1906 Philip Johnson born on July 8 in Cleveland, OH
1923 Entered Harvard College, concentrated in classics and philosophy
1930 Graduated from Harvard College
1928–1930 Traveled throughout Europe, visiting modern architects, including J.J.P. Oud, Walter Gropius, Mies van der Rohe, and Le Corbusier, at times with Alfred H. Barr, Jr. and Henry-Russell Hitchcock
1930 Appointed the first director of the Department of Architecture at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), NY
1932 Organized Modern Architecture—International Exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art with Henry-Russell Hitchcock; and publishes The International Style: Architecture Since 1922
1939 David Whitney born on March 28 in Worcester, MA
1940 Philip Johnson returned to Harvard to study architecture under Marcel Breuer and Walter Gropius
1943 Received Bachelor of Architecture from Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
1945 Began schematic design of the Glass House
1946–54 Returned to position as Director of the Department of Architecture at MoMA
ca. 1945 purchased five acres in New Canaan, CT
1947 Finalized design of the Glass House
1948 Groundbreaking for the Glass House and Brick House
1949 The Glass House and Brick House completed
1953 Brick House floor plan remodeled
1955 Pool completed
1960 David Whitney and Philip Johnson met, Whitney visited the Glass House
1962 Lake Pavilion completed
1965 Painting Gallery completed
1970 Sculpture Gallery completed
ca. 1980 Entrance Gate completed
1980 Library/Study completed
1981 David Whitney purchases Calluna Farms
1981–2005 Calluna Farms remodeled
1984 Ghost House completed
1985 Lincoln Kirstein Tower completed; Brick House bathroom remodeled
1986 Philip Johnson donates the Glass House to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, retaining a life estate
1990 David Whitney purchases Grainger
1995 Da Monsta completed
ca. 1996 Popestead remodeled
ca. 1999 Grainger remodeled
2005 Philip Johnson dies on January 25, at age 98
2005 David Whitney dies on June 12, at age 66; as directed, his New York and Connecticut estates support the National Trust’s preservation and programming of the Philip Johnson Glass House
2007 The National Trust for Historic Preservation opens the Philip Johnson Glass House to the public