Resource Report

Historic Resource Summary

Names
John Entenza House (Primary)
John Entenza House (Historic)
475 N MESA ROAD (Alternative)
Important Dates
1937-01-01 (Built Date)
Images
John Entenza House - PHOTO
Resource Types
Building
Architect
Harwell Hamilton Harris
Builder
Owner
John Entenza

Location Information

Addresses
475 N MESA ROAD Primary
Location Description
No descriptions recorded
Administrative Areas
Brentwood - Pacific Palisades Community Plan Area (Community Plan Area)
Los Angeles City Council District 11 (Council District)
PACIF. PALISADES NEIGHBORHOOD (Neighborhood)

Resource Description

Classification
Type: Residential-Single Family, House   Use: Historic     Style: Moderne, Streamline     Related Features: Mature vegetation
Type: California OHP Resource Attribute - HP02. Single family property          
Features
Component: Cladding Type: Stucco, smooth Material: none defined
Component: Construction Type: Wood Material: none defined
Component: Door Type: Sidelights; Glazed, fully; Single Material: Wood
Component: Entryway Type: Stoop Material: Concrete
Component: Façade Type: Asymmetrical Material: none defined
Component: Plan Type: Irregular Material: none defined
Component: Roof Type: Flat Material: none defined
Component: Window Type: Sliding; Ribbon Material: Wood
Architectural Description
Projecting carport at front of house with curved, overhanging roof. Exterior metal stair with wood steps leading to a rooftop deck.
Alterations
Windows replaced - some
Door (primary) replaced

Resource Significance

Evaluation Details

Date Evaluated
2013-05-07
Context/Theme
Architecture and Engineering, 1850-1980
L.A. Modernism, 1919-1980
Related Responses to Modernism, 1924-1970
Streamline Moderne, 1935-1945
Residential
Eligibility Standards
  • Horizontal orientation
  • Rounded corners and curved surfaces, emulating a “windswept” appearance
  • Flat or nearly flat roofs
  • Smooth stucco cladding
  • Windows “punched” into walls, with no surrounds
  • Exhibits quality of design through distinctive features
  • Was constructed during the period of significance
  • Retains the essential character defining features of the Streamline Moderne style from the period of significance
  • Unadorned wall surfaces, with minimal ornament
    • Integrity Aspects
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Feeling
    Workmanship
    Materials
    Setting
    Location
    Design
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    5S3
    3CS
    3S
    Significance Statement
    Excellent example of Streamline Moderne residential architecture; work of master architect Harwell Hamilton Harris.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1937-01-01
    Date Evaluated
    2013-09-11
    Context/Theme
    Other Context, 1850-1980
    Important Persons/Individuals, 1850-1980
    Residential
    Single-Family Residence
    Eligibility Standards
  • For the National Register, properties associated with individuals whose significant accomplishments date from the last 50 years must possess exceptional importance
  • Retains most of the essential physical features from the period of significance
  • Directly associated with the productive life of the individual in the field in which he/she achieved significance
  • For residential properties, the individual must have resided in the property during the period in which he or she achieved significance
  • Is associated with persons who made important individual contributions to the history of Los Angeles
    • Integrity Aspects
    Workmanship
    Feeling
    Materials
    Setting
    Retains sufficient integrity to convey significance
    Location
    Design
    California Historic Resources Status Codes (explanation of codes)
    3S
    5S3
    3CS
    Significance Statement
    Residence of magazine publisher John Entenza from 1937 to 1949. Entenza was the editor of Arts & Architecture magazine, which sponsored the Case Study House Project; Entenza resided here while he was developing the Case Study House project.
    Periods of Significance
    From: 1937-01-01
    To: 1949-12-31

    External References

    External System References

    SurveyLA ID: 94763a22-0b58-4461-b7ba-4a8ae996cc83
    Property Identification Number: 123B129 297
    House ID: 894656

    Related Resources

    Related Historic Resources

    None

    Related Historic Districts

    None

    Related Activities

    SurveyLA - Brentwood - Pacific Palisades Survey (was assessed in / assessed)

    Related Historic Events

    None

    Related People/Organizations

    Harwell Hamilton Harris (Architect/Designer, was designed by /designed)
    Historic Resources Group (Surveying Firm, was surveyed by / surveyed)
    John Entenza (was owned by / owned, was made significant by / contributed to the significance of)

    Related Information Resources

    Images
    Documents
    SurveyLA: Brentwood-Pacific Palisades Historic Resources Survey Report (Document/Text, is referred to in / refers to)

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