San Francisco Orders Man To Rebuild His Iconic Home After It Was Demolished
Built in 1936, it was one of only a handful of Bay Area projects by the renowned architect Richard Neutra.
In 1936, a strange-looking structure took shape at 49 Hopkins Ave. in San Francisco.
It was a modest building, but among the Victorian homes that are a staple of the city's architecture, it stood out. The Largent House, named after the family that commissioned it, had straight lines and a flat roof â hallmarks of architect Richard Neutra, who helped define the nascent modernist movement.
