Mission
Hills
Delawie
House #2 (1963)
Designed by Homer Delawie
1833 Neale
After graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s School
of Architecture in 1951, Homer Delawie joined Lloyd Ruocco’s
firm in ‘54 (later, partners from ‘58-’61). This
house expressed Delawie’s interest in California as well
as European Modernism. The California post and beam tradition
is expressed in this house situated on a steep slope, hill-edge
of a natural canyon. Its L-plan takes advantage of both the view
and slope.
Delawie
House #1 (1958)
Designed by Homer Delawie
1733 Torrance
Comments: 1980s remodel by Delawie added a second floor. California
post and beam tradition; earlier version of ‘63
house (above). Managed the problems of orientation, approach, and
view in building a small house on a steep narrow lot. This 17-ft.
wide “Boxcar House” was used by Delawie as his calling
card to attract clients. The small courtyard in the middle of the
original one-story plan, allowed sunlight into corridors, adding
spaciousness to a small floorplan.
Chester
& Joanne Hayward Residence (1955)
Designed by Sim Bruce Richards
1840 Neale
Comments: Architect’s own personal version of a Wright Usonian
house.
Mooney
Residence (1949)
Designed by John Lloyd Wright
1820 Neale
Comments: Low woodsy dwelling, the ornament for which was created
from small pieces of scrap lumber left from construction (as with
24th Street house in Del Mar).
Crabtree,
Hodge N. Residence (1962)
Designed by Frederick Liebhart & Eugene Weston
4521 Trias Street
Comments: An imaginative solution to a difficult problem: The Crabtree
house takes advantage of the site’s view while maintaining privacy
from neighbors. The series of levels and interior gardens are organized
by a flat roof punctuated by skylights.
McKim
Residence (1965)
Designed by Paul McKim & Associates
3911 Portola Place
Comments: This contemporary-looking town house with balconies and
lofts that become sleeping/circulation spaces, was McKim’s his
first completed house (and his own). The first floor’s 18’
ceilings (in parts of living room) and H-shape plan welcome the guest
through a sheltered-entry garden. Paul McKim began his San Diego practice
in 1963, shortly after graduating from the University of Illinois
(in ‘61) with a degree in architecture. This house’s vertically
stripped windows, and floor-to-ceiling glass facing its courtyard
describe Richard Neutra’s influence on McKim’s work.
Elizabeth
Robertson House Remodel (1942/1954)
Designed by Lloyd Ruocco
4245 Randolph
Comments: Soon after his draftsman-ship in Lillian Rice’s office,
Ruocco became enamored with the International Style (the end-result
of the International Style show of Modern Architects at MOMA New York,
1932). This respect for the masters (Mies Van Der Rohe, Le Corbusier,
Marcel Breur et al) contributed to this house’s design aesthetic:
“organic” in its siting and use of indirect (and direct)
sunlight, glass walls extending the living space out of doors, and
“earthy” in its low-slung design relying on redwood beams,
columns, and paneling. Designed for then-Director of The San Diego
Museum of Art (in Balboa Park) Robertson, Ruocco situated the house
to share its neighbor’s pool, courtyard and patio area forming
a mini-complex. Its entertaining area features a performance stage
(complete with back-to-back concert pianos) on the west side of the
sliding glass walled (to patio) room. Clerestory windows allow light
entry into most rooms, including the kitchen designed by Home Delawie
(during his apprenticeship with Ruocco). Original client/resident
still lives at this address.
Site Name: Mission
Hills Shopping Center
Architect: Unknown
Year Designed/Built: c. 1950s
Address: Washington & Goldfinch
Site Name: Richard
Silverman Residence
Architect: William Cody & Henry Hester
Year Designed/Built: 1959
Address: 4000 block of Miller Street
Site Name: Private
Residence
Architect: Homer Delawie
Year Designed/Built: 1965
Address: 3437 Jackdaw
Site Name: Westphal/Chapman
Residence
Architect: Homer Delawie
Year Designed/Built: 1965
Address: North End of Jackdaw
Site Name: Private
Residence
Architect: Henry Hester
Year Designed/Built:
Address: 4284 Ibis Street
Site Name: Private
Residence
Architect: Harold Leavitt
Year Designed/Built:
Address: Bandini Street
Site Name: Jim
Clark Residence
Architect: Fred Liebhardt
Year Designed/Built: 1958
Address: 1878 Washington Place
Site Name: Frye
Residence
Architect: Fred R. Livingstone
Year Designed/Built: 1958
Address: 2316 Juan Street
Site Name: Private
Residence
Architect: Cliff May
Year Designed/Built: 1934
Address: 2400 Presidio Drive
Site Name: Merwin
Residence
Architect: Sim Bruce Richards
Year Designed/Built: 1966
Address: 4444 Valle Vista
Site Name: Professional
Building
Architect: Sim Bruce Richards
Year Designed/Built:
Address: 4026 Dove Street
Site Name: Private
Residence
Architect: Lloyd Ruocco
Year Designed/Built: 1954
Address: 1440 Puterbaugh Street
Site Name: Keller
Residence #2
Architect: Lloyd Ruocco
Year Designed/Built: 1947
Address: 1433 Puterbaugh Street
Site Name: Rabinowitz
Residence
Architect: Lloyd Ruocco
Year Designed/Built: 1952
Address: 2034 Sunset Drive
Site Name: Chernoff
Residence
Architect: Lloyd Ruocco
Year Designed/Built: 1962
Address: 4522 Trias Street
Site Name: Beers
Residence
Architect: Lloyd Ruocco
Year Designed/Built: 1954
Address: 631 N. Crescent Drive
Site Name: Nelson
Residence
Architect: Lloyd Ruocco
Year Designed/Built: 1958
Address: 630 N. Crescent Drive
Site Name: Tom
Robertson Residence
Architect: Lloyd Ruocco
Year Designed/Built: 1947
Address: 3920 Pringle Street
Site Name: Private
Residence
Architect: Lloyd Ruocco
Year Designed/Built: 1952
Address: 3252 Hawk Street
Site Name: Private
Residence
Architect: Lloyd Ruocco
Year Designed/Built:
Address: 2417 Pine Street
Site Name: Selieg
Residence
Architect: Lloyd Ruocco
Year Designed/Built: 1957
Address: 2110 Guy Street
Site Name: Private
Residence
Architect: Lloyd Ruocco
Year Designed/Built: 1959
Address: 2021 Rodelaine Street
Site Name: Tom
Lai Residence
Architect: Gin Wong
Year Designed/Built: 1957
Address: 3872 Bandini
