Most famous for designing Cameron's house in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mies van der Rohe protégé David Haid also designed this 1964 homage to Philip Johnson's Glass House, built on the shores of Lake Michigan.

This angular 1965 home on Minnesota's Lake Minnetonka was designed by John Howe, a longtime associate of Frank Lloyd Wright. In fact, he was dubbed "the pencil in Mr. Wright's hand."

Designed by the architectural duo of Ralph Fournier and Mary Jane Fournier, this home features the pair's signature blend of "Frank Lloyd Wright and California influences."

Designed by Don Polsky, who cut his teeth as job captain in Richard Neutra's California studio, this 1966 home was built as the architect's private residence.

Eero Saarinen's 1957 residential masterpiece was commissioned by Indiana businessman J. Irwin Miller and took four years to build. It's now owned by the Indianapolis Museum of Art, which offers tours of the home and grounds.

Famed Bauhaus figure Marcel Breuer designed this residence in Mission Hills, Kansas, in 1955. It's believed to be one of only two Breuer designs west of the Mississippi. Photo by Nate Hofer/Flickr

With a comprehensive design plan overseen by Frank Lloyd Wright acoloyte Theodore van Fossen, Rush Creek Village is a 1950s development that includes almost 50 homes built according to Usonian principles. Photo by Paul Ringstrom/Flickr

Though Walter Frazier trained at the Ecoledes Beaux-Arts and MIT, and designed homes for generations of well-heeled clients, he is considered one of the least-studied Chicago-area architects. This 1955 home, then, may open some eyes.