Sold: The O'Neill Duplex, Rodney Walker (1953)
2342-44 Cove Ave, Los Angeles CA
4 BD | 4 BA | 2,169 SF | 7,484 SF Lot | Map
$2,500,000
The O'Neill Duplex No. 1, Rodney Walker (1953). LA Historic-Cultural Monument No. 868. Rodney Walker contributed Residences #16-18 in the Case Study House Program after studying under RM Schindler. Having shunned formal AIA licensing, he considering himself a builder and craftsperson, taking an active role in the building and construction of his residential design works. This single level, side-by-side duplex, originally built for Virginia O'Neill in 1953, is enveloped in a serene natural setting. The duplex is oriented with views from every room toward the sparkling Silver Lake Reservoir, Hollywood sign, and the Griffith Observatory. Each unit offers a flexible floorplan of 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, with expansive floor-to-ceiling walls of glass opening to private yard spaces that seamlessly blends indoor/outdoor living. The property is uniquely intact with low pitched gabled rooflines and exposed beams, wood paneling, louvered windows, built-in cabinetry, and combed plywood exterior siding. Photographed by Julius Shulman in 1954, the duplex retains Mills Act status. An exclusive offering set amidst a hillside replete with some of the most rare mid century architecture in the world - the cause celebre of Silver Lake.
Todd Bachenheimer | Modern California House
todd@mcahouse.com | 213 445 7911
Historic images by Julius Shulman © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10)
