James Daniel Derby House, Modernist residence in Glendale, United States.
The James Daniel Derby House is a single-family house in Glendale, California, built in 1926 for James Daniel Derby and designed by Lloyd Wright in the American Modernistic style with Mayan features. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 14, 1978, and remains a private residence.
The house was built in 1926 by Lloyd Wright, a pioneer of modern architecture, and gained recognition through its addition to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. This marked acknowledgment of its significance to American architectural history.
The house's Mayan-inspired ornament, worked into precast concrete blocks, is the feature a passerby can pick out from the street. Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright, designed it in 1926 for James Daniel Derby, and the building has remained a private residence rather than a museum.
The property is a private residence, so access is limited to external viewing from the street where the architecture can be observed. It sits in a quiet residential neighborhood in Glendale with good access to nearby roads.
The house was designed by Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright, and built in 1926 for James Daniel Derby. It has been on the National Register of Historic Places since December 14, 1978, and remains a private residence, so it can only be seen from the street.
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