Ebbe Videriksen portrait in the feature image is from his LinkedIn page.
5000 Queen Victoria Road
Woodland Hills, California 91364
A remarkably personal example of San Fernando Valley modernism has come to market in Woodland Hills. Architect Ebbe Videriksen designed and built the single-story residence at 5000 Queen Victoria Road in 1965 as his own family home and an early base for his architectural practice.
Offered at $2,395,000, the house contains 3,729 square feet with five bedrooms and three-and-one-half bathrooms on approximately 0.41 acres. According to the listing, it has had only two owners, making the next buyer only the third steward of a residence closely connected to its architect’s life and career.
The design combines the openness of California modernism with the relaxed scale of a ranch house. A sunken formal living room, a separate family room, broad walls of sliding glass, private courtyards and a landscaped swimming pool extend the living spaces into the garden.
Ebbe Videriksen: from Denmark to Richard Neutra’s office
Ebbe Videriksen was born in Vejle, Denmark, on December 16, 1926, and graduated from Horsens Technical College in 1950. He came to the United States in 1958 and soon joined the office of influential modernist architect Richard Neutra.
The Neutra Institute’s Office Alumni archive confirms that Videriksen worked for Richard Neutra from 1958 to 1959. The Institute describes him as a midcentury-modern architect, planner and builder whose work included tract housing, apartment developments, commercial buildings, banks, hotels and private residences throughout Southern California. It also records that he died on April 7, 2021, at age 94.
After opening his Los Angeles practice in 1965, Videriksen designed projects ranging from a prominent Ventura office tower to the Danish Lutheran church in Yorba Linda and apartment complexes in Marina del Rey, Santa Barbara and the Channel Islands. Despite that broad portfolio, the Neutra Institute notes that he especially preferred residential design, and that his houses remained closely related to the modernist principles associated with Neutra.
The 1970 American Architects Directory lists Videriksen’s home address as 5000 Queen Victoria Road and identifies his practice as Ebbe Videriksen & Associates in Sherman Oaks. A December 1965 notice in Architecture/West reported that he had opened an office at this address, confirming that the property served as both his residence and an early professional base.
A change in ownership after foreclosure
Available property transaction records suggest that Videriksen’s long connection to the residence ended under difficult circumstances. On August 18, 1993, the property was transferred from the Videriksen Trust to Home Savings of America through a foreclosure proceeding. Because the record identifies the trust rather than Videriksen individually, it is most accurate to describe this as an apparent foreclosure involving the family’s ownership entity.
On March 31, 1995, Home Savings of America sold the house for $480,000. This transaction marked the beginning of the property’s next chapter after nearly three decades associated with its architect.
Architecture shaped around indoor-outdoor living
The house is organized horizontally, with long rooflines and floor-to-ceiling glazing that dissolve the boundary between interior rooms and garden. Full-wall sliders bring daylight deep into the plan and open the principal living spaces to the pool deck and mature landscaping. The sunken living room gives the formal space a sense of ceremony, while a two-way, see-through fireplace connects it visually with the adjoining family room.
Original-minded details and built-ins remain central to the experience: a double-door entry, skylights, wood and stone flooring, a wet bar, generous storage and custom millwork. The primary suite has two large closets, a dedicated vanity and dual sinks, plus a shower facing a private courtyard garden. The kitchen has been remodeled with quartz counters and built-in appliances, but its relationship to the informal dining area, breakfast counter and formal dining room preserves the home’s entertaining logic.
A secluded setting south of Ventura Boulevard
Queen Victoria Road is part of the quiet, curving residential fabric south of Ventura Boulevard, where the San Fernando Valley meets the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains. Midcentury ranches and later hillside homes share the neighborhood with mature landscaping, while nearby Serrania Park and the Upper Las Virgenes Canyon Open Space Preserve provide access to trails and broad valley views. The listing also calls out underground utilities, which keep the street free of overhead wires and preserve its clean sight lines.
Out back, mature trees screen a swimming pool, expansive deck and several areas for outdoor dining and lounging. A paved court is described as having the dimensions needed for conversion to a pickleball court. A guest bedroom placed off the laundry room offers separation from the main bedroom wing, and its nearby bath opens directly to the yard—an especially practical arrangement for pool use.
Listing details
- Asking price: $2,395,000
- Year built: 1965
- Architect: Ebbe Videriksen, AIA
- Living area: 3,729 square feet
- Lot: approximately 0.41 acres
- Bedrooms/bathrooms: 5 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms
- Parking: two-car garage
- MLS: SR26149872
- Listing: Carmelle Kiesler, Atllas Inc.
The property was listed July 13, 2026. Price, status and other listing information may change; see the current Redfin listing for updates.
Related SFV Blog coverage
Videriksen’s work has appeared here before. See Encino Mid Century Modern By Ebbe Videriksen, our 2012 post on another 1965 residence by the architect in Royal Oaks. That earlier story includes additional background on his Danish training, his work with Richard Neutra and the growth of his Southern California practice.
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