Historic Preservation for Tract Homes?

A resident of a Rancho Palos Verdes, CA development of 262 tract homes designed by Paul R. Williams, the first African-American architect in the AIA, is seeking an historic preservation measure to protect the 1950s-era homes.

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July 16, 2009, 7:00 AM PDT

By Tim Halbur

"The Seaview homes - with a modern style featuring flat roofs, angled walls and midcentury decorative touches inside and out - have a 'special allure' and should be preserved, Morgan said.

'It doesn't look cookie-cutter. It looks like a group of custom homes, rather than a repetition of a lot of the same things,' he said. 'It's very Space Age.'"

FULL STORY: Worth preserving for Rancho Palos Verdes posterity?

Sunday, July 12, 2009 in Daily Breeze

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