{"id":679170,"date":"2026-06-02T04:39:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T04:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/679170\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T04:39:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T04:39:24","slug":"rare-glass-walled-residence-sculpted-by-legendary-california-architect-asks-5-95m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/679170\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare glass-walled residence sculpted by legendary California architect asks $5.95M"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Richard Neutra<\/a> masterpiece in the Nichols Canyon section of the Hollywood Hills has listed for $5.95 million, offering buyers a rare chance to own what architectural historians call one of the modernist master\u2019s most well-preserved residences.<\/p>\n

Known as the Hendershot House, the glass-walled retreat was designed by Neutra in 1962 for Robert Hendershot and his wife, the artist Harumi Taniguchi. Tucked into a secluded canyon just south of Mulholland Drive, the home has changed hands only once since it was built.<\/p>\n

What makes the property especially unusual isn\u2019t just its pedigree. A natural creek flows beneath the residence year-round, giving the house a serene feeling.<\/p>\n

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The architect Richard Neutra photographed in 1969. Getty Images<\/p>\n

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The structure stands in breathtaking harmony with the verdant surroundings. Cameron Carothers<\/p>\n

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The residence lends itself wonderfully to indoor-outdoor living. Cameron Carothers<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you\u2019re in the house looking out the windows, you\u2019ve got trees everywhere and you can hear the sound of a babbling creek that does run year-round on that property,\u201d said listing agent Barry Gray of Compass, who is representing<\/a> the house alongside Mike Deasy.<\/p>\n

Despite its secluded atmosphere, the property sits just minutes from the Sunset Strip<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a nice pocket,\u201d Gray said of the Upper Nichols Canyon enclave, noting that residents can quickly reach Hollywood, West Hollywood and Studio City. Two homes by the architect John Lautner are nearby, and the actor Anthony Perkins \u2014 an occasional guest of Hendershot and Taniguchi, along with Frank Zappa and Dan Aykroyd \u2014 and the singer Cass Elliott both lived in the neighborhood.<\/p>\n

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The open kitchen and dining area. Cameron Carothers<\/p>\n

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The midcentury splendor extends throughout. Cameron Carothers<\/p>\n

The home represents a particularly important chapter in Neutra\u2019s career. Featured in architectural historian Barbara Lamprecht\u2019s comprehensive monograph on the architect\u2019s work, the residence displays many of the hallmarks that made Neutra one of the defining figures of American modernism: ribbon windows, floating rooflines, full-height glass walls, white stucco surfaces, and seamless transitions between indoor and outdoor spaces.<\/p>\n

Lamprecht\u2019s work has drawn a direct connection between the residence and Neutra\u2019s celebrated Lovell Health House, the landmark 1929 steel-frame property frequently ranked among the most influential homes of the 20th century.<\/p>\n

Inside, the approximately 3,371-square-foot dwelling unfolds across three levels. The main floor includes an expanded kitchen and dining area, a library, a fireplace-equipped living room and a primary suite. Additional bedrooms and living spaces occupy the upper level, while a lower-level office or gym opens directly onto a terrace overlooking the creek below.<\/p>\n

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Sunlight fills the interior. Kelly Barrie\/Panic Studio LA<\/p>\n

Gray said the experience of being inside the home is what tends to captivate visitors.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s something about the way the light comes in,\u201d he said. You get that feeling of being part of the exterior when you\u2019re still inside.\u201d<\/p>\n

The property\u2019s architectural lineage extends beyond Richard Neutra himself. In 1982, the architect\u2019s son and longtime collaborator, Dion Neutra, added a front wall and garage. A dozen years later, John Blanton \u2014 one of Richard Neutra\u2019s most trusted project architects \u2014 designed a carefully integrated addition that expanded the home while preserving its original character. Architectural historians note that such multigenerational continuity is exceptionally rare among Neutra residences.<\/p>\n

The latest chapter began when the architect Eve Steele purchased the home following the death of Taniguchi, who had lived there for decades after her husband\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s plenty of built-in storage. Cameron Carothers<\/p>\n

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One of the bedrooms on offer. Cameron Carothers<\/p>\n

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It all spills out onto a lovely private deck. Kelly Barrie\/Panic Studio LA<\/p>\n

Steele, who personally knew the original owners, spent years restoring the residence using archival drawings, specifications and correspondence sourced from UCLA\u2019s Neutra archives, as well as materials preserved by the Hendershot family. The work included restoration of original cabinetry, wood finishes, flooring, fireplaces and Neutra\u2019s carefully selected color palette.<\/p>\n

One particularly notable addition was the installation of a courtyard water feature that Neutra originally envisioned but never realized during construction, a feature added based on recommendations from Dion Neutra.<\/p>\n

The restoration earned a 2023 AIA Los Angeles Board of Directors Emerging Practice Award.<\/p>\n

For Gray, who has spent more than two decades specializing in architecturally significant properties, the home stands apart.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019ve been doing this for over 20 years selling architecture in Los Angeles,\u201d he said, \u201cand it\u2019s really one of the best restorations that I\u2019ve had the privilege of representing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Richard Neutra masterpiece in the Nichols Canyon section of the Hollywood Hills has listed for $5.95 million,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":679171,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[296010,296007,228,226,227,296006,296011,229,88,296008,296009,17711,103903,296005],"class_list":["post-679170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-architectural-historian","tag-architectural-historians","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-barry-gray","tag-cameron-carothers","tag-design","tag-entertainment","tag-harumi-taniguchi","tag-hendershot-house","tag-property","tag-richard-neutra","tag-robert-hendershot"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=679170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/679171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=679170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=679170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}