A private owner brought this rare building back from the brink of demolition, painstakingly restoring it while educating the community about the value of preservation.
Kelly Music Building in Westwood Village, most recently as Tanino Ristorante. Photo by Steven Sann.
As of December 2019, the Kelly Music Building is an officially designated Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM) as part of the development of Westwood Village. In June 2019, the Conservancy nominated the building for local recognition.
One of only three Richard Neutra designs ever built in Beverly Hills, the Kronish House is reportedly Neutra's largest residential commission in North America.
The first of two all-black fire stations in Los Angeles, Fire Company No. 30 played a key role in securing workplace equality for African American firefighters.
Nicknamed "the Hobbit Houses," these prime examples of Storybook architecture feature sweeping shingled roofs, diamond-paned windows, and clinker-brick chimneys.