Lovell House
Lovell House | |
| Location | 4616 Dundee Dr, Los Angeles, CA 90027 |
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| Coordinates | 34°7′5.4″N 118°17′16″W / 34.118167°N 118.28778°W |
| Area | 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) |
| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Richard Neutra |
| Architectural style | International style |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000147 |
| LAHCM No. | 123 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 14, 1971 |
| Designated LAHCM | March 20, 1974 |
The Lovell House or Lovell Health House is an International style modernist residence designed and built by Richard Neutra between 1927 and 1929. The home, located at 4616 Dundee Drive in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, was built for the physician and naturopath Philip Lovell. It is considered a major monument in architectural history, and was a turning point in Neutra's career.
It is often described as the first steel frame house in the United States, and also an early example of the use of gunite (sprayed-on concrete). Neutra was familiar with steel construction due to his earlier work with the Chicago firm Holabird & Roche. Neutra served as the contractor for the project because no residential contractors were willing to construct a steel frame home due to the industry's unfamiliarity with and outright distaste for industrial materials employed for residential work.