{"nrhp_refnum":"11000933","name":"Karasik House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"436 Spalding Dr.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Beverly Hills","county":"Los Angeles County","state":"CA","lat":34.05777451100005,"lon":-118.40852709399996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2011-12-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story single-family house at 436 Spalding Drive in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, built in 1960 and designed by Lloyd Wright (Frank Lloyd Wright Jr.). It has a pool, deck and a detached guest house at the rear.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the house as a characteristic example of Lloyd Wright's Expressionist residential work of the 1950s and 1960s. It shows his hallmark canted parapets, cast concrete screens, stonework and close integration of building and landscape. The house retains its original materials, interior finishes and custom-designed elements.","narrative":"Built in 1960 at 436 Spalding Drive in Beverly Hills, this two-story house was designed by Lloyd Wright, son of Frank Lloyd Wright. A long, narrow lot with a steep drop toward Roxbury Memorial Park shaped its elongated form, which ends in a prow-like upper floor and balcony overlooking a pool deck. The street side is closed and sculptural, with canted stucco parapets, cast reinforced-concrete screens and stone-clad columns. The rear opens to the view through continuous glazing. Inside, living spaces surround a central open atrium with a staircase and a curving stone wall set with Pyrex glass inserts. The lower level held an office for the original owner, a builder, along with service rooms. Wood framing, stucco, stone, concrete screens and a pumice-covered built-up roof remain, along with many custom interior elements. The house, pool and deck are counted as contributing, while the detached guest house, attributed to a different designer, is noncontributing. The house is listed as an example of Lloyd Wright's mature residential work.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Lloyd Wright (Frank Lloyd Wright Jr.)","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: Wrightian","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good condition, needing only a few minor repairs. The pool has settled out of level and the owner is repairing the guest house retaining wall.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:29.652117-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/11000933.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123859240","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q133271524"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/los-angeles-county/karasik-house-11000933/"}