The Shulman House is a mid-century steel home and studio in the
Hollywood Hills
The Hollywood Hills are a residential neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California.
Geography
The Hollywood Hills straddle the Cahuenga Pass within the Santa Monica Mountains.
The neighborhood touches Studio City, Univer ...
. In 1947 architectural photographer
Julius Shulman
Julius Shulman (October 10, 1910 – July 15, 2009) was an American architectural photographer best known for his photograph " Case Study House #22, Los Angeles, 1960. Pierre Koenig, Architect." The house is also known as the Stahl House. Shulman ...
asked architect
Raphael Soriano to build him a house and studio in the Hollywood Hills. By August 1947 the design was decided upon, and construction began in the early months of 1949. The building took nine months to complete and was occupied in March 1950.
Garrett Eckbo
Garrett Eckbo (November 28, 1910 – May 14, 2000) was an American landscape architect notable for his seminal 1950 book '' Landscape for Living''.
Youth
He was born in Cooperstown, New York to Axel Eckbo, a businessman, and Theodora Munn Eckbo ...
designed the landscaping. It has remained unaltered, and the Shulman House was designated a
Historic-Cultural Monument by the City of Los Angeles in 1987.
[
The house was sold for $2,250,000 on November 24, 2010, to writer Jonah Lehrer, who resides there with his wife Sarah L. Liebowitz.]
References
*Wagener, Wolfgang. ''Raphael Soriano''. New York, London: Phaidon Press, 2002.
*Smith, Elizabeth & Goessel, Peter. ''Case Study Houses''. Taschen Verlag, 2002.
*Soriano, Raphael. ''Substance and function in architecture''. Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles, 1988. ASIN: B00072EGNI
External links
Photos
from Architect Magazine
Photo tour of Shulman House
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Houses in Los Angeles
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments
Raphael Soriano buildings
Hollywood Hills