CELEBRATING 250 YEARS OF
AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE.

Rudolf Schindler

Manola Court (Sachs Apartments)

1940Silver Lake, CAFor SaleHistoric-Cultural Monument
Manola Court (Sachs Apartments)

16-unit complex designed for artist Herman Sachs on steep Silver Lake hillside. Like an ancient European hill town, Schindler stepped buildings up the hillside with garden walkways. An early example of 'plaster skin' design.

SIGNIFICANCE: LA Conservancy Preservation Award (2010)

NOTE: LA Historic-Cultural Landmark (2016). Meticulous restoration begun in Spring 2015 by current owner Paul Finegold with landscaping by Terremoto.

DETAILS

Year Built
1940
Location
Silver Lake, CA
Original Owner
Herman Sachs
Current Owner
Paul Finegold

REFERENCES

Manolacourt

PURCHASE HISTORY

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Architect

Rudolf Schindler

Rudolf Schindler was an Austrian-American architect and a pioneer of California Modernism. He studied under Otto Wagner in Vienna, then worked for Fra...