lIE 5 Los Angeles Department of City Planning RECOMMENDATION REPORT
CULTURAL HERITAGE COMMISSION CASE NO.: CHC-20t4-410-HCM ENV-2014-411-CE
HEARING DATE: May 29,2014 Location: 7820 W Mulholland Dr TIME: 10:00 AM Council District: 4 PLACE: City Hall, Room 1010 Community Plan Area: Hollywood 200 N. Spring Street Area Planning Commission: South Valley Los Angeles, CA Neighborhood Council: Hollywood Hills West 90012 Legal Description: Lot 92, ARB 2 of TR 11357
PROJECT: Historic-Cultural Monument Application for the RAY S. LINN HOUSE
REQUEST: Declare the property a Historic-Cultural Monument
APPLICANT! Clifford L Watts Trust OWNER: 2805 Woodstock Rd Los Angeles, CA 90046
OWNER'S Anna Marie Brooks REPRESENTATIVE: 1109 4th Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90019
RECOMMENDATION That-the Cultural Heritage Commission:
1. Declare the property a Historic-Cultural Monument per Los Angeles Administrative Code Chapter 9, Division 22, Article 1, $ection 22.171.7.
2., Adopt the staff report and findings.
MICHAEL J. LOGRANDE Director of Planning
Ken Bernstein, AICP, Manager Lambert M. Giessinger, Preservation Architect Office of Historic Resources Office of Historic Resources
Attachments: Historic-Cultural Monument Application Ray S. Linn House CHC-2014-410-HeM Page 2 of 4
FINDINGS
• The building "embodies the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction" as an example ofthe Mid-Century Mpdern residential style.
• The building is "a notable work of a master builder, designer or architect whose individual genius influenced his age" as a work by master architect Richard Neutra.
CRITERIA
The criterion is the Cultural Heritage Ordinance which defines a historical or cultural monument as any site (including significant trees or other plant life located thereon) building or structure of particular historic or cultural significance to the City of Los Angeles, such as historic structures or sites in which the broad cultural, economic, or social history of the nation, State or community is reflected or exemplified, or which are identified with historic personages or with important events in the main currents of national, State or local history or which embody the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction, or a notable work of a master builder, designer or architect whose individual genius influenced his age.
SUMMARY
Completed in 1961, this one-story, single-family residence in the Hollywood Hills exhibits character defining features of the Mid-Century Modern style. The subject building has a regular floor plan with a long, horizontal massing parallel to the street. The first floor of the front facade is broken into two components: The east side is long rectangle with a flat face of windows recessed behind and framed by a wooden-railed deck below and a wide, exposed-beam eave above. Joining the rectangular portion on the west is an enclosed, stuccoed box with a bank of. smaller windows a wide overhanging eave jutting out toward the street from the rest of the structure. Below the eastern edge of the building is a carport manifest as a large void space under half the long, rectangular section. It is supported by two large, exposed, steel girders. The rest of the ground floor below the rectangular portion is enclosed in white stucco with a small bank of windows. A long, wooden staircase behind a stucco wall rises to the deck and main entrance, serving as a physical and visual transition between the rectangle and box sections. The exterior is primarily wood and stucco with some metal framing. A pool is situated next to the carport; the steel beams supporting the girders sunk into the landscaping strip that separates the pool area from the pavement.
The interior features a ceiling of fir with exposed support beams throughout, straight lines with generally open floor plans, several louvered windows and custom cabinetry in the bathrooms, kitchen, and hall.
The subject building was designed by Richard Neutra, one of a few in the same genre described as "post and beam boxcar" houses by collaborator John Blanton. Apparently built during a time of ill health, administration of the project was largely conducted by Neutra firm architect Benno Fisher. Alterations appear to be minimal; there are no permits on file that indicate significant changes. The building was built for Ray S. Linn, a professional trumpeter who played with the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, Benny Goodman, and Artie Shaw among others. After moving to Los Angeles Linn worked as a studio musician and in television. Ray S. Linn House CHC~2014~410~HCM Page 3 of 4
DISCUSSION
The Ray S. Linn House historic property successfully meets two of the specified Historic- Cultural Monument criteria: 1) "embodies the distinguishing characteristics of an architectural type specimen, inherently valuable for a study of a period style or method of construction" and 2) is "a notable work of a master builder, designer or architect whose individual genius influenced his age." The open floor plan, exposed structural elements, lack of ornamentation, intersecting flat planes, cantilevered deck, flat roof with deep, overhanging eaves, and extensive use of glass make the subject building an archetype of the Mid-Century Modern style. Richard Neutra is widely considered one of the most important modernist architects and is recognized as a master. Though the subject building is modest and not one of Neutra's more expansive or elaborate works, it nevertheless represents an important time in the architect's career and a distillation of his design philosophy.
CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (HCEQAU) FINDINGS
State of California CEQA Guidelines, Article 19, Section 15308, Class 8 "consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the environment."
State of California CEQA Guidelines Article 19, Section 15331, Class 31 "consists of projects limited to maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic buildings."
The designation of the Ray S. Linn House property as a Historic-Cultural Monument in accordance with Chapter 9, Article 1] of The City of Los Angeles Administrative Code ("LAAC") will ensure that future construction activities involving the subject property are regUlated in accordance with Section 22.171.14 of the LAAC. The purpose of the designation is to prevent significant impacts to a Historic-Cultural Monument through the application of the standards set forth in the LMC. Without the regulation imposed by way of the pending designation, the historic significance and integrity of the subject property could be lost through incompatible alterations and new construction and the demolition of irreplaceable historic structures. The Secretary of the lnterior's Standards of Rehabilitation are expressly incorporated into the LAAC and provide standards concerning the historically appropriate construction activities which will ensure the continued preservation of the subject property.
The use of Categorical Exemption Class 8 in connection with the proposed designation is consistent with the goals of maintaining, restoring, enhancing, and protecting the environment through the imposition of regulations designed to prevent the degradation of Historic-Cultural Monuments.
The use of Categorical Exemption Class 31 in connection with the proposed designation is consistent with the goals relating to the preservation] rehabilitation, restoration and reconstruction of Historic buildings in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for Preserving Rehabilitating, Restoring, and Reconstructing Historic Buildings. Ray S. Linn House CHC-2014-410-HeM Page 4 of 4
BACKGROUND
th On March 20 , 2014 the Cultural Heritage Commission took the' property under consideration. On April 17, 2014 the Commission and Office of Historic Resources staff toured the site. CITY OF LOS ANGELES
SIGNIFICANCE WORK SHEET
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Goodman, Artie Shaw, and Boyd Raeburn. He came to Los Angeles to become a studio musician and later worked in television. He also played with Bob Crosby, Woody Herman and other top west coast jazz musicians and continued his recording career.
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The site is currently undergoing restoration by Mark Haddawy. The north deck and stairs are being rematerialized
in-kind. The living room and study walls of sheet-rock and fir ceilings are being refinished. The LR fireplace
was restored. All sliding glass panels were repaired. Kitchen floor, ceiling and walls will be refinished, along
with windows, doors and case goods. The east/west hall from west of entry to west end full-length window is
being restored. The southwest bedrooms, which were designed to have a north/south curtain wall when division
is desired, is being completely restored, as is the master bedroom on the north. Both the north and south baths
are being completely restored; the commodes and tub floors and pit being degraded. The pantry/rear exit and
pool are being restored, as is the exterior. Landscaping is being rethought as much of it is overgrown.
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12. CONTRACTOR OR OTHER BUILDER .c.A""sQso!.,!.c!. 13. DATES OF ENCLOSED PHOTOGRAPHS ---'2=.:0~1!.!:2~ _ (1 8Xl0 BLACK IlND WRITE GLOSSY AND 1 DIGITAL E-MAlLED TO CULTURAL HERITAGE [email protected]) 14. CONDITION: I'EXCEllENT r.l GOOD C FAffi C DETERIORATED r]NO LONGER IN EXISTENCE 15. ALTERATIONS 2012: Reroof w/17 sgrs built up roofing. Existing solid sheathing. Interior kitchen remodel/repair (no changes in walls or openings). Termite damage/dry rot repair less than 10% replacement cost of building. Convert (E) furnace room to (N) recreation room. 16. THREATS TO SITE: 0 NONE KNOWN !7 PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT 0 VANDALISM 0 PUBUC WORKS PROJECT o ZONING C OTHER There is no historic architectural protection in this area. 17. IS THE STRUCTURE: ~ ON ITS ORIGINAL SITE C MOVED D UNKNOWN SIGNIFICANCE 18. BRIEFLY STATEHISTORICAL AND/OR ARCHITECfURAL IMPORTANCE: ThlCLUDE DATES, EVENTS, AND PERSON ASSOCIATED WITH THE SITE (SEE ALSO SIGNIFICANCE WORK SHEET. 750 WORDS MAXIMUM IF USING ADDlTIONAL SHEETS) This is one of the 1950s-60s post-and-beam moderns done by Neutra and his team during the period when Neutra was challenged by cardiac issues. According tei the UCLA archive, architect Benno Fisher did much of the back-and-forth on the project, assisted by Perry Neuschatz. Unn had owned the land for nearly a decade and was committed to Neutra as his architect. Preliminary design work began in 1955 with constant adjustments for cost issues. The Linn house and pool. on the north of Mulholland Drive, were completed in 1961. 19. SOURCES (LIST BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, SURVEYS, PERSONAL INTERVIEWS WITH DATES) Please see "Bibliography" 20. DATE FORM PREPARED 1=2"-/0;::.;5=1""2.=..O..:..::12=--~PREPARER'S NAME ----'--'A"-'n'"'-na""-!.lMcua....r."ie'-'B""r'-"o""o=ks"'-- _ ORGANlZATION STREETADDRESS ~1~1~09~4~th~A~v~e~n~u~e~___ CITY -=L=o~s_'_A"_n"'Q=e"_"le'-"s STATE CA ZIP CODE 90019 PHONE (310) 650-2143 E-MAIL ADDRESS: his_to_r_ich_o_m_e_sla.....:@::;::a_o_l.c_o_m _ HISTORIC·CULTURAL MONUMENT APPUCATION DESCRIPTION WORK SHEET TYPE OR HAND PRINT IN ALL CAPITAL BLOCK LETTERS THE~ __ ~ R_a~y_S_,_L_in_n__H_o_u_s_e ~A o~n~e~ -STOR~ NAME OF PROPOSED MONUMENT NUMBER OF STORIES Post-and-beam Modern ______irregular PLAN Single~~ Family ~ Residence __ ARCHITECfURAL STYLE (SEE LINE 8 ABOVE) PLAN SHAPE (Click to See Chart) STRUCI'URE USE (RESIDENCE. ETC) WITH A ~~--:-c~_::_:c~----s-t-uc-c-O------__::_------flNISH AND __ ---'w'-'-o""o""d"--"'a-'-.:n.o:.d-'-m"'e:::..:t:;::a"-ITRIM. MATERIAL (WOOD SilDING. WOOD SHINGLES, BRICK, STUCCO, ETC) MATERIAL (WOOD, METAL, ETC.) IT'S fl_a_t__ c=-c-c--=---=-~ROOF IS gravel & rock . --'m~et=a::.:...l-=a.:...:n.=.d__"wc:....:o:....:o:...::d'_'p'=_'o::..:s:..:t_ ROOF SHAPE (Click to See Chart) MATERIAL (CLAY TILE, ASPHALT OR WOOD SHINGLES, ETC.) WJNDOW MATERLAL __ ==-:~===c:::e=i=lin=g=to-::::-fl=o-=-o~r=s:-,-in:>,g=-le=p:,,:a~ncC-e"-=,=lo-=u::-:v=e~r''c:s=l=id::-:in::-:,g=-p=a:,:ncC-e=1-:-:-::::-::--=:-==-==-::c:~WINDOWS ARE PART OF TIm DESIGN, WINDOW TYPE [DOUBLE-HUNG (SLIDES UP & DOWN), CASEMENT (OPENS orrrx HORlZONTAL SLIDING, ETC.] THEENrnYFEA~SA ~e~as~t~o~f~c~e=n~te~r~,=in:....:l~in.:...:e~w~it.:...:h~n~o~rt~h~w~i~n~d.=.o~w~w~a~II,~o~ff:....:n~o~rt~h~d~e.=.c~k,~a~t~j=ut:....:O~u~t~~ DOOR WCATION (RECESSED, CENTERED, OFF-CENTER. CORNER, ETC.) ______s:-'-in~g'--Ie~p_a_n_el'__'s=__=o=__=Ii=__=d'__'w"_occ..o=_d"___DOOR. ADDITIONAL CHARACI'ER DEFINING ELEMENTS ENTRY DOOR STYlE [Click to See Chart) OF THE STRUCTIJRE ARE north deck with deep extended roof, same depth as deck, Wood stairs proceed across the IDENTIFY ORIGINAL FEATURES SUCH AS PORCHES (SEE CHART); BALCONIES; NUMBER AND SHAPE OF DORMERS (Click to See Chart) house from west of the driveway at basement/ground level to the entry at hall to north of kitchen. The envelope NUMBER AND LOCATION OF CHIMNEYS; SHlJITERS; SECONDARY FINISH MATERIALS; PARAPETS; METAL TRlM; DECORATIVE T!I.E OR CAST STONE; ARCHES; widens to the west of entry at north, turns south, juts west, turns south, juts west; is flat with half-wall of posts, plain ORNAMENTAL WOODWORK; SYMMETRY OR ASYMMEIRY; CORNICES; FRIEZES; TOWERS OR TURRETS; BAY WINDOWS; HALFTIMBERlNG; HORIZONTAllY; and louver windows south elevation and plain east elevation. The steel beams on which the house rests projeCt to VERTICAlLY; FOItMALlTY OR INFORMALITY; GARDEN WALLS, ETC. SECONDARY BUILDINGS CONSIST OF A _~ ~ ir_r_e=;;g;:::u:::::la;;;:r-;;:;s;-;-h-::oa7:p::-;e-::;d.;:;p,-::o::-;O=I::::w::::-/:-oc:-:-:ec;:;m=e;:-n~to;:cd:-ec_k_. _ IDENTIFY GARAGE; GARDEN SHELTER. ETC. SIGNIFICANT INTERIOR SPACES INCLUDE __ =-=e::-:as=t/=w~e::::s::ct::::fi=lr:-:c-::e=il=in=:9,::::t:::h-::ro":,u::,,gc:--:-:S::::U,-:;pp,:-:o:::;rt;:-:e::-:d=-:-b,=y::cn=:o:::-rt=:h;:-/s;-:-o:::,u-::th::::-:w:-;o=o=:d;:-:b::-e-::=a-:.:-m,-::s:'-':::,L::,:.R:::,:==-hc-:;.0-::=U;;,:t IDENTIFY ORIGINAL FEATURES SUCH AS WOOD PANELING; MOWINGS AND TRIM; SPECIAL GLASS WINDOWS; fireplace east wall, south half-height single pane and louver windows, west wall w/pass-thru to kitchen, north full- ORNATE CEILINGS; PLASTER MOLDINGS; UGID FIXTURES; PAINTED DECORATION; CERAMIC TIME; STAIR BALUSTRADES; BUILT-IN FURNITURE, ETC. height glazed and sliding panels. Study at east: plain walls east/west, same windows as LR. Kitchen: south & west IMPORTANT LANDSCAPING INCLUDES O_a~k-:-:t_rec-:e=-:-sc:-,c-cJc:":a~d""e=-a-::::n:::d__T_o"':y_o=-n-::-s--::h:-:r_u_bs_. _ IDENTIFY NOTABLE MATURE TREES AND SHRUBS HISTORIC-CULTURAL MONUMENT APPLICATION Bio: Ray S. Linn Raymond Sayre Linn was born on October 20, 1920, at Chicago, Illinois. He began his professional career at 18 years of age as Ray Linn, a trumpeter in the Tom my Dorsey Orchestra from 1938 -1941. Linn also played with Woody Herman (1941-1942) and worked on and off with Jimmy Dorsey (1942-1945), Benny Goodman (1943 and 1947), Artie Shaw (1944-1946), and Boyd Raeburn (1946). While with Raeburn, his solos were quite advanced for the period. He rejoined Herman on three occasions (1945, 1947, and 1955-1959). Linn moved to Los Angeles in 1945 and became a studio musician. His sessions as a leader in 1946 (which resulted in eight songs) had such titles as "The Mad Monk" and "Blop Blah." At the same time Linn had the opportunity to work with Bob Crosby (1950-1951), Woody Herman and many of the top West Coast jazz players in the 1950s During the 19605, and onward, Linn mostly worked in television. Ray Linn's later albums for Trend (1978) and Discovery (1980) were Dixieland-oriented. Mr. and Mrs. Linn had three sons: Rex Ray (Teddy), Peter and David. They commissioned Richard Neutra in March 1956 to design their home on a parcel which they had owned for 10 years at 7820 Mulholland Drive. The certificate of occupancy was issued February 1, 1961. Ray Linn died November 4, 1996 in Columbus, OH Click on the following link to be connected to the discography of Ray Linn: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ray-linn-mn0000870440!credits Biography: Richard Joseph Neutra Richard Joseph Neutra was born at Vienna, Austria on April 8, 1892. By the age of eight, Neutra had decided he wanted to be an architect. The earliest influence on his architectural philosophy was Adolf laos whom Neutra referred to as, "my master and fountain of ideas in architecture." Neutra seems to have wholly adopted laos' motto as his own, believing firmly that, "Ornament is crime." He also studied with Erich Mendelsohn and worked as an assistant in his office. Neutra also studied with Otto Wagner. Neutra was educated at Technische Hochschule (Technical Academy) at Vienna, graduating in 1918 and at the University of Zurich. Neutra worked in Zurich, Switzerland as a landscape gardener and later on city planning projects. Neutra enlisted as an officer and served in World War I in the Balkans. Assuredly the greatest influence on Neutra's career was Frank lloyd Wright, starting with the publication and release of Wright's Wasmuth folio which Neutra first studied while still residing at Vienna. Neutra later worked for the municipality of luckenwalde, Germany, during the most creative period in German architectural innovation. Neutra removed to Berlin in 1922. Neutra married Dione Niedermann on December 23, 1922, at Hagen, Germany. According to Esther McCoy when Neutra moved to New York City in 1923, "Technology and economy were the two gold coins that Neutra sewed into his pocket.," (MCCoy, "Neutra in California," Piecing Together los Angeles: An Esther McCoy Reader. p. 129. He later traveled to Chicago where Neutra took a position with the industrial architectural firm of Holabird and Roche. At the funeral ofLouis Sullivan, Neutra met Frank lloyd Wright who invited Neutra to work with him. In the meantime his wife Dione was able to join him in America. He fulfilled his dream of studying Wright's works when Mr. & Mrs. Neutra joined Wright at Taliesin, Wisconsin in 1923, although they did not stay long. -, ,,~ In 1925 the Neutras moved to Los Angeles, sharing Neutra's friend, Rudolph Schindler at Schindler's house. Schindler and Neutra formed an architectural partnership that was short- lived. They did not again speak until late in life when in the hospital, they found themselves sharing the same room. They worked out their differences and remained friends until the end. Neutra opened his own' practice in los Angeles in 1926. Still later, in 1929, Neutra became a naturalized citizen of the United States. In the late 1920s, Neutra taught at The Academy of Modern Art in los Angeles, and included Gregory Ain, Harwell Hamilton Harris, and Raphael Soriano among its students. Biography: Richard Joseph Neutra--2 In 1928 and 1929 Neutra designed and built the Lovell Health House. It was the first completely steel framed private home to be built in the United States. Neutra established his own practice which he managed from his Silver Lake home and offices known as the Van der Leeuw Research House, completed in 1932. In the early 1930's the young architects Gregory Ain, Harwell Hamilton Harris, and Raphael Soriano launched their own careers by working in Neutra's Los Angeles practice. Gregory Ain and his wife lived in the guesthouse at the Silver Lake studio and home of Neutra and Ain was credited as collaborator on projects, among which was the Josef Kun Residence #1.. The Josef Kun Residence #1 proved to be an important Neutra work. Kun Residence #1 was built as an all-electric house, one of the very first in LosAngeles, and the first all electric house to be designed by Neutra. With this house Neutra launched the photographic career of Julius Shulman as one of the premiere architectural photographers of the zo'' Century. Shulman, who was a "novice" photographer, accompanied a male renter in his sister's home, who was at the time working on the Kun project, to the Kun house. Shulman shot a few photos of the house with his Kodak Vest Pocket camera. Shulman printed 8 x lOs of the photographs and they were passed on to Neutra who was highly impressed by their artistic qualities. He hired Shulman as his photographer on nearly every project thereafter. Shulman was also utilized by Ain and introduced to several other Modern architects whose works he shot. In 1949 Neutra formed an architectural partnership with Robert Alexander which endured until 1958. In 1954 Neutra wrote Survival Through Design, a book stating his philosophy on the practice of architecture. Mrs. Neutra viewed him as a missionary for his philosophy of "biological realism"-which he described as, lithe inherent and inseparable relationship between man and nature." This new concept of architecture, " ...was to be the means of bringing man back into harmony with nature and himself," according to architecture critic Wolf Von Eckardt. (Dreyfus, Los Angeles Times, Mar 13, 1977). "My father was a lonely advocate for the application of the insights of the biological and behavioral sciences to the problems of architecture, as opposed to always deferring to the bottom line," said his son, Dion. Neutra also paid great attention to his client's needs, often employing a detailed questionnaire or biography to aid in ascertaining their requirements. In 1956 Neutra began to design a home for jazz trumpeter Ray S. Linn. In the Neutra archive at UCLAwere found the detailed questionnaires for Mr. & Mrs. Linn who had three sons. Neutra faced cardiac challenges at the time, and the Linn's had some financial issues, but despite all, the house and pool were constructed between 1959 and 1961 on the hill on the north face of 7820 Mulholland Drive, with detailed help from design team architects Benno Fischer and Perry Neuschatz. Biography: Richard Joseph Neutra--3 By 1961,a sign which began, "TYPICALITYAS AN INSTRUMENT OF PERFECTION,"on Neutra's drafting room wall summed up Neutra's architectural philosophy. It wast he mantra by which the drafting room, as well as the contractor, prevailed in the search for the common denominator. For the Neutra office, constancy was a virtue. (McCoy, "Neutra in California," p. 129.) The Van der leuuw Research House (the Neutra family home) burned in an electrical fire in 1963, leaving only the 1940 Garden House and the basement of the original house. It was rebuilt under Neutra's and son Dian's guidance in 1964. Known as VDljResearch House II, it was donated to California Polytechnic University, Pomona, in the late 1970s under a life estate for Mrs. Dione Neutra. In 1965 Neutra formed a partnership with his son, Dian, and named it Richard and Dian Neutra and Associates, LAoIt lasted until 1970. The Neutras lived in Europe toward the end of Mr. Neutra's life. Neutra was touring projects in Wuppertal, West Germany with his wife, Dione, in April of 1970, when he died of a heart attack. Richard Joseph Neutra was 78 years old. His remains are buried in the backyard of his Silver lake home. In 1977, the American Institute of Architects posthumously awarded its Gold Medal, the highest honor the Institute can bestow, for most distinguished service to the profession of architecture, to Richard Joseph Neutra. Bio: Benno Fischer Richard Neutra was ill with cardiac challenges during the design and building of the linn House and was forced to rely on others in his firm more than in the past. The architect who did much of the work, according in the UCLA archive, was Benno Fischer. Fisher was born in Poland in 1914 and was educated at the University of Warsaw from which he graduated in 1939. In September of 1939 Fischer was captured by the Nazis and interred in a labor camp which produced war planes. The workers transferred from one camp to another by way of "death marches," and he told of one on which 2,500 people started out, but less than 80 survived the ordeal. When they were liberated by American forces on April 24, 1945, Benno weighed 80 pounds. His entire family had died at the hands of the Nazis. His fortunes improved when, on the street, he met a classmate from Warsaw who was searching for his family. The two proceeded to Stuttgart where he met a fellow from one of the Nazi work camps who told him a girl had asked about him. The fellow worker told her that Benno had been shot, for that is what he'd been told. He knew the young woman's name and she was Fischer's pre-war girl friend. He went in search of Anna and ran into her on a street corner. She worked for the American Military Government and knew a bit of English. They married in 1946 and found an empathetic American who granted them paperwork for the next ship sailing for America. They arrived in New York and a week later Fischer had a job as an architect at the General Panel Company which built pre-fab homes. Fischer went to evening-school to learn more English because he was tired of ordering apple pie and coffee, the only food words he knew. The following year Benno and Anna moved to Los Angeles where he was employed in the office of Richard Neutra for 15 years before opening his own practice in 1963. Based on his experiences in the Nazi work camps, Fischer concluded that everyone was alike. "This is why I refuse to specialize in architecture. I just work for people," he said. "They have many different tastes and many different needs, but basically they are all the same." One of the buildings Fisher designed was the forerunner to the Crystal Cathedral which has since become its social hall and is now owned by the Catholic Church. Fisher also designed a memorial on Wilshire which was the pre- cursor to the Holocaust Museum of Los Angeles. Benno Fischer died September 15, 2000 at age 86. Bio: Perry M. Neuschatz Perry Neuschaz was born July 9, 1930, in New York and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Neuschatz lived in Southern California where he worked in the office of Richard Neutra as an architect and was a part of the Linn House team. He later became vice president of Gilbralter Community Builders. Neuschatz went on his own and designed Modern homes in Los Angeles metro and the Phoenix Star Theatre in Arizona. The architect and developer also crafted imaginative lamps. Neuschatz was a member of the American Institute of Architects. Late in life he rived in Marin, California. Mr. Neuschatz died May 29, 1996, in Greenbrae, California, at age 65. Description (can't): Exterior: east to form the horizontal supports for the attached carport roof. The front is defined by wood posts and fixed and sliding glass panels. The extended roof is supported by an east wall short extension and west wall widening of envelope. Deck has standard height metal railing. Interior: original cabinetry and louver and plain glass mitered windows; east: plain wall w/pass- thru to living room and uncased opening to pantry with appliances along north and south walls, rear exit in east wall with single panel door with louver window; north wall: glass, post and vertical folding door to entry. East/west hall from west of entry to west full length window: southwest bedroom capable of being divided by north/south curtain on wire into two bedrooms; west: closet; south: half height single pane and louver windows with posts; east: plain wall; north: plain wall, entry door, closet. South bathroom: south: sunken tub w/windows above; west: original cabinets; north: medicine cabinet, entrance; east: cabinets, commode. South wall west of entry: cabinet with original drawers/shelves. North side of hall: master bedroom: north upper half-wall of posts, plain and louver Windows; east wall: bath hall entry (with half-window wall and posts) and closet; south: entry door in plain wall; west: half wall of plain and louver windows and posts. North bathroom: south: tub with clerestory window above; west: plain; north: half-height plain and louver windows and posts; east: original cabinets with double sinks, commode. All louvers in the house are stainless steel. Bibliography "Church Project Under Way." Los Angeles Times. Jul 16, 1972. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times (1881-1988) pg. K9. Johnson, Beverly E. "WATER in the landscape: a quality of MAGIC impossible to describe wilting partner to darkness or sunlight." Los Angeles Times. Aug 26, 1962. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times (1881-1988) pg. 13. "Joseph Neutra Archive." Charles E.Young Research Library Department of Special Collections. UCLA. June Street Architecture, Inc. and Anna Marie Brooks. Historic Structure Report: All-Electric KuResidence #1, 7960 Fareholm Dr. Los Angeles, CA 90046. 2012. Keitel, Sheldon A. "Man Who Deals in People: Benno Fisher." Los Angeles Times. Apr 23,1967. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times (1881-1988) pg. 1. Meyer, Kimberli and Susan Morgan. Sympathetic Seeing: Esther McCoy and the Heart of American Modernist Architecture and Design. Kunst Numberg: MAK center and verlag fur modern. 2011 Morgan, Susan, ed. Piecing Together Los Angeles: An Esther McCoy Reader. Los Angeles: East of Borneo Books. 2012. "Perry Neuschatz obit -1996." Marin Independent Journal. May 31, 1996. Section B, pg. 2. "Ray Linn Biography and Discography." http://www.allmusic.com/artist/ray-linn-mn0000870440/credits Sutherland, Henry. "$800,000 Drive-in Church Starts in San Dimas: Work Starts on First Drive-in Church in County. II Los Angeles Times. Apr 23, 1967. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times (1881 - 1988) pg. 1. "Villa Clarise Development Opening Today." Los Angeles Times. Jul18, 1965. ProQuest Historical Newspapers: Los Angeles Times (1881-1988) pg. 118. 11$101 KEY STATE UCEMS! PHON! I. DlSTRlCT OffiCE 1 820 Mulholland Drive 11. MATEAAL 0 WOOD 0 META!. 0 CONe. BLOCK ROOF tI WOOD 0 STEEl. ROOFING EXT. WALLS: ~ STUCCO 0 BRICK 0 CON:RETE caNST. OCONe. 0 OTHER rock 12. VALl1ATION~ TO INCLUDE ALL FIXED ;") 0 EQUIPMENT REQUIRED TO OPERATE $ ;;c... 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RAUL~,(213) 252-3079 , AI! nghts reSQIVtld.Qffice HOUrs; 7:30·1'\:15 ,AM and 2:31F3:15PM MON·FRI .Pending hIsPffldl~"Rt>!tw~st!1lil No dataavaUahle hlSI;!ootJ9nRegllest History No data aval1i1bla https:!twww_pennitla_org/iparsnist_appl.cfin?IDJ = 12047 &ID2""2000 1&ID3=Q091 O&ADD1lliSS=7820, W MU __. 1Oi9120I Ray Linn House: 7820 Mulholland Drive, los Angeles, CA 90043 ~ Architect: Richard Neutra. Contractor: Associated Building Contractors of Southern California ~ Pool Engineer: Donald Davidson. Built: 1959 - 1961. Style: Post & Beam Modern ~ Photographs: © Eric 5taudenmaier 2013. Kitchen: View to west along south elevation. Southwest bedroom capable of being divided in two by curtain at north; view east. Ray Linn House: 7820 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90043 ~ Architect: Richard Neutra. Contractor: Associated Building Contractors of Southern California ~ Pool Engineer: Donald Davidson. Built: 1959 - 1961. Style: Post & Beam Modern ~ Photographs: © Eric Staudenmaier 2013. Entry stairs: Deck in foreground, landing, railing, stairs, planters, view to north. East facade with carport beneath: Pool at east of house, view north. Ray Linn House: 7820 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90043 ~ Architect: Richard Neutra. Contractor: Associated Building Contractors of Southern California ~ Pool Engineer: Donald Davidson. Built: 1959 - 1961. Style: Post & Beam Modern ~ Photographs: © Eric Staudenmaier 2013. Exterior/Interior: Deck at north; living room with fireplace; office at east, view east. Interior/Exterior: Office with view to entry stairs and deck; view to northwest. Ray linn House: 7820 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90046. ~ Architect: Richard Neutra. Contractor: Associated Building Contractors of Southern California ~ Pool Engineer: Donald Davidson. Built: 1959 -1961 ~ Style: Post and Beam Modern ~ Photos from MLS: January, 2012. Front of house at time of purchase-February 2012. View to southwest. 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Exterior: Partial south elevation with car port beneath; full east elevations with pool to east, view northeast. Exterior: East elevation with pool at front, illuminated for darkness, view northeast. City of Los Angeles Department of City Planning 12/12/2013 PARCEL PROFILE REPORT PROPERTY ADDRESSES 7820 W MULHOLLAND DR PIN Number 159B173 572 Lot/Parcel Area (Calculated) 18,805.5 (sq ft) ZIP CODES Thomas Brothers Grid PAGE 563 - GRID A7 90046 Assessor Parcel No. (APN) 5570016001 Tract TR 11357 RECENT ACTIVITY Map Reference M B 208-20/27 None Block None Lot 12 CASE NUMBERS Arb (Lot Cut Reference) 2 CPC-2002-6583-SP Map Sheet 159B173 CPC-1986-831-G PC J\i.ri~:~i~tl()~~fIrlfijrmlitlb!1;i. ,.,;.,=:'.....;...•;...... ) CPC-18760 Community Plan Area Hollywood ORD-167943 Area Planning Commission South Valley ORD-164716 Neighborhood Council Hollywood Hills West ORD-132416 Council District CD 4 - Tom LaBonge PMV-2866 Census Tract # 1941.02 ENV-2009-832-CE LADBS District Office Los Angeles Metro . Special Notes None Zoning RE40-1-H Zoning Information (Zt) ZI-2374 LOS ANGELES STATE ENTERPRISE ZONE General Plan Land Use Minimum Residential General Plan Footnote(s) Yes Hillside Area (Zoning Code) Yes Baseline Hillside Ordinance Yes Baseline Mansionization Ordinance No Specific Plan Area Mulholland Scenic Parkway (Inner Corridor) Special Land Use I Zoning None Design Review Board Yes Historic Preservation Review No Historic Preservation Overlay Zone None other Historic Designations None Other Historic Survey Information None Mills Act Contract None POD - Pedestrian Oriented Districts None CDO - Community Design Overlay None NSO - Neighborhood Stabilization Overlay No Streetscape No Sign District No Adaptive Reuse Incentive Area None CRA - Community Redevelopment Agency None Central City Parking No Downtown Parking No Building Line None 500 Ft School Zone No 500 Ft Park Zone No This report is subject to the terms and conditions as set forth on the webslte. For more details, please refer to the terms and conditions at zimas.lacity.org (*) - APN Area is provided "as is" from the Los Angeles County's Public Works, Flood Control, Benefit Assessment. zimas.lacity.org cityplanning.lacity.org Assessor Information Assessor Parcel No. (APN) 5570016001 Ownership (Assessor) Owner1 WATTS,CLlFFORD l TR CLIFFORD L WATTS TRUST Address 2805 WOODSTOCK RD LOS ANGELES CA 90046 Ownership (City Clerk) Owner WATTS, CLIFFORD l. (TR) CLIFFORD L. WATTS FAMILY TRUST DTD 6-23-03 Address 7829 TORREYSON DR LOS ANGELES CA 90046 APN Area (Co. PublicWorkst 0.420 (ac) Use Code 0101 - Single Residence with Pool Assessed Land Val. $842,619 Assessed Improvement Val. $461,521 Last Owner Change 03/14/12 Last Sale Amount $1,253,512 Tax Rate Area 67 Deed Ref No. (City Clerk) 7-808 4-530 396531 3-900 1705904 154824 1265344 Building 1 Year Built 1959 Building Class 085B Number of Units 1 Number of Bedrooms 3 Number of Bathrooms 2 Building Square Footage 1,787.0 (sq ft) Building 2 No data for building 2 Building 3 No data for building 3 Building 4 No data for building 4 Building 5 No data for building 5 Additionallnformatron Airport Hazard None Coastal Zone None Farmland Area Not Mapped Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone Yes Fire District No. 1 No Flood Zone None Watercourse No Hazardous Waste / Border Zone Properties No Methane Hazard Site None High Wind Velocity Areas No Special Grading Area (BOE Basic Grid Map A- Yes .13372) OilWelis None Seismic Hazards Active Fault Near-Source Zone Nearest Fault (Distance in km) Within Fault Zone Nearest Fault (Name) Hollywood Fault Region Transverse Ranges and los Angeles Basin Fault Type B This report Is subject to the terms and conditions as set forth on the website. For more details, please refer to the terms and conditions at zimas.lacity.org (') - APN Area Is provided "as is" from the los Angeles County's Public Works, Flood Control, Benefi! Assessment. zimas.lacity.org cityplan nin 9 .Iacity .org Slip Rate \ .:.;i/year) Slip Geometry Left Lateral - Reverse - Oblique Slip Type Poorly Constrained Down Dip Width (km) 14 Rupture Top o Rupture Bottom 13 Dip Angle (degrees) 70 Maximum Magnitude 6.4 Alquist-Priolo Fault Zone No Landslide Yes liquefaction No Tsunami Inundation Zone Nb Ec@oilliC ·DevelopmenfAr~as Business Improvement District None Renewal Community No Revitalization Zone None Slale Enterprise Zone LOS ANGELES STATE ENTERPRISE ZONE Slate Enterprise Zone Adjacency No Targeted Neighborhood Initiative None PUblic Safety Police Information Bureau West Division / Station Hollywood Reporting District 622 Fire Information Division 3 Batallion 14 District I Fire Station 97 Red Flag Restricted Parking No This report is su bject to the terms and conditions as sel forth on the website. For more details. please refer to the terms and conditions at zlmas.lacity.org (*) - APN Area Is provided "as is" from the Los Angeles County's Public Works, Flood Control, Benefit Assessment. zimas.lacity.org cityplanning.lacity.org CASE SUMMARIES Note: Information for case summaries is retrieved from the Planning Department's Plan Case Tracking System (PCTS) database. Case Number: d)C~2oo2·6583~SP ~- -" ..,." '. Required Action(s): SP-SPECIFIC PLAN (INCLUDING AMENDMENTS) Project Descriptions(s): PROPOSED DESIGN AND PRESERVATION GUIDELINES PURSUANT TO THE MULHOLLAND SCENIC PARKWAY SPECIFIC PLAN, Case Number: CPC~19~(!~B31-GPC'. Required Action(s): GPe-GENERAL PLAN/ZONING CONSISTENCY (AB283) Project Descriptions(s): HOllYWOOD COMMUNITY PLAN REVISION/GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY PLAN AMENDMENT, ZONE CHANGES AND HEIGHT DISTRICT CHANGES Case Number: ENV·20tJ9-832~CE·'·· Required Action(s): CE-CATEGORICAl EXEMPTION Project Descriptions(s): ENVIVRONMENT CLEARANCE TO ADD SUSTAINIBILITY GUIDELINES TO THE MULHOLLAND SCENIC PARKWAY SPECIFIC PLAN DESIGN AND PRESERVATION GUIDELINES DATA NOT AVAILABLE CPC-18760 ORD-167943 ORD-164716 ORD-132416 PMV-2866 This report is subject to the terms and conditions as set forth on the website, For more details, please refer to the terms and conditions at zlmas.lacity.orq (*) - APN Area is provided "as Is" from the Los Angeles County's Public Works, Flood Control, Benefit Assessment. zimas.lacity.org cityplanning .Iacity.org ff.l0> IDe a3 'c Ole «0..e CO ff.l>, ....J.-0 ..... _0 0- >,0 ...... - e OQ) E t::: co 0- oID []) c z0 ("\I ~ ("\I o 0 .;...; 0 .e in ...J < \ i I I I ("\I I"- ..... lO a a C') .....<.0 ...... I"- a CO a 0) I"- lO lO ...... t() Z ~ a.. z « a.. Case Number: GISlFae Tsukamoto Council District 4 CHC-2014-410-HCM City Hall, Room 825 City Hall, Room 480 Declaration Letter Mailing List Mail Stop 395 Mail Stop 206 MAILING DATE: June 11,2014 Clifford L. Watts Trust Anna Marie Brooks Clifford L. Watts Trust 2805 Woodstock Rd 1109 4th Ave. 2805 Woodstock Rd Los Angeles, CA 90046 Los Angeles, CA 90019 New York, NY lO014 AH3J\'o'-O£)-008-1. ®09I.S I!Jeqe6 a, zasmm wo:>"ruaAg"MMM -- aip!de.l a6e4l;;ts '? Ia a6e.lJnoqrl.ue uorssaidun