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{{Infobox building
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| client = Anne Keeler
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{{Short description|Notable residence in California}} {{Short description|Notable residence in California}}
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The '''Keeler House''' was a house in ], Los Angeles. It was completed in 1991 to the designs of Ray Kappe and was destroyed ]. The '''Keeler House''' was a house in ], Los Angeles. It was completed in 1991 to the designs of American architect ] and was destroyed in the January 2025 ].


The house was designed in a Modernist style by the architect Ray Kappe for Anne Keeler, a jazz singer, and her husband Gordon Melcher.<ref name=LAT25/> The couple had originally engaged another architect before they approached Kappe.<ref name='EN'>{{cite web|author=Adriene Biondo|title=Ray Kappe's Keeler Up Close|url=https://www.eichlernetwork.com/article/ray-kappe%E2%80%99s-keeler-close|archive-url=|work=|publisher=Eichler Network|accessdate=13 January 2025|archivedate=}}</ref> Keeler was an admirer of Kappe's 1967 residence on Brooktree Road in Pacific Palisades.<ref name='EN'/> It was a remodelling of the extant residence on the site.<ref name=LAT25/> The house was 4,142 sq ft in size with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The walls and floors of the house were made from concrete; redwood, teak and fir woods were also used throughout the house.<ref name=LAT25/> The house used a ] ].<ref name=LAT25/> It was completed in 1991 with the construction having taken four and a half years.<ref name='EN'/> The house was designed in a ] style by Kappe for Anne Keeler, a jazz singer, and her husband Gordon Melcher.<ref name=LAT25/> The couple had originally engaged another architect before they approached Kappe.<ref name='EN'>{{cite web|author=Adriene Biondo|title=Ray Kappe's Keeler Up Close|url=https://www.eichlernetwork.com/article/ray-kappe%E2%80%99s-keeler-close|archive-url=|publisher=Eichler Network|accessdate=13 January 2025|archivedate=}}</ref> Keeler was an admirer of Kappe's 1967 residence on Brooktree Road in Pacific Palisades.<ref name='EN'/> It was a remodelling of the extant residence on the site.<ref name=LAT25/> The house was 4,142 sq ft in size with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The walls and floors of the house were made from concrete; redwood, teak and fir woods were also used throughout the house.<ref name=LAT25/> The house used a ] ]<ref name=LAT25/> that was one of the last of its kind, due to newer California ] and Title 24 building efficiency standards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=thevalueofarchitecture |date=August 28, 2024 |title=Instagram: Ray Kappe, FAIA, Architect, The Keeler House |url=https://www.instagram.com/thevalueofarchitecture/reel/C_O1WalSESU/ |access-date=2025-01-14 |website=www.instagram.com}}</ref> It was completed in 1991 with the construction having taken four and a half years.<ref name='EN'/>


In April 2024 the house was put up for sale for $12 million.<ref name=LAT25/> It was destroyed in the ].<ref name=LAT25>{{cite news|author=Jessica Gelt|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-01-11/architecture-houses-burned-in-palisades-la-fires|archive-url=|title=The architecturally significant houses destroyed in L.A.'s fires|date=29 January 2014|work=]|accessdate=11 January 2025|archivedate=}}</ref><ref name=NYT25>{{cite news|author=Sam Lubell|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/arts/design/architecture-fires-california-los-angeles-rogers-eames.html|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQUj9|title=As Flames Consume Architectural Gems, a Hit to 'Old California'|date=9 January 2014|work=]|accessdate=11 January 2025|archivedate=11 January 2025}}</ref> In April 2024 the house was put up for sale for $12 million.<ref name=LAT25/> It was destroyed in the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.<ref name=LAT25>{{cite news|author=Jessica Gelt|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2025-01-11/architecture-houses-burned-in-palisades-la-fires|archive-url=|title=The architecturally significant houses destroyed in L.A.'s fires|date=29 January 2014|work=]|accessdate=11 January 2025|archivedate=}}</ref><ref name=NYT25>{{cite news|author=Sam Lubell|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/09/arts/design/architecture-fires-california-los-angeles-rogers-eames.html|archive-url=https://archive.is/HQUj9|title=As Flames Consume Architectural Gems, a Hit to 'Old California'|date=9 January 2014|work=]|accessdate=11 January 2025|archivedate=11 January 2025}}</ref>


The house was located at 16525 Akron Street in the ] area of Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |title=PCAD – Keeler, Anne, House, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA |url=https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/2501/ |website=pcad.lib.washington.edu}}</ref> The house was located at 16525 Akron Street in the ] area of Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |title=PCAD – Keeler, Anne, House, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA |url=https://pcad.lib.washington.edu/building/2501/ |website=pcad.lib.washington.edu}}</ref>
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== External links == == External links ==
* * {{YouTube|OsnLmzjXW70|Virtual Panel Discussion on the Keeler Residence designed by Ray Kappe}}


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Keeler House
General information
ClientAnne Keeler
Design and construction
Architect(s)Ray Kappe
Notable residence in California

The Keeler House was a house in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles. It was completed in 1991 to the designs of American architect Ray Kappe and was destroyed in the January 2025 Palisades Fire.

The house was designed in a Modernist style by Kappe for Anne Keeler, a jazz singer, and her husband Gordon Melcher. The couple had originally engaged another architect before they approached Kappe. Keeler was an admirer of Kappe's 1967 residence on Brooktree Road in Pacific Palisades. It was a remodelling of the extant residence on the site. The house was 4,142 sq ft in size with 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. The walls and floors of the house were made from concrete; redwood, teak and fir woods were also used throughout the house. The house used a cantilevered post-and-beam construction that was one of the last of its kind, due to newer California seismic codes and Title 24 building efficiency standards. It was completed in 1991 with the construction having taken four and a half years.

In April 2024 the house was put up for sale for $12 million. It was destroyed in the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.

The house was located at 16525 Akron Street in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.

References

  1. ^ Jessica Gelt (29 January 2014). "The architecturally significant houses destroyed in L.A.'s fires". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. ^ Adriene Biondo. "Ray Kappe's Keeler Up Close". Eichler Network. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. thevalueofarchitecture (28 August 2024). "Instagram: Ray Kappe, FAIA, Architect, The Keeler House". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
  4. Sam Lubell (9 January 2014). "As Flames Consume Architectural Gems, a Hit to 'Old California'". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. "PCAD – Keeler, Anne, House, Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles, CA". pcad.lib.washington.edu.

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