Just 17 residential buildings earned slots in The American Institute of Architects' top 150 buildings survey, but they're keepers. In honor of its 150th anniversary, the institute commissioned a Harris Interactive poll of more than 1,800 members of the American public, asking them to rank their favorite examples of American architecture. They chose from a larger list of 248 buildings suggested by a random sample of more than 2,400 AIA members. What didn't make the cut? Philip Johnson's Glass House, the Charles and Ray Eames house, and Mies van der Rohe's Farnsworth House, among others. Here are the winners, in order of their rank in the larger survey. Click here for an opportunity to set the rankings straight, according to your opinions. But who doesn't like Frank?
2 The White House, Washington, D.C. – James Hoban
8 Biltmore Estate (Vanderbilt Residence), Asheville, N.C. – Richard Morris Hunt, FAIA
27 Monticello, Charlottesville, Va. – Thomas Jefferson
29 Kaufmann Residence (Fallingwater), Bear Run, Pa. – Frank Lloyd Wright
30 Taliesin, Spring Green, Wis. – Frank Lloyd Wright
41 Hearst Residence (Hearst Castle), San Simeon, Calif. – Julia Morgan
66 Gamble House, Pasadena, Calif. – Greene and Greene
73 Lake Point Tower, Chicago – Schipporeit-Heinrich Associates; Graham, Anderson, Probst & White
83 Glessner House, Chicago – Henry Hobson Richardson, FAIA
87 The Dakota, New York City – Henry Janeway Hardenbergh, FAIA
105 Time Warner Center, New York City – David Childs, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
114 Dana-Thomas House, Springfield, Ill. – Frank Lloyd Wright
123 Taliesin West, Scottsdale, Ariz. – Frank Lloyd Wright
130 Douglas House, Harbor Springs, Mich. – Richard Meier, FAIA
131 Hollyhock House, Los Angeles – Frank Lloyd Wright
138 Robie House, Chicago – Frank Lloyd Wright
140 Stahl House (Case Study House No. 22), Los Angeles – Pierre Koenig
