Ben Rose House

Ben Rose House

Ben Rose House
General information
Type Residential
Architectural style International Style, Modernist
Location 370 Beech
Highland Park, Illinois US
Coordinates 42°10′25.21″N 87°47′07.83″W / 42.1736694°N 87.7855083°W / 42.1736694; -87.7855083Coordinates: 42°10′25.21″N 87°47′07.83″W / 42.1736694°N 87.7855083°W / 42.1736694; -87.7855083
Completed 1953
Design and construction
Architect David Haid, A. James Speyer

The Ben Rose House is a building designed by architect A. James Speyer and featured in the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Built in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois in 1953 and designated an official local landmark in 1987, the modernist building was designed by A. James Speyer, who studied under Mies van der Rohe at the Illinois Institute of Technology.

In 1974, Speyer's student David Haid designed an adjoining pavilion as a showcase for the Roses' collection of exotic European sports cars.[1] The pavilion also includes a kitchen and bathroom.

The house was picked by John Hughes for use in Ferris Bueller's Day Off vis-à-vis studio executive Ned Tanen, who was a Ferrari collector and knew Rose.[2]

The Ben Rose House was priced at $2.3 million in 2009, but languished on the market for several years before finally being purchased for $1.06 million in 2014.[3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Buyers of 'Ferris Bueller' house plan to 'love it'". Chicago Tribune. June 4, 2014. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
  2. ↑ Ferris Bueller's Day Off-(Commentary by John Hughes) (DVD). Paramount Pictures. October 19, 1999.
  3. ↑ Kamin, Blair (March 14, 2015). "Midcentury modern masterpieces can be a tough sell". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2015-08-10.
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