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House on the Rock

museum in Iowa County, Wisconsin
Place folly Q1631426
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House on the Rock

Summary

House on the Rock is a folly[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of folly entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,511 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • House on the Rock is located in Iowa County[3].
  • House on the Rock is in the country of United States[4].
  • House on the Rock's instance of is recorded as folly[5].
  • House on the Rock's architect is recorded as Alex Jordan, Jr.[6].
  • House on the Rock's architectural style is recorded as modern architecture[7].
  • House on the Rock's Commons category is recorded as House on the Rock[8].
  • 1959 marks the founding of House on the Rock[9].
  • House on the Rock's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 43.1, 'longitude': -90.136111111111}[10].
  • House on the Rock's official website is recorded as http://www.thehouseontherock.com/[11].
  • House on the Rock's official website is recorded as https://www.thehouseontherock.com/[12].
  • House on the Rock's native label is recorded as House on the Rock[13].
  • House on the Rock's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Architourist Guide[14].

Body

Geography

House on the Rock is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Iowa County[3].

Designation and Status

House on the Rock's instance of is recorded as folly[5].

History and Context

1959 marks the founding of House on the Rock[9].

Why It Matters

House on the Rock ranks in the top 4% of folly entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,511 views/month).[2] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Located in → —
    Instance of → folly
    Country → United States
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P11693]]: 742840856, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/742840856 in United States"
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