{"nrhp_refnum":"91000926","name":"Hofmann, Arthur and Mona, House","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"1048 La Cuesta Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hillsborough","county":"San Mateo County","state":"CA","lat":37.550805009000044,"lon":-122.34900220999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1991-08-05","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A three-story, wood-frame, stucco-clad single-family house at 1048 La Cuesta Road in Hillsborough, San Mateo County, California, built in 1937 and designed by architect Richard J. Neutra.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the house is an outstanding example of Richard Neutra's San Francisco Bay Area work and of the International Style. Its publication and two design awards in 1938 led to eight further Neutra residential commissions in the Bay Area between 1937 and 1940. It is one of the least altered and largest of those houses.","narrative":"Built in 1937 at 1048 La Cuesta Road in Hillsborough, this stucco-clad house was designed by Richard J. Neutra for Arthur and Mona Hofmann. It has a flat-roofed three-story block with wings that step down the slope, white walls, and running bands of casement windows that wrap around corners, all hallmarks of the International Style. The house drew attention in the architectural press and won awards from Good Housekeeping and House Beautiful in 1938. That publicity helped bring Neutra eight more residential commissions in the San Francisco Bay Area between 1937 and 1940. Most of those houses have been altered, and this one is among the least changed and the largest. A 1937 mural, \"El Tigrero,\" by artist Antonio Sotomayor remains on a wall of the southwest wing. Alterations in 1983 included converting the garage to a library, adding a conservatory and carport, and building a pool, while the street and garden elevations kept their character.","period_of_significance":"1937","architect_builder":"Neutra, Richard Joseph","architectural_style":"Modern Movement: International Style","criteria":["C"],"status_note":"Still a single dwelling; restored in 1983 and described as in excellent condition.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:54:28.103193-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/91000926.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000926/ab01ea3160-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/91000926/ab01ea3160-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Sanfranman59","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arthur_and_Mona_Hofmann_House,_1048_La_Cuesta_Rd.,_Hillsborough,_CA_9-5-2011_3-15-52_PM.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Sanfranman59</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arthur_and_Mona_Hofmann_House,_1048_La_Cuesta_Rd.,_Hillsborough,_CA_9-5-2011_3-15-52_PM.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/123861514","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_and_Mona_Hofmann_House","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q100924524"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-mateo-county/hofmann-arthur-and-mona-house-91000926/"}