Montecito View House
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The Montecito View House, located at 4115 Berenice Place in the Montecito Heights community of Los Angeles, is a Craftsman bungalow designed by architect Lester S. Moore
and built in 1909. It was one of the very first homes constructed in Montecito Heights, and was featured on the cover of the Mutual Building Company's advertising pamphlet. Interesting aspects of the home include clinker brick and Arroyo stone chimney. The style is reminiscent of the work of Greene and Greene
, Pasadena.
Advocated by Charles J. Fisher
, the house was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #529 on April 23, 1991.
Lester S. Moore
Lester Sherwood Moore was an American architect.Moore designed residential homes and other buildings in the early 20th century. He was based in Los Angeles, California, United States, and is credited for being one of the first to recognize and appreciate Mission Style as a worthy architectural form...
and built in 1909. It was one of the very first homes constructed in Montecito Heights, and was featured on the cover of the Mutual Building Company's advertising pamphlet. Interesting aspects of the home include clinker brick and Arroyo stone chimney. The style is reminiscent of the work of Greene and Greene
Greene and Greene
Greene and Greene was an architectural firm established by brothers Charles Sumner Greene and Henry Mather Greene , influential early 20th Century American architects...
, Pasadena.
Advocated by Charles J. Fisher
Charles J. Fisher
Charles J. Fisher is a published author and Los Angeles-based historic preservation activist who has successfully nominated more than 100 historic buildings as City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments....
, the house was declared Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #529 on April 23, 1991.