Hvittrask is a building that was designed by Eliel Saarinen, Armas Lingren, and Herman Gesellius, who are members of the Finnish architecture firm. It was designed to be a studio home and completed in 1903. The three architects loved the scenery at Lake Vittrask and decided to build their home there. The name “Hvittrask” means White Lake, it was named after the lake. The house has a National Romantic style, which was a Nordic architecture style in the early 19^th century. The house became a private residence for Eliel Saarinen later and for his famous son, Eero Saarinen, to grow up in. The house is a museum today for the public and has an English style garden with a beautiful view near the lake. The building has both Finnish and American/English identity. The red-tiled roof and the chimneys represent the American/English architecture and the boulders and rendered brickworks is Finnish.