Landfair Apartments

Landfair Apartments

Landfair Apartments
Location SW corner of Landfair Ave. and Ophir Dr.
(historic address: 10940-10954 Ophir Dr.
current address: 625 & 641 Landfair Ave.)
Westwood, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates 34°04′05″N 118°27′04″W / 34.06806°N 118.45111°W / 34.06806; -118.45111Coordinates: 34°04′05″N 118°27′04″W / 34.06806°N 118.45111°W / 34.06806; -118.45111
Built 1937
Architect Richard Neutra
Governing body state government UCLA
Designated May 20, 1987[1]
Reference no. 320
Location within Los Angeles

The Landfair Apartments, is a historic two-building multi-family complex located on the southwest corner of Landfair Avenue and Ophir Drive in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

It was designed in 1937 in the International style of architecture by noted Los Angeles Modernist architect Richard Neutra. It originally consisted of five townhouses and two apartments, but was purchased in 1941 by the University Cooperative Housing Association.[2] The Landfair Apartments were colloquially known as "The Glass House" and was renamed Robison Hall after UCHA member Everett Robison was drafted and killed in action in World War II.[3]

More recently while being upgraded to meet current codes by UCLA, the exterior was restored to its original appearance and one apartment was also restored to its original appearance. [4] [5] [6] [7][8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

On May 20, 1987, the City of Los Angeles designated the building a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Los Angeles Department of City Planning (September 7, 2007). "Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2012-01-29.
  2. ↑ Johnson, W., & Luckenbill, L. (1957, December 1). COOPERATIVE LIVING ON THE AMERICAN CAMPUS in PRINCIPLE And In Practice at UCLA and OBERLIN. National Student News, p. 5.
  3. ↑ Cooperative Housing Association at UCLA. (1950, June 1). CO-OPS ON CAMPUS.
  4. ↑ UCLA History: Neutra's Landfair Apartments
  5. ↑ Landfair Apartments at M2A architects
  6. ↑ Google Books Dwell magazine, July-August 2006, p. 158
  7. ↑ David Gebhard, Robert Winter (2003). An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles, p. 138. Gibbs Smith. ISBN 1-58685-308-2.
  8. ↑ An architectural guidebook to Los Ángeles, David Gebhard, Robert Winter, p. 139
  9. ↑ Landfair Apartments at Wikiarquitectura
  10. ↑ Landfair and Glenrock student apartments bySTUDIOS architects
  11. ↑ Westwood Village Walking Tour, p. 29
  12. ↑ UCLA: Mailing Addresses for University Apartments
  13. ↑ UCLA; University Owned Property - Off Campus
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