The Freeman House!

Frank Lloyd Wright Textile Block Houses (Thematic), Freeman House
Landmark #1011-2 Los Angeles County Visited: Sept. 18, 2011 Plaque?  NO. 🙁
What is it? One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s four famous cement block houses!
What makes it historical? THE GUIDE SAYS: The Samuel and Harriet Freeman House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built in 1924, is one of four residences that were designed to be affordable and modular constructed using the cheap building material of concrete. These houses were constructed from a textile block system of handmade concrete tiles held in a matrix of steel bars, anchored and protected by a concrete mixture, and stacked without grout.

OTHER TIDBITS: Frank Lloyd Wright was a pioneer of American architecture, who sought to shake off imported styles of Europe and other countries and create Nature-friendly buildings that could be seen as uniquely American!

The Freeman House is widely considered one of the best expressions of this style and played host to many a movie star in the 20s! Since then, it has been turned over to and renovated by the USC School of Architecture! Of course, their work is hardly cut out for them! The foundation was heavily weakened by the Northridge earthquake of 1994, and the bricks face a daily onslaught of acidic pollution and rain! Time will tell how long this charming structure will last!

This landmark is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places!

How can I Help the Helpers? HERE’S HOW:

  • Donate to the National Endowment for the Arts!
  • Be a responsible visitor! Please respect the signs and pathways, and treat all structures and artifacts with respect. They’ve endured a lot to survive into the present. They’ll need our help to make it into the future!
Where is this place? LISTED DIRECTIONS:
1962 Glencoe Way
Los Angeles, CA 90068

ANNOTATIONS:
Yup! That’s correct!

From Los Angeles: ~8mi (13km) — 0.2hrs
From Sacramento: ~378mi (609km) — 6.3hrs
From San Diego: ~129mi (208km) — 2.2hrs
From San Francisco: ~375mi (604km) — 6.3hrs

When should I go? You can visit the Freeman House whenever you like, but bear in mind, it’s a private residence, so there are no public tours!

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