Harold Warren Levitt
Architect | 1921 - 2003Widely known for designing homes for movie and music stars in Los Angeles, the location of Levitt's Jacobsen House (ca. 1958) in San Diego is still not known. His work in Pauma Valley has been well documented to date.
Harold Levitt was born in San Francisco on July 26, 1921 and secured a degree in graphic arts at Stanford University in 1943 as well as a degree in architecture at USC. Levitt served as a draftsman for Roland Coate, Architect & Associates (between 1945-52) and associate of architect Burton A. Schutt (between 1952-55) before launching Levitt, LeDuc & Farwell in 1955. Levitt's office with Ernest W. LeDuc was responsible for projects at the Pauma Valley Country Club in the 1960s.

Partial List of Projects
Academy of Motion Pictures, Arts and Sciences Building
Los Angeles
Brown, Wiliard House (1954)
801 Bel Air Rd, Los Angeles
Farmer's Insrance Company (ca. 1960)
Beverly Hills
*Photographed by Julius Shulman
Goldstone, Nat. House (1953)
1109 Calle Vista, Los Angeles
Green, Braus House (ca. 1955)
Los Angeles
*Photographed by Julius Shulman
Hammerman House (ca. 1958)
Los Angeles
*Photographed by Julius Shulman
Harris, John H. House (1954)
9940 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles
Herbold House (ca. 1961)
Los Angeles
*Photographed by Julius Shulman
Horrell House (ca. 1958)
Los Angeles
*Photographed by Julius Shulman
Horton House (ca. 1960)
Los Angeles
*Photographed by Julius Shulman
Howard, John Mr. & Mrs. (ca. 1955)
62 Figtree Road, Palos Verdes
*House by Burton A. Schutt and Harold ‘Hal’ W. Levitt with interior by Peggy Galloway attributed by Los Angeles Times (4/17/55); photographed by Julius Shulman
Hunter, Ross House
Los Angeles
Hutson, Lester House (1953)
801 Tarcuto Way, Los Angeles
Jacobsen House (ca. 1958)
4120 Bandini Street, Mission Hills
*Attribution by Steven Price
Jacobsen Neon Studio
645 G Street, San Diego
*Attribution by Steven Price
John, Olivia Newton House
Los Angeles
Jones, Quincy House
Los Angeles
Lake Island Homes (ca. 1968)
Westlake Village
*Photographed by Julius Shulman; with Barry Berkus
Lancaster, Burt House
Los Angeles
Martin, Dean House
Los Angeles
Mirisch, Water House
Los Angeles
Pauma Valley Country Club (1961-62)
Pauma Valley
*Formerly known as Pauma Inn and Golf Course by Galloway Associates; with Ernest W. LeDuc
Pauma Valley Country Club Guest Houses (1960)
Pauma Valley
*With Ernest W. LeDuc
Reynolds, Debbie House
Los Angeles
Richie, Lionel House
Los Angeles
Riviera Hotel
Las Vegas
Rogers, Kenny House
Los Angeles
Schutt, Burton House (1955)
1196 Brooklawn Dr., Los Angeles
Scott, Roy House (1954)
729 Bel Air Rd, Los Angeles
Silbert House (ca. 1961)
*Photographed by Julius Shulman
Skouras House (ca. 1959)
Los Angeles
*Photographed by Julius Shulman
Spielberg, Steven House
Los Angeles
Walker House (ca. 1957)
Los Angeles
*Photographed by Julius Shulman in 1958
Wallis, Hal House
Los Angeles
Wasserman, Lew House (ca. 1962)
Beverly Hills
*Photographed by Julius Shulman
Whitebrock House (ca. 1966)
Palm Springs
*Photographed by Julius Shulman
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