Pacific Palisades in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Eames House

National Historic Landmark

Photographed By Craig Baker, 2017

1. Eames House Marker

Inscription.
Eames House has been designated a National Historic Landmark. This property possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
The Eames House was the creation of prolific designers Charles and Ray Eames and, when completed in 1949, their lifelong home. This Case Study House #8 embodies many of the ideals of post war Modernism and is regarded as one of America's most significant experiments in domestic architecture.

Erected 2006 by National Park Service - United States Department of the Interior. (Marker Number 381.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, and the National Historic Landmarks series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1949.

Location. 34° 1.786′ N, 118° 31.165′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Pacific Palisades. Marker can be reached from Chautauqua Boulevard, 0.2 miles north of Pacific Coast Highway (California Route 1), on the left when traveling north. Advance reservations are required to visit. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 Chautauqua Blvd, Pacific Palisades CA 90272, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Bradbury House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Barsha House (approx. ¼ mile away); Sten/Frenke-Gould Residence (approx. ¼ mile away); Port Los Angeles (approx. half a mile away); Canyon Elementary School (approx. half a mile away); Pacific Palisades (approx. half a mile away); Marquez Filling Station (approx. half a mile away); Santa Monica Forestry Station (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Los Angeles.

Regarding Eames House. This is Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument No. 381, designated in 1988.

Also see . . .
1. Eames House. History, photos, biographies, and tour information. (Submitted on November 24, 2022.)

2. Eames Chair. The iconic chair designed in 1946 that kick-started the career of Charles and Ray Eames into notoriety. (Submitted on January 11, 2023.)

3. Powers of Ten. Watch a 9-minute film produced in 1977 for IBM by Charles and Ray Eames. It is a classic visual journey of scale, “a film dealing with the relative size of things in the universe and the effect of adding another zero.” (Submitted on November 24, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.)

Photographed By Craig Baker, 2017

2. Eames House Marker

The marker can be seen through a window when it’s not outside.

Photographed By Craig Baker, 2017

3. Eames House

John Entenza House image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Craig Baker, August 11, 2023

4. John Entenza House

Located next door at 205 Chautanqua Blvd, LAHCM #530 & Case Study House #9, built in 1949, a collaboration between Charles Eames and Eero Saarinen.

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 24, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 225 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 24, 2022, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 4. submitted on August 14, 2023, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.