Case Study House #16

Architect
Craig Ellwood
Style
Mid-Century Modern
City
Los Angeles, CA
Collection
the case study program
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Case Study House #16, at 1811 North Bel-Air Road, was designed by Craig Ellwood as an entry in the influential Case Study House Program, the experimental postwar push for replicable modern residential design in Los Angeles. It was named Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1147 in 2017 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

the style

The house is built in the modern architecture idiom that defined the Case Study House Program, though no further design specifics for this house are documented here.

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the architect

Craig Ellwood is documented as a historically major mid-century modern architect; no further career details are given here.

significance

The house carries dual landmark status: Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1147, designated in 2017, and listing on the National Register of Historic Places.

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