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Title
Thornton Abell: Rich house (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Creator
Thornton Abell, architect Richard Fish, photographer
Date Created and/or Issued
1966-1970
Publication Information
Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara
Contributing Institution
UC Santa Barbara, Architecture and Design Collection, Art, Design and Architecture Museum
Collection
Thornton Abell (1906-1984): Mid-century modern
Rights Information
Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Copyright restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. University of California Regents.
Description
The steel magnate Gustav Rich commissioned this house from Abell in 1966. The steel frame with stucco also contained long walls of glass and interior walls of walnut. The house was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 2006, after an extensive restoration.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
adc_102_b13f477
Language
English
Place
Los Angeles, Calif.
Source
Thornton M. Abell papers, Architecture and Design Collection. Art, Design & Architecture Museum; University of California, Santa Barbara.
Relation
adc_102

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