Van Dekker House

Rudolf Schindler designed the Van Dekker House in 1940 and it looks unlike many of his other structures. The house was made an HCM (quickly, to guarantee it continued time on earth) while it was in the process of being sold after decades of ownership by its long-term owner and finally placed in the Mills Act program so that the maximum amount of cash could be poured into restoring it.

The ground plan is for the original, much larger than today's, plot. The parcel originally ran from Lubabo Avenue to Penfield Avenue, but is now about a third of its original size.

The original ground plan.

Here is an original exterior shot of the home, at that point, somewhat in the middle of nowhere in the San Fernando Valley.

The original house in isolation.

A closer view.

The original dining room and end of the living room.

The sloped ceilings and the living room fireplace.

The house as it now appears, under restoration.

There is hope...