The last remaining example of Charles and Henry Greene's work in the City of Los Angeles, meticulously restored by L.A. Conservancy co-founder Martin Eli Weil.
An octagon perched atop a twenty-nine-foot high, five-foot-wide concrete column like a flying saucer on a stick, the Chemosphere is recognizable even to those who know nothing else about mid-century architecture.
Designed by modernist Gregory Ain in the International Style, this residence formed the backdrop to gay rights activist Harry Hay's early efforts with the Mattachine Society.