1933 Chicago World's Fair:

A Century of Progress Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition

THE HOMES OF TOMORROW & OTHERS SHOWN IN THE HOME PLANNING GROUP EXHIBITION, 1933-1935Weibolt-Rostone House, Walter Schuler, Architect Good Housekeeping Stran-Steel House, O'Dell & Wirt C. Rowland, Architects House of Tomorrow, George Fred Keck, Architect Masonite House: Frazier & Raftery, Architects Armco-Ferro-Mayflower Enamel Frameless Steel House, Robert Smith, Jr. Architect House for Brick Manufacturers Association of America: Andrew N. Rebori, Architect Florida Tropical House, Robert Law Weed, Architect American Forest Products & Lumber Industries House: Ernest A. Grunsfeld, Jr. ArchitectGeneral Houses Inc., House, Howard T. Fisher, Architect Design for Living Home, John C.B. Moore and Horsley & Wood, Architects Cypress Log Cabin Cape Cod Cottage Universal Houses' Country Home Frigidaire House House of Today Good Housekeeping Garden Kaufmann & Fabry Co., Official Photographers

A Century of Progress: The 1933 Chicago World's Fair boasted a Century of Progress celebrating man's innovations in architecture, science, technology and transportation. One interesting and enduring exhibit was the Homes of Tomorrow Exposition that demonstrated modern home convenience and creative practical new building materials and techniques.  These two compilation photos are from an original Century of Progress brochure for the Home Planning Group.  After the exposition ended in 1936, the homes were put on barges and moved across the lakes to Indiana and Illinois.  A couple of homes were moved to Chicago suburb s while five were placed at Beverly Shores to help spark development in the late 30's.  The development never happened; however, the Indiana park service maintained the homes after the original occupants moved.  Five of the original homes have survived the last 70 years on the shores of Lake Michigan.  Several of the designs have also been erected in other states.  Five Remaining Homes at Indiana Dunes: The Armco-Ferro-Mayflower House, House of Tomorrow, Wieboldt-Rostone House, Florida Tropical House, and Cypress Log Cabin are all from the 1933 Chicago World's Fair and on the National Register of Historic Places. The homes are not open to the public. However, there is a driving tour guide that can be picked up at the Dorothy Buell Memorial Visitor Center and they can be viewed from the road. There is a parking lot near the Rostone House on Lake Front Drive and Dunbar Streets in Beverly Shores. Also take a look at the Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana. L-R: Cypress Log Cabin, House of Tomorrow, Armco-Ferro L-R: Rostone Home, Rostone panels, Florida Tropical Home More Indiana Dunes Info: Indiana Dunes Park Service Century of Progress Homes site which includes the Wiebolt-Rostone House, Florida Tropical House, Cypress Log Cabin, House of Tomorrow, & the Armco-Ferro House Historic Landmarks Foundation of Indiana Notes from the Northwest Indiana Traveler by Erin: 1933 World's Fair Homes at Beverly Shores, Indiana The Century of Progress Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition: · Homes of Tomorrow Gallery · Photos of the homes at Indiana Dunes under construction (2005) · Photos of the homes at Indiana Dunes (2001) · Floor Plans for Nine of the Exhibition Homes · The Good Housekeeping Stran-Steel Home · Stran-Steel Interior Photos - Originals from Good Housekeeping Magazine, 1933 & 1934 Bibliography 1933 Homes of Future May Have one: Chicago World's Fair Exhibits to be Restored as Historic Landmarks and Private Residences Along Indiana Dunes. 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Kaufmann & Fabry Co., Official Photographers, Souvenir Book - 1934: World's Fair Chicago. Curt Teich & Company, Inc.: Chicago, 1933. Look Homeward America! Homes of Tomorrow.  Review of Reviews, 90:27-30, October 1934. Partsch, Dori. Historian, Indiana Dunes National Lake Shore Park, Indiana. Interviewed 1992. Stran-Steel House, Chicago World's Fair, 1933: external view, floor plans, and details. Architectural Record, 75:14, January 1934. Trends in House Design at a Century of Progress.  Ladies Home Journal, 50:26-29, June 1933. Trends of Progress in House Design.  American Architect, 143:22-29, July 1933. Unique Home at Chicago World's Fair has Modern Features. Architect and Engineer, 111:58, 74, December 1932. Why the Century of Progress Architecture? Saturday Evening Post, 205:16-17, June 10, 1933. World's Fair Architecture. American Magazine of Art, 26:292-298, June 1933. 1933 Chicago World's Fair Resources Chicago 1933 Century of Progress World's Fair Collectibles A Century of Progress, 1933 (Online Gallery) Chicago World's Fair, Century of Progress University of Chicago Library's Century of Progress 1933-34 World's Fair Collection Dissemination of Order in Chicago's Century of Progress Century of Progress from Wilkopedia Chicago Public Library's site on A Century of Progress Chicago's History from a Kid's View: Century of Progress Images from the '33-'34 Chicago World's Fair Explore Illinois from 1920 to 1950 and meet the people who lived here A Century of Progress: The 1933 Chicago World's Fair Map and postcards If you have more information, please share it with Dr. Monica Brooks at brooks@marshall.edu. Updated 6/2007