Kelton Apartments

Kelton Apartments
Kelton Apartments
	Kelton Arms
Location	433 Kelton Ave. Westwood, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	34°03′55″N 118°27′09″W
Built	1970
Architect	Richard Neutra
Governing body	private
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
Designated	June 21, 1988
Reference no.	365
	Location within Los Angeles

The Kelton Apartments is a historic 4-unit 2-story multi-family building located at 644-648 Kelton Avenue, in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.

The building is a part of a collection of homes designed by Los Angeles based modernist architect, Richard Neutra, and built in North West Westwood Village, including the Strathmore Apartments, Elkay Apartments, and Landfair Apartments.[1]

History

The building was built in 1941 in the international style for Neutra's in-laws after they moved out of the nearby Strathmore Apartments.[1] It is next door to the Elkay Apartments, which Neutra designed in 1948.[2] The building is noted to be an indicator of Neutra's shifting post-war style towards a more "relaxed and lyrical" design.[3] The building was featured on the cover of L'Architecture d'aujourd'hui in 1946.[1]

On June 21, 1988, the City of Los Angeles designated the building as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.[4][3] The complex was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020.

References

Hines, Thomas S. (2006). "Knowing Neutra". Dwell (magazine). No. July/August. pp. 148–159. Retrieved March 6, 2020.
Winter, Robert; Gebhard, David (September 7, 2009). An Arch Guidebook to Los Angeles. Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423608936 – via Google Books.
Murphy, Dean (June 23, 1988). "8 Westwood Buildings Are Declared Historic Monuments". Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Department of City Planning (September 7, 2007). "Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2008-12-29. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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[:0-1] Hines, Thomas S. (2006). "Knowing Neutra". Dwell (magazine). No. July/August. pp. 148–159. Retrieved March 6, 2020.

[2] Winter, Robert; Gebhard, David (September 7, 2009). An Arch Guidebook to Los Angeles. Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423608936 – via Google Books.

[:1-3] Murphy, Dean (June 23, 1988). "8 Westwood Buildings Are Declared Historic Monuments". Los Angeles Times.

[LAHCM_list2-4] Los Angeles Department of City Planning (September 7, 2007). "Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments" (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2008-12-29. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)