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$ 1,745,000

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2 Beds

3 Baths

1,719 SqFt

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$ 1,745,000

Est. payment | -/mo

Save Virtual Tour

2 Beds

3 Baths

1,719 SqFt

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Key Details

Property Type Single Family Home

Sub Type Single Family Residence

Listing Status Active

Purchase Type For Sale

Square Footage 1,719 sqft

Price per Sqft $1,015

MLS Listing ID 26847141

Bedrooms 2

Full Baths 2

Half Baths 1

HOA Y/N No

Year Built 1981

Lot Size 0.347 Acres

Property Sub-Type Single Family Residence

Property Description

Frank Gehry :: The Benson House. Before Bilbao, Disney Concert Hall and the iconic global works that would define his career, Frank Gehry quietly rewrote the rules of domestic architecture on a hillside in the Calabasas Highlands. Completed in 1981, The Benson House belongs to Gehry's pivotal early Los Angeles period, when residential work carried the same experimental force his museums would later claim. Created for law professor Robert "Bob" Benson, who told Gehry, "Whatever you want to do, we will go for," the home became one of Gehry's favorite projects and most personal residential works.Set into a slope, the architecture separates from the hillside to create a moat-like negative space, allowing two distinct vertical volumes to emerge. A vertebrae-like wooden walkway connects the bedroom wing with the living and gathering spaces, creating a daily experience of movement, sequence and spatial discovery. Gehry described the composition as "almost touching," like two stones in a Japanese sculpture. Clad in humble asphalt shingles and grounded by concrete floors, exposed rafters and raw material contrasts, the home reflects Gehry's early language of recontextualized vernacular, California modernism and architecture as sculpture. The residence offers two bedrooms, three bathrooms, a loft workspace and panoramic San Fernando Valley views. Located within the Las Virgenes Unified School District (public school system). Sited on four contiguous lots, each with its own APN, The Benson House is Calabasas Historical Landmark No. 2 and an important early Gehry residence archived at the Getty Research Institute. Early Gehry homes rarely come to market, making this a singular opportunity to own a formative work by one of the most influential architects of our time.

Location

State CA

County Los Angeles

Area Clb - Calabasas

Zoning LCA11*

Interior

Interior Features Loft

Heating Central

Fireplaces Type None

Furnishings Unfurnished

Fireplace No

Appliance Dishwasher, Refrigerator, Dryer, Washer

Laundry Inside

Exterior

Parking Features Driveway

Pool None

View Y/N Yes

View Valley

Total Parking Spaces 4

Private Pool No

Building

Story 3

Entry Level Multi/Split

Level or Stories Multi/Split

New Construction No

Others

Senior Community No

Tax ID 2072016008

Special Listing Condition Standard

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