# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Backstories: Hidden Histories of the Edith Farnsworth House
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 01 May, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 01 May, 2025 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join Friends of the Edwards House during FoundersFest and learn the lesser known details of the historic Edith Farnsworth House.About this EventPlease join us for this special Downers Grove FoundersFest Presentation!Ludwig Mies van der Rohe designed this glass and steel house located along the Fox River in Plano, Illinois, for Dr. Edith Farnsworth in 1946, as a weekend retreat and a place to entertain and enjoy nature.Scott Mehaffey, Executive Director of The Edith Farnsworth House, will share some of the lesser known details behind this iconic example of International Style of architecture.The Presentation begins promptly at 7 pm.Doors open at 6:30 to enjoy light refreshments prior to the presentation.This event is $15 per person to attend.TagsAgenda?: 06:30 PM - 07:00 PMCheck-in and Refreshments?: 07:00 PM - 08:30 PMWelcome and Presentation
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/downers-grove/backstories-hidden-histories-of-the-edith-farnsworth-house/100001275521451999
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## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Downers Grove
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: The Lytle Auditorium
- **lat**: 41.7969205
- **long**: -88.03724799999999
- **full address**: The Lytle Auditorium, 4919 Belmont Road, Downers Grove, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Backstories: Hidden Histories of the Edith Farnsworth House being held?
  - **A:** Backstories: Hidden Histories of the Edith Farnsworth House takes place on Thu, 01 May, 2025 at 06:30 pm to Thu, 01 May, 2025 at 08:30 pm at The Lytle Auditorium, 4919 Belmont Road, Downers Grove, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Backstories: Hidden Histories of the Edith Farnsworth House?
  - **A:** Backstories: Hidden Histories of the Edith Farnsworth House is organized by Friends of the Edwards House.

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