Stahl House

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Stahl House /
Case Study House #22
Stahl House in Los Angeles, 2007.
Location 1635 Woods Drive
Los Angeles, California
United States
Coordinates 34°06′02″N 118°22′13″W / 34.100437°N 118.370152°W / 34.100437; -118.370152Coordinates: 34°06′02″N 118°22′13″W / 34.100437°N 118.370152°W / 34.100437; -118.370152
Built 1960
Architect Pierre Koenig
Architectural style International
Governing body Private
NRHP Reference # 13000519[1]
LAHCM # 670
Significant dates
Added to NRHP July 24, 2013
Designated LAHCM November 9, 1999

The Stahl House (also known as Case Study House #22) is a modernist-styled house designed by architect Pierre Koenig in the Hollywood Hills section of Los Angeles, California. Photographic and anecdotal evidence suggests that the architect's client, Buck Stahl, may have provided an inspiration for the overall structure.[2] In 2013 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[3]

History

Built in 1960 as part of the Case Study Houses program, the house is considered an iconic representation of modern architecture in Los Angeles during the twentieth century. It was made famous by a Julius Shulman photograph showing two women leisurely sitting in a corner of the house with an eventide panoramic view of the city through floor-to-ceiling glass walls.[4] The house was used in numerous fashion shoots, films, and advertising campaigns. Films include Smog (1962); The First Power (1990); The Marrying Man (1991); Corrina, Corrina (1994); Playing by Heart (1998), where it was used as the home of Jon Stewart’s character; Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998); Galaxy Quest (1999), as the home of Tim Allen's character; The Thirteenth Floor (1999); Nurse Betty (2000); and Where the Truth Lies (2005). Television shows include Adam-12; Emergency!; and Columbo. A look-alike was also included in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as one of the houses players can buy.

In 1999, the house was declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.[5] In 2007, the American Institute of Architects listed the Stahl House (#140) as one of the top 150 structures on its "America's Favorite Architecture" list, one of only eleven in Southern California, and the only privately owned home on the list.[6]

The house was included among the ten best houses in Los Angeles in a Los Angeles Times survey of experts in December 2008.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. 
  2. ↑ Thornburg, Barbara (June 27, 2009). "Koenig's Case Study House No. 22 as home". Los Angeles Times. 
  3. ↑ Roderick, Kavin (August 19, 2013). "Case Study Houses finally added to National Register". LA Observed. 
  4. ↑ Shulman, Julius. "Case Study House #22". Retrieved 16 August 2013. 
  5. ↑ Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2012-10-04. 
  6. ↑ "America's Favorite Architecture". American Institute of Architects. 2007. 
  7. ↑ Mitchell, Sean (December 27, 2008). "The best houses of all time in L.A.". Los Angeles Times. 

External links

Official website


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