San Fernando Valley Mid-Century Architecture

A permanent guide to the architects, subdivisions, landmark homes and preservation stories that shaped the postwar Valley.

Featured Mid-Century Stories

Start with notable houses and the archive’s strongest recurring architectural subjects.

Edward Fickett’s Fryman Estates Home Returns to the Market for $5.799 MillionEdward Fickett’s Fryman Estates Home Returns to the Market for $5.799 MillionRay Kappe’s Strimling House in Encino Lists for $4.495 MillionRay Kappe’s Strimling House in Encino Lists for $4.495 MillionSherman Oaks Midcentury Attributed to Yehuda Lavie Lists for $3.295 MillionSherman Oaks Midcentury Attributed to Yehuda Lavie Lists for $3.295 Million1966 Charles Du Bois Home in Woodland Hills Returns After Remodel at $1.825 Million1966 Charles Du Bois Home in Woodland Hills Returns After Remodel at $1.825 MillionRay Kappe-Designed Studio City Condo Asks $565,250Ray Kappe-Designed Studio City Condo Asks $565,250Abe Shapiro Designed Mid-Century Modern in Encino Hits the MarketAbe Shapiro Designed Mid-Century Modern in Encino Hits the MarketA Reimagined Charles Du Bois Midcentury in Woodland Hills Lists for $2 MillionA Reimagined Charles Du Bois Midcentury in Woodland Hills Lists for $2 MillionCharles W. Wong's 1961 Post-and-Beam House Lists in Glendale for $1.999 MillionCharles W. Wong's 1961 Post-and-Beam House Lists in Glendale for $1.999 MillionMaccarone & Spellmean Apartments Granada Hills PostcardMaccarone & Spellmean Apartments Granada Hills PostcardRenovated Palmer & Krisel Home in Woodland Hills Lists for $995,000Renovated Palmer & Krisel Home in Woodland Hills Lists for $995,000A Richard Neutra Wartime Home Hits the Market in North HollywoodA Richard Neutra Wartime Home Hits the Market in North HollywoodPalmer & Krisel Mid-Century Modern Home in Porter Ranch Hits The MarketPalmer & Krisel Mid-Century Modern Home in Porter Ranch Hits The MarketPalmer & Krisel Designed Mid Century Modern Home in North Hollywood Hits The MarketPalmer & Krisel Designed Mid Century Modern Home in North Hollywood Hits The MarketRichard Neutra’s Logar House in Granada Hills Hits the MarketRichard Neutra’s Logar House in Granada Hills Hits the MarketBTTF# 16: Josef Von Sternberg House by Richard NeutraBTTF# 16: Josef Von Sternberg House by Richard NeutraEbbe Videriksen’s 1965 Woodland Hills Home and Studio Hits the Market for $2.395 MillionEbbe Videriksen’s 1965 Woodland Hills Home and Studio Hits the Market for $2.395 MillionCeleb R.E.: Monica Keena from Entourage Sells Original Mellenthin House in Sherman OaksCeleb R.E.: Monica Keena from Entourage Sells Original Mellenthin House in Sherman Oaks

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Palmer & Krisel

Post-and-beam Valley homes and current rediscoveries.

Palmer & Krisel Mid-Century Modern Home in Porter Ranch Hits The MarketPalmer & Krisel Mid-Century Modern Home in Porter Ranch Hits The MarketPalmer & Krisel Designed Mid Century Modern Home in North Hollywood Hits The MarketPalmer & Krisel Designed Mid Century Modern Home in North Hollywood Hits The Market

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Richard Neutra

Residential work and historically significant Neutra sites.

Richard Neutra’s Logar House in Granada Hills Hits the MarketRichard Neutra’s Logar House in Granada Hills Hits the MarketBTTF# 16: Josef Von Sternberg House by Richard NeutraBTTF# 16: Josef Von Sternberg House by Richard NeutraEbbe Videriksen’s 1965 Woodland Hills Home and Studio Hits the Market for $2.395 MillionEbbe Videriksen’s 1965 Woodland Hills Home and Studio Hits the Market for $2.395 Million

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William Mellenthin

Birdhouse ranch homes and the Valley neighborhoods they defined.

Celeb R.E.: Monica Keena from Entourage Sells Original Mellenthin House in Sherman OaksCeleb R.E.: Monica Keena from Entourage Sells Original Mellenthin House in Sherman Oaks

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Eichler and Balboa Highlands

A. Quincy Jones, Joseph Eichler and Granada Hills modernism.

Inside a Restored A. Quincy Jones Eichler in Granada Hills’ Balboa HighlandsInside a Restored A. Quincy Jones Eichler in Granada Hills’ Balboa HighlandsGranada Hills Eichler Home Listed on the MarketGranada Hills Eichler Home Listed on the MarketCompletely Remodeled Granada Hills Eichler Available for the Reduced Price of $595,000Completely Remodeled Granada Hills Eichler Available for the Reduced Price of $595,000

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Threatened, Demolished and Preserved

Tracking alteration, demolition risk and successful preservation.

Richard Neutra’s Logar House in Granada Hills Hits the MarketRichard Neutra’s Logar House in Granada Hills Hits the MarketBTTF# 16: Josef Von Sternberg House by Richard NeutraBTTF# 16: Josef Von Sternberg House by Richard NeutraEbbe Videriksen’s 1965 Woodland Hills Home and Studio Hits the Market for $2.395 MillionEbbe Videriksen’s 1965 Woodland Hills Home and Studio Hits the Market for $2.395 MillionCeleb R.E.: Monica Keena from Entourage Sells Original Mellenthin House in Sherman OaksCeleb R.E.: Monica Keena from Entourage Sells Original Mellenthin House in Sherman OaksInside a Restored A. Quincy Jones Eichler in Granada Hills’ Balboa HighlandsInside a Restored A. Quincy Jones Eichler in Granada Hills’ Balboa HighlandsGranada Hills Eichler Home Listed on the MarketGranada Hills Eichler Home Listed on the Market

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Current Listings of Notable Houses

Architecturally significant homes currently or recently offered for sale.

Edward Fickett’s Fryman Estates Home Returns to the Market for $5.799 MillionEdward Fickett’s Fryman Estates Home Returns to the Market for $5.799 MillionRay Kappe’s Strimling House in Encino Lists for $4.495 MillionRay Kappe’s Strimling House in Encino Lists for $4.495 MillionSherman Oaks Midcentury Attributed to Yehuda Lavie Lists for $3.295 MillionSherman Oaks Midcentury Attributed to Yehuda Lavie Lists for $3.295 MillionPalmer & Krisel Mid-Century Modern Home in Porter Ranch Hits The MarketPalmer & Krisel Mid-Century Modern Home in Porter Ranch Hits The MarketPalmer & Krisel Designed Mid Century Modern Home in North Hollywood Hits The MarketPalmer & Krisel Designed Mid Century Modern Home in North Hollywood Hits The MarketRichard Neutra’s Logar House in Granada Hills Hits the MarketRichard Neutra’s Logar House in Granada Hills Hits the MarketBTTF# 16: Josef Von Sternberg House by Richard NeutraBTTF# 16: Josef Von Sternberg House by Richard NeutraEbbe Videriksen’s 1965 Woodland Hills Home and Studio Hits the Market for $2.395 MillionEbbe Videriksen’s 1965 Woodland Hills Home and Studio Hits the Market for $2.395 MillionCeleb R.E.: Monica Keena from Entourage Sells Original Mellenthin House in Sherman OaksCeleb R.E.: Monica Keena from Entourage Sells Original Mellenthin House in Sherman OaksInside a Restored A. Quincy Jones Eichler in Granada Hills’ Balboa HighlandsInside a Restored A. Quincy Jones Eichler in Granada Hills’ Balboa HighlandsGranada Hills Eichler Home Listed on the MarketGranada Hills Eichler Home Listed on the MarketCompletely Remodeled Granada Hills Eichler Available for the Reduced Price of $595,000Completely Remodeled Granada Hills Eichler Available for the Reduced Price of $595,000

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