House also pointed to the future, con- 219-878-1720 • 219-878-9141 Fax structed from pre-cast concrete. Its exterior and email [email protected] • website: dunelandhome.com Follow us on Facebook Continued on Page 4 THE Page 4 December 8, 2016 “TOMORROW” Continued from Page 3 interior design, however, were the most infl uential aspects. “Open” best describes the place, a facet of living that certainly has become more and more im- portant in the modern era. With exterior overhangs, fl oor-to-ceiling windows and rooftop terraces, living in the open was possible as never before. The in- terior gently shocked, with its open fl oorplan and spaciousness. The Cypress Log Cabin. now seen as a durable building product and often used as natural wood siding and decks. The Armco-Ferro House was restored by Chris- toph Lichten- feld. He noted, “There was Observers at the Florida House today. water running down, corrod- ing everything. Had anyone known what it would’ve been like, it would’ve been condemned or no one would’ve The Armco-Ferro House. taken it.” Battling through rusted-out supports and de- caying window frames, the Lichtenfelds labored on, enlisting Iron Workers Local 395, which agreed to allow 14 of its apprentices to help with the project. This house incorporates all the Fair Committee’s design criteria: new ideas, a house that could be mass-produced and affordable for The living room of the Florida House. the average American family. The construction The whole place borrowed modern ideas from the system was totally new, corrugated steel panels Bauhaus and Le Corbusier, seeing a house as a “ma- bolted together. Porcelain-enameled steel pan- chine for living” and “designed from the inside out.” els made by the Ferro Enamel Corp. created the Uncrowded, fl exible and simple, there would be no exterior. A similar construction system was used cramped rooms, nor tripping over oversized furni- in the post World War II prefabricated Lustron ture, nor even unnecessary cleaning. Uncluttered houses.
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