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California Mid-Century Modern Residential Buildings (page 4)

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Morton A. and Sandy Krause House
Malibu, CA
The Morton A. and Sandy Krause House was designed by John Lautner and built in 1983. [map]

Volcano House
Newberry Springs, CA
The Volcano House was built in 1968 on top of a volcano. It was designed by Harold J. Bissner, Jr. The house is now owned by Chapman University. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

Lovell Beach House
Newport Beach, CA
Although built in 1926, I'll include the Lovell Beach House in this section anyway. The building's use of concrete as well as abstract and linear forms appeal to lovers of mid-century modern architecture. This house was designed by Rudolf M. Schindler. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]

Round House
Novato, CA
Parabola House
Novato, CA
The Round House is a revolving house designed by Sam Harkleroad. It was built in 1963. It can rotate 320 degrees. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. [map]

The Parabola House was also designed by designed by Sam Harkleroad and built next to the Round House at the same time. It is not visible from the road. Harkleroad lived in this house which has sometimes been referred to as the "Potato Chip House", "Taco House", and the "Leaf House."

Nolan House
Oakland, CA
Leon C. Meyer House
Oakland, CA
The Nolan House was designed by Leon C. Meyer and built in 1967. The round house with the folded plate roof is 30 feet in diameter. For more, see this website. [map]

The Leon C. Meyer House was built by Meyer as his own residence in 1966. [map]

York Towers
Oakland, CA
The York Towers condo building was supposedly built in 1975, although it looks earlier to me. [map]

Miles C. Bates House
Palm Desert, CA

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The Miles C. Bates House was designed by Walter S. White and built in 1955. It is also known as the "Wave House" because of its wavy roof which mimics the mountains behind the house. In 2018, the house was sold at auction by the City of Palm Desert to architects who restored the house. For more, see these websites: 1, 2, and 3. [map]