A mid-century modern residence that survived the Eaton fire is on the market in Altadena for $2.449 million.
Sited on over a half-acre lot, this 1,792-square-foot house features three bedrooms, two bathrooms and open-plan living spaces, along with an 847-square-foot studio that has a single bathroom. Records show the owner is a couple who bought the house in November 2015 for $1.35 million.
The property was one of four homes on the block spared from the January 2025 firestorm, according to the listing. It’s unclear if it sustained any smoke damage or needed repairs, as the sellers and listing agent Kate Blackwood of Compass were not available for comment.
But a client questionnaire provided by Compass indicates the fire forced the owners to evacuate, and they’ve since “become more rooted in Los Angeles.
“The fire just shifted things—it moved us in a new direction we hadn’t anticipated but feels right,” they said. “It feels right to pass the home on and let someone else start their chapter.”
Since taking ownership, the couple renovated the main house in 2016 and the studio in 2023, while honoring the property’s mid-century design and artistic heritage.
The property was originally owned by local sculptor David Oliver Green Jr. and his wife, Jaxine. In 1949, the couple commissioned architect and UCLA professor Frederick Monhoff to design a one-bedroom, one-bathroom “bungalow” with a covered porch. By 1964, it became known as Green’s art studio after the completion of the couple’s main house.
Designed by USC architecture professor Randell Makinson, known for his work with the Gamble House, the main house embodies the principles of California modernism. It features sculpted ceilings, clerestory windows and walls of glass that open up to a large deck, hot tub and gardens all with sweeping canyon views.
White oak floors run throughout the space.
A brick fireplace with a floating hearth anchors the living room, which opens to the dining room and the kitchen with a peninsula breakfast bar.
The studio remains a flexible space with a kitchenette and living area for overnight guests, work, working out or making art as Green once did.
“He had a workspace just off the studio where you can spread out,” the sellers told Compass. “We found … some stone carving projects he abandoned halfway through, and we unearthed (them) in the backyard like some archaeological treasure.”
Green’s bronze sculptures are on view outside the entrance of the Altadena Library. He was widowed for the second time when he died in December 2000 at 92.
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