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Ruth Ford house

architect

Bruce Goff

location

Aurora, IL

date

1947-50

style

Brutalist

construction

stone, wood

type

House
 
  a. view and approach, photo 2000, M. Nilsen, U. Delaware.
 
  b. plan
 
  c. detail of exterior wall, photo 2000, M. Nilsen, U. Delaware.
 
  d. interior, looking up, photo 2000, M. Nilsen, U. Delaware.
    
  e. interior, looking to center, photo 2000, M. Nilsen, U. Delaware.
 
  f. exterior, "loggia.," photo 2000, M. Nilsen, U. Delaware.
 

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