A Standout Home by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Grandson Lists for $2.9M in La Crescenta, CA

Curvilinear concrete walls, slanted skylights, and a two-story oval fireplace are just some of the highlights.

A Standout Home by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Grandson Lists for $2.9M in La Crescenta, CA

Curvilinear concrete walls, slanted skylights, and a two-story oval fireplace are just some of the highlights.

Property Details:

Location: 2826 Alta Terrace, La Crescenta, California

Price: $2,895,000

Year Built: 1992

Architect: Eric Lloyd Wright  

Footprint: 4,554 square feet (five bedrooms, five baths)

From the agent: "The American modernist movement during the 1990s is generally overlooked, architecturally speaking. But with the Wystrach-Adams Residence, a magical combination of surface, structure and transparency comes to the forefront of this incredibly rare, avant-garde natural compound in the lush hills of La Crescenta. While the curved roofline and exterior play on light deconstructivism, the interior seamlessly weaves the surroundings into the home with organic materials, natural light, and flow. Building remains original and meticulously maintained. Recent upgrades over the past five years include 13 Velux replacement skylights with automatic solar blinds, waterproofing to the main and ADU roofs, fully owned permitted solar, EV charger, LED lighting throughout, and more."

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright’s grandson, architect Eric Lloyd Wright, in the early 1990s, this La Crescenta home, dubbed the Wystrach-Adams Residence, is characterized by avant-garde curves and organic materials.

This La Crescenta home by Eric Lloyd Wright, son of architect Frank Lloyd Wright Jr. and grandson of the legendary Frank Lloyd Wright, is characterized by curved surfaces and interiors faced in organic materials such as raw concrete, tile, and teak.

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A curved wooden roofline and angular concrete walls mark the entrance to the residence.

At the front entrance to the home, dubbed the Wystrach-Adams Residence, a curved wooden roofline and angular concrete walls hint at the material palette and recurring motifs to come.

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The original owner was enamored with the curves of the nearby area, and they are consistent in the home, in beams, glass, coved lighting, Cor-Ten steel, marble and built ins.

"The original owner was enamored with the curves of the nearby area, and they are consistent in the home—in beams, glass, coved lighting, Cor-Ten steel, marble, and built-ins," says the listing agent.

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