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The Wieboldt-Rostone House is a house that was built in 1933. Framed in steel and clad with an artificial stone called Rostone (Limestone, shale and alkali). Billed as never needing repairs, it only lasted until the 1950s.〔Cultural Sites of Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore; National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore; Porter, Indiana〕 Intended to showcase a new building material of limestone waste and shale, the Rostone House was the product of Rostone, Inc., of Lafayette, Indiana, and the Indiana Bridge Company Construction was simplified by the completion of most design and fabrication work at a factory. The panels would be precast to the correct sizes needed for a specific project. Each panel came with pre-set nuts, that would be used to bolt the panel onto the steel frame. Both the interior and exterior walls were designed this way.〔Images of America; Beverly Shores, A Suburban Dune Resort, Jim Morrow; Arcadia Press, Chicago, Illinois, 2001, pg 98〕 The house was designed by Indiana Architect Walter Scholer. ==History== Rostone Inc. and Indiana Bridge Co. rented Lot 7 in the Home and Industrial Arts group from the 1933 Century of Progress season for $2100.〔Application 1 March 1933. Box 405, 1-12940, 1-12941. "Century of Progress," Special Collections, Richard J. Daley Library, University of Illinois, Chicago.〕〔Collins, Judith E., Joseph A. Boquiren and Laura J. Culberson; Wieboldt-Rostone House; HABS No. IN-240; Historic American Buildings Survey; National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Washington, DC; 1994〕 Thomas E. Smith and B.R. Graham contracted with Century of Progress for the interior decoration of the house on March 1, 1933. Failure to provide a contract, and design plan lead to the contract cancellation on July 17, 1933. Tobey Furniture Co. took over as interior decorators on June 24, 1933.〔〔Series of letters from Richard L. Harrison to Smith-Graham and members of the fair committee. Box 405, 1-12940, I 12941, "Century of Progress," Special Collections, University of Illinois, Chicago.〕 Correspondence between Harrison and Smith-Graham indicated that the upstairs room, shown as a solarium in 1933 and a bedroom in 1934 was originally designed as a bedroom. Because of time constraints caused by the controversy, the room was exhibited as a solarium in 1933.〔〔Richard L. Harrison to Smith-Graham. Box 405, 1-12940, I-12941, "Century of Progress," Special Collections, Richard J. Daley Library, University of Illinois, Chicago.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wieboldt-Rostone House」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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