Dunham House, Carl L. Maston, Architect 1956
On of my favorite modernist homes, the Dunham House is situated in a park-like setting in one of Pasadena's most exclusive neighborhoods. Located at 495 Madeline Drive (best seen from Stonebridge Drive),
During his long and distinguised career, Maston designed more than 100 buildings, including private residences, apartment buildings, shopping centers and large-scale institutional projects. After graduation from USC, he worked for several established architectural firms, including A. Quincy Jones, Fred Emmons, Phil Daniel, and Allied Architects. After World War II, he returned to Los Angeles, opening his first office in Beverly Hills. In 1946, he designed the Pandora Apartments, marking the beginning of his experimentation with garden apartment design. In 1954, Maston completed his portion of the quintessential California apartment complex, the National Boulevard Apartments (Maston designed one building, architect Ray Kappe the other). Among his most noted accomplishments are the Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design, and the Creative Arts Building at the California State University, San Bernardino.
During his long and distinguised career, Maston designed more than 100 buildings, including private residences, apartment buildings, shopping centers and large-scale institutional projects. After graduation from USC, he worked for several established architectural firms, including A. Quincy Jones, Fred Emmons, Phil Daniel, and Allied Architects. After World War II, he returned to Los Angeles, opening his first office in Beverly Hills. In 1946, he designed the Pandora Apartments, marking the beginning of his experimentation with garden apartment design. In 1954, Maston completed his portion of the quintessential California apartment complex, the National Boulevard Apartments (Maston designed one building, architect Ray Kappe the other). Among his most noted accomplishments are the Cal Poly Pomona College of Environmental Design, and the Creative Arts Building at the California State University, San Bernardino.
posted by Michael_Locke at 8:22 AM
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This was my childhood home. My parents bought it from the Dunhams. At the time they bought it (roughly 1962), the backyard was a large "reflection pool". The house next door had a waterwheel that would send water cascading under our stone bridge into the reflection pool. All of this was part of the original Busch Gardens. My parents filled in the pond because they were worried about having young children around such a large pond (the pool in your picture was added many years after we left) . It was truly a magical place as a child - there were stone-lined walking paths all around the property, the bridge, a stone wall with mysterious holes in it, etc. The interior of the house was straight out of Mad Men with cathedral ceilings, cantilevered stairs, stone wall with a fireplace/stone hearth you could sit on and double-cone wall sconces. It was technically a 2 bedroom home, so my bedroom was a very small storage room on the second floor. The ceiling was so low that I could poke holes into the acoustic ceiling while lying in my twin bed (it was probably asbestos!) Thanks for posting the photo - great memories!!
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