MLS#: 11-533881 Listing Date:6/10/2011 REMARKS: MORRIS' OWN HOME, DARINGLY CANTILEVERED INTO A SILVER LAKE HILLSIDE, WAS DESCRIBED BY JULIUS SHULMAN AS THE BEST WORK MORRIS EVER DID. TRAINED AS AN ENGINEER AND FIRST APPRENTICED TO LLOYD WRIGHT, MORRIS MELDED AN INDUSTRIAL AESTHETIC WITH ORGANIC, WRIGHTIAN PRINCIPLES. THE STUDIO, WITH ITS MEZZANINE MASTER, 2-STORY LIVING ROOM & OPEN KITCHEN, DINING AREA & LOWER GROUND-FLOOR OFFICE (CONVERTIBLE TO A 2ND BEDROOM) OPENS LIKE A MAGIC GLASS LANTERN, AFFORDING EXTRAORDINARY VIEWS OUT TO THE SAN GABRIELS. METICULOUSLY RESTORED & PRESERVED BY THE CURRENT OWNER, & RETAINING ORIGINAL CUSTOM BATHROOM FIXTURES, MOSAIC, BRICKWORK, GLASS AND HARDWARE, WITH AN UPDATED KITCHEN FOLLOWING THE ORIGINAL BLUEPRINTS WITH APPROVAL FROM MORRIS HIMSELF. COUNTERWEIGHTED WINDOWS OPEN THE LIVING SPACE TO A BROAD TERRACE WITH REMARKABLE EASE, AN ASTONISHING & INGENIOUS VARIATION ON THE CALIFORNIA OPEN-PLAN MODEL. ADDITIONAL HISTORIC AND CURRENT PHOTOGRAPHY, HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION AT WWW.ALLYNMORRISSTUDIO.COM
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