Bailey House – Case Study House
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The Bailey House, Case Study House #21
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The Bailey House, Case Study House #21
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| Location | 9038 Wonderland Park Ave, Los Angeles, California |
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| Coordinates | 34°07′00″N 118°23′30″W / 34.116634°N 118.391623°WCoordinates: 34°07′00″N 118°23′30″W / 34.116634°N 118.391623°W |
| Built | 1959 |
| Architect | Pierre Koenig |
| Architectural style | Modern |
| NRHP Reference # | 13000518 |
| LAHCM # | 669 |
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| Added to NRHP | July 24, 2013 |
| Designated LAHCM | November 9, 1999 |
The Bailey House, or Case Study House #21, was registered as Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #669, with the endorsement of then-owner Michael LaFetra, the Los Angeles Conservancy, and Pierre and Gloria Koenig.
In January 1945 John Entenza, the editor and publisher of Arts & Architecture magazine, announced the Case Study House Program (CSHP). The program was envisioned as a creative response to the impending building boom expected to follow the housing shortages of the Great Depression and World War II. Entenza encouraged participating architects to use donated materials from industry and manufacturers to create low-cost, modern housing prototypes that might foster a dialogue between architectural professionals and laymen.
The highly publicized program ran from 1945 to 1964, spanning thirty-six individual designs, many of which were never constructed. The initial program announcement stated that “each house must be capable of and in no sense be an individual performance” and that “the overall program will be general enough to be of practical assistance to the average American in search of a home in which he can afford to live.”
After returning from four years of fighting in WWII, Pierre Koenig was introduced to the CSHP through the ongoing publication of the avant-garde designs in Arts & Architecture magazine. By 1948 Koenig’s interest in modern architecture led him to transfer from Pasadena City College to the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California where he studied under Richard Neutra and Gregory Ain. In 1950, while enrolled at USC, Koenig designed and built his first steel-framed house for himself and his family.
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