This one is a heart breaker. The Farnsworth House, Mies van der Rohe's Modern masterpiece, flooded recently when the Fox River in Plano, Ill., rose 18 inches above the house floor. The waters have now receded, but the house needs a lot of restoration. The double whammy of hurricanes of Ike and Lowell pummeled the Midwest and caused major flooding. The house will be closed to visitors for the rest of 2008, according to the National Trust for Historic Preservation Web site. This is not the first flood to hurt this house, and it won't be the last if climate change has its way.
If you would like to help restore the house to its true glory, donate as little as $25 for the cause.
For photos and video from the cleanup effort, check out the National Trust for Historic Preservation
To donate, visit Landmarks Illinois
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