Chicago World's Fair's "House of Tomorrow" Still Stands-- Part 2

There are four other houses from the 1933-34 Chicago World's Fair in the Beverly Shores area:  the Florida Tropical House, which has a flamingo peak exterior; the Cypress Log Cabin which, of course is woodsy; the Armco-Ferro House with its glistening steel facade and the Art Deco Wieboldt-Rostone House.

By barge and truck, Chicago developer Robert Bartlett brought the Century of Progress houses to Beverly Shores to promote his plan to turn the area into a vacation destination.  But that dream died with the economic hardships of the Great Depression.

The houses all deteriorated until the early 2000s when the Indiana Landmarks began leasing them from the National Park Service, which controls the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore.

Always Great To have Preservation.  --Cooter