| Many people believe that the best Los Angeles | | | | House. It's a three-bedroom in the Hollywood Hills |
| area residential homes were created by the | | | | sculpted in wood, stone and glass. |
| designer Frank Lloyd Wright. It's hard to go | | | | Of course, we can't just stop at one house for |
| against that wisdom, but the truth is that there | | | | Lautner, so let's take a look at this beautiful |
| are many different styles of homes throughout | | | | residence known as the Segel Home, which at |
| the Los Angeles area that deserve as much | | | | one point was owned by Courtney Cox and David |
| attention for their unique styles as Wright's homes | | | | Arquette, and is now owned by Frank and Jamie |
| do. | | | | McCourt, the owners of the Los Angeles Dodgers. |
| That notwithstanding, you can't begin talking about | | | | Nowadays architects build bigger, taller, and more |
| homes in the Los Angeles County area without | | | | streamlined residences that stand out, mainly |
| first looking at Wright's homes. His first area | | | | because they're in close quarters with other |
| home, known as the Hollyhock House, which was | | | | homes. One such residence is known as the Keck |
| built in 1921, was supposed to be his interpretation | | | | Residence, built by architect Glen Irani in 1996. |
| of what he considered would be the Southern | | | | This three-story home is known for its large, |
| California lifestyle. Initially it was supposed to be a | | | | outside stairs and liberal use of glass doors and |
| full complex of multiple buildings, but financial | | | | walls. |
| differences came up and it stopped with just the | | | | Another wonderful home is known as the |
| Hollyhock House and two secondary residences. | | | | McDowell House, built by the architect Barbara |
| Someone who built homes within the same time | | | | Bestor in 2004 but not completed until 2009. It's a |
| period was Rudolf Schindler, often associated with | | | | two-level cubist house with many open spaces, |
| the fringes of the modern movement in | | | | lots of glass, and many concrete columns. |
| architecture. He enjoyed building homes in | | | | What do all of these houses have in common? |
| three-dimensional forms with warm materials and | | | | Los Angeles County is the type of place known |
| striking colors, and one of the homes he was | | | | for creativity because of its association with |
| best known for was the John J. Buck Residence, | | | | music, theater, television and movies. Unlike other |
| which was built in 1934. | | | | communities around the country, Los Angeles |
| Next we move into homes built a little bit later, | | | | doesn't expect its planned communities to have |
| middle of the century, and since we started with | | | | houses that all look the same. If someone has |
| Frank Wright, we might as well show this fabulous | | | | enough land where they can build a residence |
| residence known as the Ross House, built in 1957 | | | | away from others, or whether they only have |
| by his grandson, Eric Lloyd Wright, a beautiful | | | | enough land to build their homes within a smaller |
| homes with large balconies and lush landscaping. | | | | community, it's not the style of the house as |
| Not to be outdone, one of the younger Wright's | | | | much as its design and, of course, the architects, |
| contemporaries, John Lautner, has built many | | | | that determine the value of the land and homes in |
| homes throughout the county, but one of his first | | | | its area. |
| was the beautiful residence known as Wolff | | | | |
