“Virtually everything pertaining to my professional life during those early years was influenced by my need to offset race prejudice, by my effort to force white people to consider me as an individual rather than a member of a race. I encountered irreconcilables who simply refused to give me a hearing, but on the whole,…
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Historic Spanish Villa by Architect to the Stars Paul R. Williams | 4731 Los Feliz Blvd.
4731 Los Feliz Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027 $6,900,000 | 5 Beds | 6 Baths | 6,504 Sq. Ft. | Price/Sq.Ft. $1,061 | 0.64 Acres | Built in 1926 A private, gated villa in the heart of Los Feliz designed by “architect to the stars” and perhaps my favorite Los Angeles architect Paul R. Williams?…
Iconic LA: Paul R. Williams, The Architect of Hollywood
Even if you’re not an architecture buff you’ll recognize many of the houses and buildings designed by iconic trailblazing architect Paul Revere Williams. Hell, you’ll have possibly been inside many of his buildings. Williams also broke racial barriers, becoming the first African American member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), as well as a civic leader….
Mid-Century Modern Post & Beam with Stunning Griffith Observatory Views | 2515 N Catalina
2515 N Catalina Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90027 $1,350,000 | 2 Bedrooms | 2 Bathrooms | 1,248 Sq. Ft. | Price/Sq.Ft. $1,082 | 5,320 Sq. Ft. Lot | Built in 1961 Perched right under the Griffith Park Observatory, this stunning mid-century modern post and beam home is in good company: neighbors include architecturally significant homes…
Mid-Century Streamline Moderne in Echo Park by Pioneering Architect Gilbert Leong
1915 Walcott Way Los Angeles, CA 90026 Asking Price: $899,000 2 bedrooms | 1.5 bathrooms | 1,115 Sq. Ft. | Built in 1951 Welcome to The Kung Residence! Built by pioneering mid-century architect Gilbert Leong in 1951, this is one unique beauty with all the attributes that made Leong’s homes so rare and wonderful. A sublime combination…
Hollywood Hills Mid-Century Post & Beam – 3574 Multiview
3574 Multiview Drive Los Angeles, CA 90068 Asking Price: $3,289,000 4 beds / 3 baths As an architecture enthusiastic, real estate agent, and all around general home lover, I sometimes find myself in a house designed by a Frank Lloyd Wright, John Lautner, Paul Williams, etc., but it’s not often I find myself in a house designed…
Spanish-Colonial Casa Andalusia in Altadena – 2098 Crescent Drive
2098 Crescent Drive Altadena, CA 91001 Asking Price: $2,795,000 5 bedrooms / 5 bathrooms On nearly half an acre sits Casa Andalusia, a beautiful 5 bedroom Spanish-colonial home with Moorish influences. On a street and in a neighborhood with a treasure trove of architecturally significant and simply gorgeous homes, Casa Andalusia might just take the…
Iconic LA: All 8 of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Los Angeles Houses
“Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.” – Frank Lloyd Wright Frank Lloyd Wright is often called America’s finest architect. There’s a reason he’s not known as “Los Angeles’s best architect” as one might call some of our mid-century masters like John Lautner, or Rudolph Schindler, Paul Williams, or…
Mid-Century Beachwood Canyon Home by John Lautner – 3329 Ledgewood Drive
3329 Ledgewood Drive Los Angeles, CA 90068 $1,895,000 | 3 beds | 2 baths | 1,647 Sq. Ft. | $1,151 / Sq. Ft. | 0.18 Acre Lot | Built in 1952 For the first time since it was constructed in 1952, architect John Lautner’s Harry and Pauline Williams Residence has officially hit the market with a $1.895 million price tag. The…
Franklin Hills Compound on Four & A Half Lots – 3847 Franklin Ave
3847 Franklin Ave | Los Feliz $3,850,000 | 4 bedrooms | 4 baths | Franklin Avenue Elementary School I toured this home years ago and was stunned and awed then and seeing it again this week I am stunned and awed now. It’s a majestic and private 1940s compound in Franklin Hills originally designed by architect…