Lou Henry Hoover House
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The Hoover House, formally known as the Lou Henry Hoover House or the Lou Henry and Herbert Hoover House, is a historic house located on the campus of Stanford University in Stanford, California, United States.
Completed in 1920, it is the former house of Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States, and his wife Lou Henry Hoover, who designed it.
It is now the official home of the president of Stanford.
In addition to its importance as a residence of the Hoovers, the house is a significant early example of the International Style of architecture.
It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.
Interior of the house circa 1933 Prior to the end of World War I, the Hoovers had commissioned architect Louis Christian Mullgardt to design their Stanford home; however, Mullgardt publicized his appointment prior to the end of the war,
angering the Hoovers, who felt that it was an inopportune time in the waning months of a terrible conflict to announce the construction of a large home.
Mullgardt was summarily dismissed.
After several consultations the Hoovers convinced Arthur Bridgman Clark, a Stanford art professor who practiced freelance architecture during the summer, to be their architect.
Clark agreed on the condition that Mrs. Hoover design the house and that Clark, aided by architectural draftsman Charles Davus and Clark's architect son, Birge, would serve in an advisory capacity.
Mrs. Hoover sketched ideas, watching construction, but when anyone told her that any of her architectural...
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