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Imre and Maria Horner House

Houses completed in 1949Houses in Porter County, IndianaHouses on the National Register of Historic Places in IndianaInternational style architecture in IndianaNational Register of Historic Places in Porter County, Indiana
International Style Otto Kolb BeverlyShores Indiana P7190083
International Style Otto Kolb BeverlyShores Indiana P7190083

The Horner House is a historic house at 2 Merrivale Street in Beverly Shores, Indiana. It is an excellent example of the mid-twentieth century architectural movement known as the International Style, interpreted by architects like Marcel Breuer, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Walter Gropius and Philip Johnson for buildings constructed in America following World War II. It is the work of a master artist of the second generation to be influenced by this school, the Swiss architect and designer, Otto Kolb.The Horner House is designed into the landscape and reflects a movement toward increased ecological and environmental awareness in the second half of the twentieth century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

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Imre and Maria Horner House
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International Style Otto Kolb BeverlyShores Indiana P7190083
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Armco-Ferro House
Armco-Ferro House

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