Brad Pitt House - Brad Pitt Visits Farnsworth House Brad Pitt, the world’s most famous architecture fan, visited Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House this week, generating $60,000 for the National Trust Historic Site outside Plano, Ill. “It’s a very hard job, but it does have its perks,” says Whitney French, historic site director. “Mr. Pitt was incredibly enjoyable, very interesting, very personable, very charismatic, very interested in architecture. Brad knew all about the house and its history and the saving of the house.” Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) completed the iconic, groundbreaking Farnsworth House in 1951. In 2003, the house’s owner put it on the auction block. Fearing a developer would tear it down or build on the 58-acre site, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Landmarks Illinois raised $7.5 million to purchase the house, which is now open to the public. In town with his wife, Angelina Jolie, who was filming a movie, Pitt selected the Farnsworth House as a si...