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BUFF / STRAUB / HENSMAN / SMITH
CONRAD BUFF III, FAIA (1926-1989)
Buff was born and raised in Eagle Rock CA. His parents were Mary and Conrad Buff II, creators of illustrated children's books. Family acquaintances included Richard Neutra and Rudolph Schindler. Redesigning the Buff garage was one of Neutra's early independent architectural commissions. Buff attended Eagle Rock High School. He served in the Navy in WWII and graduated from USC School of Architecture in 1952, where he befriended fellow architect Donald C. Hensman.
CALVIN C. STRAUB, FAIA (1920-1998)
Straub was born in Macon GA. He studied at Texas A&M University and Pasadena City College before receiving his degree in architecture at USC in 1945. After serving in the Navy, Straub lectured at USC from 1946 to 1961 and later at Arizona State University. He worked for A. B. Gallion before entering into a partnership with Buff & Hensman (1956-1961) and Schoneburger Strau Florence (1972-1975). He wrote Design Process and Communications (1978) and The Man-Made Environment: An Introduction to World Architecture and Design (1983). Until retirement in 1988 he taught at Arizona State University where his world architecture class attended by more than 15,000 students. Straub also ran his own private practice earning over 30 awards. His archives are at Arizona State University.
DONALD CHARLES HENSMAN, FAIA (1924-2002)
Hensman grew up in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles CA, graduated from Hollywood HS in 1941, and served in the Navy during WWII. He got an architecture degree from USC in 1952 where he later taught 1952 to 1963. Hensman retired in 1997. Just before he died in 2002, the Pasadena Heritage Oral History Project did a 10-part interview, led by Sarah Cooper. Parts: 1A 1B 2A 2B 3A 3B 4A 4B 5A 5B, courtesy of Pasadena Heritage.
DENNIS GEORGE SMITH, AIA (1936-2022)
Smith enrolled at the USC School in Architecture in 1954, studying under Don Hensman, Cal Straub, Garrett Eckbo, and Gregory Ain. Smith graduated in 1960, joined the National Guard, then worked for Jack Simison in La Cañada Flintridge. He designed a house for his parents that was across the street from BSH's Dubnoff House. He persuaded the LA Times to feature the Dubnoff House and that got him a job with the firm in 1963. He left in 1967 when work slowed down to work for other firms including Smith and Williams in Pasadena CA. Smith returned as an associate in 1974, became a partner in 1988, and led the firm upon Don Hensman's 1997 retirement.
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Around 1949 - The Raymond Joseph Sedlachek House, 3385 Beverly Glen Boulevard, Los Angeles CA. 1469sf. Designed by Calvin Straub while working for Arthur Gallion. Built by Sedlachek. Interior design by Emily Laser of Palm Springs. Sold to Peter Crane. Featured in LA Times Home Magazine, 11/27/1949; House and Home, April 1952; and Architectural Forum. Photo by Julius Shulman. Sold in 2005 to Azat Gezalyn. Sold in 2009 to Barry Kaye.
1951 - The Willoughby and Helen Cady House, 3350 Calvert Road, Pasadena CA. Helen Cady was Executive Secretary of AIA Pasadena. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 1/31/1954, with photos by George Peterson. Sold to the Van Halen Brothers. Sold in 1988 to Nestor Cadavid. Deeded in 2016 to a Cavadid Family Trust. Bottom photo by Michael Locke.
1951 - The Calvin and Sylvia Straub House, 1224 Sunny Oaks Circle, Altadena CA. 1200sf. Built by the Straubs and Emmett Wimple over three months for just $9000. Featured in House Beautiful, July 1954; Architectural Record, May 1955. First five photos by Maynard Parker; rest by Hank Hoag. Sold in 1955 to John Moffat. Sold in 1976 to Errot and Velma Johnson, still owners as of 2020. Destroyed in the 2025 LA fires.
1952 - The Roland and Gladys Fisher House, 4020 Hampstead Road, La Cañada Flintridge CA. Designed with consulting architect Clayton Baldwin. Featured in the Los Angeles Times, 9/27/1953. Sold in 2016 to Aram, Anahit, and Anna Blikian. Color photo by Michael Locke.
1952 - The Conrad and Mary Buff II Summer Studio, Lake Arrowhead CA. Designed by Conrad Buff III and Don Hensman, who were students at the time. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 8/31/1952, with photos by George Peterson. Status unknown.
1952 - The Campbell Residence, Burbank CA. Designed by Conrad Buff III and Don Hensman, who were students at the time. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 7/27/1952, with photos. 1664sf. Status unknown.
1952 - The Frank MacCauley House, Burbank CA. Designed by Arthur Gallion and Calvin Straub. Interiors by Mary Marfin. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 3/9/1952, with photos by Robert Cleveland. Status unknown.
1953 - The Robert W. Scheibel House, 3549 Laurelvale Drive, Studio City CA. Calvin Straub designed the house before joining the firm in 1956. Photo by Michael Locke. Sold to Thomas Wheat. Sold in 2002 to Warner Ebbink. Sold in 2012 to Zoe Lister-Jones. Sold in 2015 to David Glashinski/Laurelvale Family Trust.
1953 - The James W. and Dolores M. Toland House, 13553 Cheltenham Drive, Sherman Oaks CA. Built by Fred Krohn; landscaping by Henry Sato. Calvin Straub designed the house before joining the firm in 1956. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 1/2/1955, photos by Robert Cleveland. Toland was the travel and magazine section editor of the Los Angeles Times. Sold in 2016 to Roberta Gross. Color photos by Michael Locke.
1953 - The Paul H. and Virginia Fischer House, 2207 Mandeville Canyon Road, Los Angeles CA. Featured in the LA Times Home Design Magazine, 8/7/1955, with photo by Robert Cleveland. Designed by Calvin Straub before joining the firm in 1956. Sold in 2014 to Richard Shephard.
1954 - The John (Jack) W. Norton House, 820 Burleigh Drive, Pasadena CA. Sold in 2011 to Glenn Rothner. Last three photos by Dennis Hill.
1954 - The Donald and Ellena Hovaguimian House, 2430 Bywood Drive, Glendale CA. The Hovaguimians met Buff while living in the rental unit at 1223 Linda Rosa Avenue in Eagle Rock. Sold to John Luich. Sold in 1989 to Michael and Monica Meyer. Sold in 2003 to Michael J. Gold. Sold in 2013 to Jeffrey Head. Listed in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources in 2014. Sold in 2020 to Luciana Bang. Sold in 2021 to Georg Koepl and Magdalena Hoier. Sold in 2023 to John Tesch. Photos by Michael Locke.
1955 - The Alvaro Bea House #1, aka the Bea-Essick House, 421 Mooresque Drive, Pasadena CA. Project architect, Calvin Straub. The architects met Alvaro Bea through sharing an office building on 7th Street in Los Angeles. Sold to the Essick family who commissioned the firm to do a remodel in 1997, led by Dennis Smith. Sold in 2011 to Ronald and Mary Bension. Top photos by Michael Locke.
1955 - The George Brandow House, 1490 Virginia Road, San Marino CA. Featured in the Los Angeles Times, 3/10/1975, black and white photos by Julius Shulman; home of the week in 1960. Brandow was a structural engineer. Sold in 2004 to Mary Blodgett and Calvin Carlton, who added a studio by Fung + Blatt.
1955 - The Conrad Buff II House, 414 Mooresque Street, Pasadena CA. Built for Conrad Buff III's parents. Mary Buff and Conrad Buff II were creators of illustrated children's books. Between 1937 and 1968, they collaborated on both text and illustrations to produce 14 books; four times they were a runner-up for the Caldecott Medal or Newbery Medal. They had a profound impact on children's literature in the middle of the 20th century. Sold to John C. Wilson. Sold in 2014 to Gf Services LLC. In 2017 the property underwent a renovation + expansion led by partner Dennis Smith. It was subsequently the recipient of a Pasadena Historic Preservation Award in 2018. Sold in 2018 to Carlos Mollura. For sale in 2025. Photos and text by Michael Locke.
Around 1955 - 14612 Rosecrans Avenue, La Mirada CA. Part of the Mesa La Mirada Tract designed for Harry Brittain. Sold in 2016 to Anthony and Lisa Sprecht.
Around 1955 - 14618 Rosecrans Avenue, La Mirada CA. Part of the Mesa La Mirada Tract designed for Harry Brittain. Sold in 2012 to Walter Flores and Veronica Lozano.
Around 1955 - 14506 Rosecrans Avenue, La Mirada CA. Part of the Mesa La Mirada Tract designed for Harry Brittain. Sold in 2015 to Oliver and Rita Gonzalez.
1956 - The Alvaro Bea House #2, 145 Patrician Way, Pasadena CA. Photos by Michael Locke. Sold in 1989 to David and Mary Redding.
1956 - The Sheldon and Russa Graeme House, 13417 Inwood Drive, Sherman Oaks CA. Designed with Calvin Straub. Photos by Michael Locke. Sold to Alan and Sondra Levin. Sold in 2001 to Wouter and Diane Korringa.
1956 - The Kit Cartwright House, 1767 La Cresta Drive, Pasadena CA. Sold to Charles Briel. Sold in 1991 to John Sadler. Sold in 1998 to Polly Wheaton. Sold in 2001 to Peter Sartin. Sold in 2016 to Anita Artukovich.
1956 - The George and Norma Smith Residence, 1175 La Loma Road, Pasadena CA. Designed by Dennis Smith for his parents while a student at USC School of Architecture. Photo by Michael Locke. Sold to Victor and Sandra Ell. Sold in 2012 to Diana Hawes. Sold in 2015 to Jill and Harrison Karabel.
1956 - The Ben and Regina Mirman House I and Pavilion, 100 West Orange Grove Avenue, Arcadia CA. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 9/25/1960; Western Architect and Engineer, November 1960. Sold in 2001 to Kou Lin and M. Hui. Photos by Michael Locke.
1956 - The Milton and Olga Farbstein House, 14014 Sunset Boulevard, Pacific Palisades CA. Designed by Cal Straub before he joined the firm. The Farbsteins' son, Jay, became an architect and opened Farbstein & Associates. Deeded in 2016 to Jay and Ellie Farbstein. Sold in 2017 and destroyed. Plans at ASU.
1956 - The John Macau House, 1024 Glen Oaks Boulevard, Pasadena CA. Sold in 2005 to architect Douglas S. Ewing, who did a restoration. Photos by Michael Locke.
1956 - The Calvin and Sylvia Straub House, 725 Burleigh Drive, Pasadena CA. 1625sf. Sold to Hab House LLC, a developer. Sold in 2019 to Judy Moe. Restored by Andrea Larsson. Photos by Michael Locke.
1956 - The Wayne K. and Clymene Dikie Wilmarth House, 5335 Weatherford Drive, Los Angeles CA. Photos by Michael Locke. Sold in 1988 to Wallace Kirk. Sold in 1994 to Judith Jones. Sold in 2017 to Brett Miller.
1956 - The Porter W. and Janet Lewis Jared House, 2621 La Cuesta Drive, Los Angeles CA. Built by Porter Jared; landscape design, Emmet Wimple. Featured in Architectural Record Houses of 1961. Color photos by Michael Locke; black and white photos by Ernest Braun. Sold to Lenore Wong. Sold in 1998 to Paul Buckmaster. Sold in 2018 to Property 88 LLC. Sold in 2021 to Zuta Rahav.
1957 - The Richard and Mary Alice Frank House, 919 La Loma Road, Pasadena CA. 3500sf. Landscape design by Garrett Eckbo. Richard Frank was the President of Lawry Foods; the firm also designed corporate headquarters for Lawry Foods. Sold in 2000 to Troy and Terri Miller. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Sold in 2020 to Michael Oppenhuizen and Robia Rashid. Photos by Michael Locke.
1957 - The Joseph C. Jr. and Wanda T. Widmont House, 4138 Mantova Drive, Los Angeles CA. 2088 sf. Designed by Calvin Straub. Photos by Michael Locke. Sold to Oscar Brashear.
1957 - The Jack and Betty Thomson House, 1695 Poppy Peak Drive, Pasadena CA. Originally addressed 1550 Poppy Peak Drive. One of 32 winners in the 1961-1962 Western Home Awards by the AIA and Sunset Magazine. Top two photos by Michael Locke. Sold in 2010 to Christophe Burusco and Scott Lander who did a restoration. Won a 2012 City of Pasadena Preservation Award. Sold to Mad Men producer Scott Hornbacher. Sold in 2018 to Matthew and Vanessa Alexander. Sold in 2020 to Colby Black.
1957 - The Gordon L. and Thomasina Mix Gunn House, 5671 Spreading Oak Drive, Los Angeles CA. Top two photos by Michael Locke. Sold in 1999 to Margery A. Gould. Sold in 2021 to Mark and Susan Lebovits.
1957 - The Gerald and Suzanne Labiner House, 1601 Rising Glen Road, Los Angeles CA. Designed with Calvin Straub. Landscape design by Leone and Wimple. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 4/24/1960. The architects designed a new carport and converted the existing carport to a family room in 1961. Sold in 2023 to the Caroline L. Moser Separate Property Trust. Last three photos by Michael Locke.
1958 - The Steve McQueen and Neile Adams House, 2419 Solar Drive, Los Angeles CA. Designed with Calvin Straub. Developed by John and Laura Waldman. Sold in late 1959 to McQueen who hired the firm to do a remodel around 1960. Sold in 1992 to Wes Craven and Iya Labunka. Sold in 2016 to Mark and Yvonne Lewis. Sold in 2019 to Advance Trust and Premier Trust. Photos by Michael Locke.
1958 - The Sidney and Esther Fine House, 11771 Chenault Street, Los Angeles CA. Commissioned in 1957. 2500sf. Buff and Hensman added a pool equipment enclosure and dressing rooms in 1967. Architect Joyce Zaitlan added a second story in 1990. Featured in the Los Angeles Times Home Magazine, 10/21/1962. Black and white photos by Julius Shulman; color photos by Michael Locke. Still owned by the Fine family as of 2019.
1958 - The Holland-Goudzwaard Residence, 1694 Putney Road, Pasadena CA. Photos by Michael Locke. Sold in 2017 to Dosim Roh.
1958 - The Thomas and Barbara Wirick House, 1617 Pleasant Way, Pasadena CA. Designed with Calvin Straub. Sold in 2013 to Michael and Pui Leung. Sold in 2021 to Luciana Bang and Subo Cha. For sale in 2024. Photos by Michael Locke.
1958 - The James A. Logan House, 2250 Sunset Crest Drive, Los Angeles CA. Original address was 8846 Hollywood Hills Road. Built by James Logan. Logan built over 50 homes in the Hollywood Hills and Laurel Canyon in the 1950s. Sold in 1967 to Olive M. Stuart. Sold in 2012 to Raffy Karamanoukian and Silvia Obagi. Sold in 2014 to 2250 Sunset Drive LLC. For sale in 2024. Photos by Michael Locke.
1959 - The Mitchell House, 2 Seahurst, Rolling Hills Estates CA. Designed by Calvin Straub. Sold in 2010 to Andrew Kennett and Jinha Kim.
1959 - The Ralph and Geraline Peterson House, 300 Anita Drive, Pasadena CA. Designed with Calvin Straub. a local realtor said "The original owner had preliminary plans drafted by Buff and Hensman but did not go through with them. We think that they took the original ideas from Buff and Hensman and had the contractor build it as such." Photos by Michael Locke. Sold in 2019 to Victor and Stephani Mejia. Sold in 2024 to Champa and Priyanga Destiva.
1959 - The Walter and Virginia Van de Kamp House, 1002 Maybrook Drive, Beverly Hills CA. Commissioned in 1958. Featured in Western Architect, November 1960. 1966 deck addition also by the firm. Sold in 1987 to Robert Meidel who did alterations in 1988 and added a second story in 2010. Photo by Michael Locke.
1959 - The Walter Thompson House, aka Thompson Moseley House, 1030 Canon Drive, San Marino CA. Sold in 1985 to the Moseley family who hired Buff and Hensman for an addition in 1989. Sold in 2006 to Karen and Stephen Hillenburg, creators of SpongeBobSquarePants. Interior restored in 2009 by Space International. Sold in 2021 to Gerald Chan for his son, Ashley (Ash) Chan. Bottom photo by Edmund Barr.
1959 - The James W. Halverson House I, 3584 Multiview Drive, Los Angeles CA. Sold in 1961 to Leo Salkin. 1961 carport addition, study addition, and bedroom remodel. Sold to Phil Selway. 2007 kitchen and bath remodel. 2008 deck addition. Sold to Naomi Pitcairn. Sold in 2015 to Ingrid Escajeda.
1959- The Paul S. and Louise H. Veneklasen House Addition, 2179 Mandeville Canyon Road, Los Angeles CA. House was originally designed by architect Kenneth Lind in 1951. Koenig put a significant mark on the structure, most notably the living room with its distinctive accordion-fold glass wall. Architect Josef Van der Kar designed an addition for owner Fred Hoffman in 1961. Sold in 2018 to Olive Ohara Properties LLC. Sold in 2021 to Piedmont Trust. Chu-Gooding Architects, executed a masterful restoration and expansion plan, for which it won the 2022 AIA LA Award for historic preservation. Interiors published in Architectural Digest (July 6, 2022). For sale in 2025. Text and photos by Michael Locke.
1959 - The Kenneth L. and Margaret Campion Schlimgen House, 7256 Sunnydip Trail, Los Angeles CA. Kenneth L. Schlimgen was the builder. Sold to James Woods. Sold in 1971 to Steven D. Faber. Sold in 2000 to Ross Markowitz, who did a renovation and addition in 2001 led by Dennis Smith. Sold in 2002 to Brent A. Zimmerman. Sold in 2014 to Simona Georescu. Sold in 2017 to the Craig Peralta Trust. Sold in 2018 to Lorraine Broussard Nicholson. Top photo by Michael Locke.
1959 - The Robert N. and Grace Pike House, 512 Glen Court, Pasadena CA. Designed with Calvin Straub. Study added in the 1980s and a free standing studio in 1989, both designed by Don Hensman. Pike owned the house until at least 2008. Sold to Mark Winkworth. Sold in 2017 to Gordon Headrick. Exterior photos by Michael Locke.
1959 - The Johnson-Neutzel House, 1599 Pleasant Way, Pasadena CA. Sold in 2003 to architect Stephen Hans Nuetzel who created a design studio and reception area below the house. Sold in 2011 to Susan Laxton. Photo by Michael Locke.
1959 - The Duffy Edwards House, 1274 Benedict Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills CA. 3000sf. Sold in 2012 to Ann Philbin and Cynthia Wornham.
Around 1960 - The Douglas Fir Vacation Cabin. Featured in LOOK, with photos by John Bickel.
1960 - The Jacob and Anna Dubnoff House, 1150 La Loma Road, Pasadena CA. Designed by their daughter Ena Dubnoff when she was a student of Buff and Hensman at USC. Buff and Hensman oversaw the project. Sold in 2016 to David and Holly Van Dyke. B/W photos by Julius Shulman.
Around 1960 - The Hillside House, Los Angeles CA. Featured in LA Times Home Magazine, 4/3/1960; Arts and Architecture, January 1960. Landscape design by Leone and Wimple.
1960 - The Saul and Ruth Bass House, aka Case Study House 20B, 2275 North Santa Rosa Avenue, Altadena CA. Designed with Calvin Straub. The house is based upon the experimental use of several prefabricated Douglas fir plywood products. Plywood walls were positioned and secured in less than two hours. Landscape design by Eckbo, Modine and Williams. Photos by Julius Shulman, courtesy of Mark Traughber. Sold in 2002 to Marcus Luk and Stephany Turner.
1960 - The Helen Rose House, aka Katleman House, 1320 Carla Lane, Beverly Hills CA. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 8/22/1965. Sold to Carole J. Katelman who had the firm do a renovation. Remodeled in 2000 by Marmol Radziner. Photo by Michael Locke.
1960 - The Ugo Corda House, 425 Redwood Drive, Pasadena CA. 1992 remodel and addition by Buff and Hensman. Photos by Michael Locke.
1960 - The Graff Apartments, multi-unit, Pasadena CA. Unbuilt.
1960 - The Dewey Daisaku Ajioka House, 2563 Nichols Canyon Road, Los Angeles CA. Sold in 2008 to Derek Mattison. Interior remodel in 2009. Sold in 2021 to Thomas Courtney Dubar. Photos by Michael Locke.
1960 - The Carrol T. and Aileen Jennings House, 2015 Escarpa Drive, Los Angeles CA. The couple met the architects after being displaced by the construction of the 134 freeway. Sold in 2015 to Jason A. and Laura Miller Smith. Photos by Michael Locke.
1961 - The Herb Rosenthal and Daniel Dworsky House, 9274 Swallow Drive, West Hollywood CA. Designed by Daniel Dworsky, a well known Los Angeles architect, as his own home. Interiors by Arthur Elrod. Donald Hensman designed some of the improvements, later in 1961. Sold to Dorothy Swelsin. Sold in 2002 to Daniel O'Brien. Sold in 2004 to David and Naomi Molner. Sold in 2006 to Badger Memorial Trust (Valerie Flugge). Sold in 2010 to 9274 Swallow Drive LLC. Sold in 2014 to Jeffrey H. Frankel. Bottom photo by Michael Locke.
1961 - The Robert S. and Jan M. Minnick House, 12269 Sky Lane, Los Angeles CA. Designed with Calvin Straub. Photos by Michael Locke. As of 2022 the house is still in the Minnick family.
1961 - The Simon House, 9170 La Alba Drive, Whittier CA. Designed by Calvin Straub. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 9/10/1967, and 5/14/1967. Plans are in the Straub collection at ASU. Top photo by Michael Locke. Sold in 2008 to Iqbal Butt and Nahida Nazir.
1961 - The Sunset Magazine Research House, Sacramento CA. Status unknown.
1961 - The James Whitaker Halverson House II, 3512 Multiview Drive, Los Angeles CA. Addition in 1970. Sold in 2014 to Shane Khoh and SXU Investment Holdings. Photos by Michael Locke.
1961 - The Hugh Gates House, aka Gates-O'Brien, 1611 Pleasant Way, Pasadena CA. Gates was a building contractor who worked on several BH houses and was also Calvin Straub's brother-in-law. Photo by Michael Locke. Sold to Angelita O'Brien.
1961 - 1335 Romulus Drive, Glendale CA. One of eight spec houses designed by employee Richard K. Fleming for developer Robert B. Prock in the Glendale and Pasadena areas. Thomas Gage was the contractor. Photos by Michael Locke. Sold to Dale and Michiko Sharp. Sold to Zachary Schneiderman. Sold in 2013 to Robert Burnette.
1961- The Robert V. and Harice L Seeds House, 1321 Cedar Court Road, Glendale CA. Sold to Martin J. and Diane E. Becker. Sold in 2019 to James T. McCelland Trust. For sale in 2025. Photos by Michael Locke.
1961 - 1339 Romulus Drive, Glendale CA. One of eight spec houses designed by Buff & Hensman associate Richard K. Fleming for developer Robert B. Prock in the Glendale and Pasadena areas. Thomas Gage was the contractor. Sold in 1991 to Anthony M. and Diane Azadian. Sold in 1995 to Colin Sarjean. Sold in 2001 to Shannon C. Barnes. Sold in 2004 to David C. Lamson. Sold in 2008 to Catherine Matthieu. Deeded in 2008 to Matthieu Chabelard and Adam Girardet. Listed in the Glendale Register of Historic Places in 2010. Photos by Michael Locke.
1962 - 1031 Oberlin Drive, Glendale CA. One of eight spec houses designed by Buff & Hensman associate Richard K. Fleming for developer Robert B. Prock in the Glendale and Pasadena areas. Sold in 2019 to Alexis Fleisig. Photos by Michael Locke.
1962 - The Laurence Harvey House I, 1196 Cabrillo Drive, Beverly Hills CA. Remodeled the same year by Buff & Hensman. Sold in the 1980s to actress Joan Collins. Sold to Max Mutchnick, co-creator of the Will and Grace TV show. Sold in 2009 to Ellen Degeneres and Portia de Rossi who did alterations and additions then bought the houses on either side and destroyed them to add to the acreage. Sold in 2012 to Jeff and Marie Refold. Top photo courtesy of Mark Traughber. All parcels sold in 2018 to Maritime Residence LLC. Sold in 2022 to Soat51 LLC.
Architects Conrad Buff III and Donald Hensman had a long and fruitful relationship with actor Laurence Harvey for whom they designed three residences and a showroom in Beverly Hills and Palm Springs. Hensman often told the story of their first contact with Harvey, how the phone in the office rang and Conrad answered. The well-trained voice on the other end said, with a heavy accent, "This is Laurence Harvey" to which Conrad responded, "And I'm Walt Disney" and hung up. Fortunately, Harvey persisted, and became a best friend and a most influential client. Over the years they traveled the world on various personal and professional adventures together. Harvey would make introductions to his famous friends, many of whom became clients, including Steve McQueen, Ann Baxter, and Lawrence Harvey, among others. Above photo of Don Hensman and Laurence Harvey (November 1967), courtesy of Mark Traughber.
1962 - The Richard Belding House, 2693 Carmar Drive, Los Angeles CA. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 8/4/1962. Sold in 2018 to Brandon Creed, who added onto it with his mother Shari Creed, a designer. Featured in Architectural Digest in 2022.
1962 - The William C. and Mary F. Taylor House, 2256 Villa Heights Road, Pasadena CA. William Taylor was a partner in the firm Taylor & Gaines Structural Engineers and a frequent contributor to Buff and Hensman projects. Deeded in 1994 to Arizona State University. Sold in 1994 to David Blakeslee. Sold in 2001 to Rhonda Lee Stone. Photos by Michael Locke.
1962 - The Harry and Patricia Roth House, 9892 Beverly Grove Drive, Beverly Hills CA. Featured in Western Architect, September 1961. Expanded and restored in 2006. Sold in 2008 to Oliver Frankel. Renovation by architect David Hartz and designer Billy Lehman. Sold in 2018 to Yom Investments.
1962 - The John R. Maynard House, 400 Anita Drive, Pasadena CA. Sold in 1996 to Alfred and Madli Nash. Top two photos by Michael Locke.
1962 - The Paul D. and Barbara J. Saltman House, 1161 Romney Drive, Pasadena CA. Sold in 2011 to Willie and Eileen Ma, who did several updates. Sold in 2023 to Ming Hsich. Photos by Michael Locke.
1962 - The Franklin and Pearl Elias House, 728 Burleigh Drive, Pasadena CA. Designed with Calvin Straub. Sold in 1983 to Ranga and Alicia Bhaumik. Sold in 1987 to Michael J. and Nancy L. Jordan. Sold in 1989 to George E. and Greta E. Stephens. Sold in 1993 to Sydney J. Mead and Roger Servick. Deeded in 2020 to the Servick Separate Property Trust. Photos by Michael Locke.
1962 - Robert Betts House, 552 Dryad Avenue, Santa Monica CA. Remodeled in 1971. Featured in the LA Times, 6/5/1983. Sold to Bertram and Jane Henick. Architect Eric Shultz designed an addition in 1995. Sold to Tony and Gina To. Architect Augus J. Gedgaudes designed an addition in 2008. Sold in 2011 to the Matthew Miller Trust. Photos by Michael Locke.
1963 - The Raymond E. and Mildred R. Johnson House, 2530 Astral Drive, Los Angeles CA. Sold to Pieter Vermeer, who did a renovation and addition in 2009. Sold in 2018 to Mitchell and Ann Besser (aka singer Annie Lennox).
1963 - The Gordon Chun House I, 2295 Verde Oak Drive, Los Angeles CA. Project architect, Dennis Smith. Sold to Lohrer and Deluca and remodeled by the firm in 1993. Sold around to George Massar/Bradley Bickle and remodeled in 2000. Sold in 2012 to Arthur Nelson.
1963 - The Mike Arcelus House, 25236 West Tranquility Avenue, Tranquility CA. Alternate address: West Morton Avenue. Sold to Nick Winters and Tracy Raven. Sold in 2011 to Cristal Solorio.
1963 - The Minnick House, Palos Verdes CA. Status unknown.
1963 - The Robert Nicolait House, 968 Via Rincon, Palos Verdes Estates CA. Featured in the Los Angeles Times, 5/22/1964. Destroyed. New house built in 2015.
1963 - The Steinberg House, Palos Verdes CA. Status unknown.
1963 - The Thomas H. and Geraldine S. Dutton House, 2990 Edgewick Road, Glendale CA. Designed by Buff & Hensman associate Richard Fleming. The house was listed in the Glendale Register of Historic Resources in 2011. Sold to Barbara and Alexander Forbes. Sold in 2009 to Mitch Watson. Sold in 2018 to Shannon Harvey and Adam Michaels. Photos by Michael Locke.
Around 1963 - The Lowell Greenberg House, aka the Martha Mae Moody House, 964 Via Rincon, Palos Verdes Estates CA. Featured in the Los Angeles Times, 2/12/1967. Destroyed. New house built in 2007. Photos by Julius Shulman.
1964 - The William and Norma McGrath House, 4005 Lorraine Road, Rancho Palos Verdes CA. Building codes require roofs "compatible with materials found in the neighborhood" necessitating Spanish tiles, uncharacteristic of Modernist Buff & Hensman houses. Sold in 1990 to the Peter Van Vliet Living Trust. Sold in 1994 to Kim and Tim Ursich. Photos by Michael Locke.
1964 - The John Andrews House, 1400 Vía del Rey, South Pasadena CA. Located in the Alto de Monterey subdivision. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 7/21/1968. B/W photos by Julius Shulman; color photo by Michael Locke. Sold in 2011 to the Hayakawa Trust.
1964 - The Merwyn C. Gill House, 1385 El Mirador Drive, Pasadena CA. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 3/23/1969; 5/27/1973. Deeded to Hester Gill, Merwyn's second wife. Sold in 2021 to Samantha Scharff.
1964 - The James Halverson House III, Studio City CA. Status unknown.
1964 - The Martin Apartments, 11021-11041 Missouri Avenue, Los Angeles CA. Sold to Donald and Audrey Toy. Sold in 2021 to Open House Investments LLC. Sold in 2021 to Piot Investments.
1964 - The James and Lois Garner House, 33 Oakmont Drive, Brentwood CA. Interiors by Anthony Hall. Expanded. Featured in Architectural Digest, April 1980. Garner played leading roles in more than 50 movies and tv series, including Maverick and the Rockford Files. Sold in 2020 to 33 Oakmont LLC. Photo by Michael Locke.
1965 - The Anne Baxter Remodel, Brentwood CA. Possibly could be Baxter's Lautner-designed house, needs verification.
1965 - The Daniel and Alice Vandermuelen House, 696 West 10th Street, Claremont CA. Sold to Harvey and Harriet Botwin. Bottom two photos by Michael Locke.
1965 - The Gunn House II, Laguna Beach CA. Status unknown.
1965 - The Rivo House, Palos Verdes CA. Status unknown.
Around 1965 - The Morris House, La Canada Flintridge CA. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 4/11/1965.
Around 1965 - The Kenneth Wormhoudt House, Pasadena CA. Wormhoudt, a landscape architect, bought the house from someone else, did the landscape design, including a remarkable pool using a wine vat. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 12/25/1966 and 3/29/1970.
1965 - The D. Wheeler House, 395 North San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena CA. Sold in 1996 to the California Institute of Technology and Alan H. Burr. Photos by Michael Locke.
1965 - The James Moore House, 6140 Temple Hill Drive, Los Angeles CA. Originally designed in 1963, the first building permit expired and was reissued 1964. Built as a potential Case Study House. Sold in 2012 to Christopher Rice. In 2013, a remodel turned the open deck into a new kitchen.
1965 - The Philip and Rosa Eckman House, 5521 Alta Canyada Road, La Cañada Flintridge CA. Bottom photo by Michael Locke. Sold to the Norman Abbey Trust. Sold in 2018 to Joseph Chan Man Ma and Jung Yun Ma.
1966 - The Dennis and Lynne Smith House, 304 Sycamore Place, Sierra Madre CA. Dennis Smith designed the house during the brief time when he left Buff & Hensman to seek independent work. Smith sold the house and that new owner did some unfortunate modifications. Smith bought it again in 2012 and did a restoration. After his death, it was sold in 2022 to Kendra Carey Juul and James Kelly Lillard. Photos by Michael Locke.
1966 - The Sherwin and Rose Anne Lewis House, 2028 Vía Visalia, Palos Verdes Estates CA. Sold in 2020 to Peter Ryang. Top photo by Michael Locke.
1966 - The Janss Development Corporation House, aka Case Study House #28, 91 Inverness Road, Thousand Oaks CA. Buff & Hensman associate Richard Fleming was the principal architect. This was the last house built for the Case Study program and the only one built in Ventura County. Sold in 1987 to John and Carol Bowden.
1966 - The Arias Addition, Mount Washington CA. Status unknown.
1966 - The Laurence Harvey House III, Malibu CA. Status unknown.
1967 - The Durst House, Grass Valley CA. Status unknown.
1967 - The Ireland House, Montecito CA. Unbuilt.
1964 - The Richard and Anne Andeen House, 7530 Hummingbird Lane, Scottsdale AZ. Former address 5936 North Hummingbird Lane. Built by Calvin Straub and Denis Kutch. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine. Deeded around 2017 to Anne Andeen.
1968 - The Omar Paxon House, 1911 Campus Road, Los Angeles CA. Sold in 2018 to Lauren Elachi. Photos by Michael Locke.
1968 - The You Chung Hong House, 5146 West Los Franciscos Way, Los Angeles CA. Although Conrad Buff III is listed on the building permit, Buff & Hensman associate Roger Hong is credited with the design of the house for his mother, You Chung Hong. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 7/13/1969. Sold in 2013 to Aziz Ansari. First five photos by Julius Shulman, courtesy of Mark Traughber. Bottom photo by Michael Locke.
1968 - The Barney and Harriet Hayden House, 70-927 Fairway Drive, Rancho Mirage CA. Landscape design by John Krabbe. Featured in Architectural Digest, November-December 1970. Interior design by Arthur Elrod; landscape design, John Crabb. Sold to Bruce H. and Susan Konheim. Sold in 2002 to Bruce and Susan Konheim. Photos by Leland Y. Lee, courtesy of Mark Traughber.
1969 - The Wong House, 2651 Nottingham Place, Los Angeles CA. Kitchen was renovated. Sold to actors Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds. Sold in 2012. Sold in 2017 to Michele Jubelirer.
1969 - The Sidney and Yvonne (Bonnie) Binstock House, 12251 Richwood Drive, Los Angeles CA. 5000sf. Sold in 2003 to Diane and David Glean. Sold in 2006 to Richard Eid and Natalie Fritz. Last photo by Michael Locke.
1969 - The Ned Brown House, 21520 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu CA. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 5/18/1969. 60 feet of bSold in 2009 to Eric Gold. Sold in 2022 to 21520 PCH LLC. Destroyed in the 2025 LA fires.
1969 - aka Endless Summer House, 21640 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu CA. Destroyed in the 2025 LA fires.
1969 - The Laurence Harvey House II, aka Villa Serena Tennis Estate, 300 Merito Place, Palm Springs CA. Harvey never lived there. Commissioned in 1964. Sold around 1972 to Louise and Lionel Steinberg who did a renovation, interior design by Arthur Elrod. Featured in Interior Design, June 1976. Sold in 1988 to Joe and Pamela Bonino. Sold in 1998 to Leonard and Henrietta Axelrod. Sold to David Austin and Glenn Ostergaard. Sold in 2013 to Lea Laccone. Remodeled in 2015 by Marmol/Radziner, bottom three photos. Sold in 2019 to 300 Merito LLC. Top photo by Michael Locke.
There was a Laurence Harvey House III, commissioned in 1966. Likely unbuilt.
1969 - The Don Hensman House, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles CA. Status unknown.
1969 - The Magla House Remodel #2, Malibu CA. Status unknown.
1969 - The Sprinz House, Thousand Oaks CA. Unbuilt.
1969 - The West House, Malibu CA. Unbuilt.
1969 - The Wong House II, Los Angeles CA. Status unknown.
1970 - The Norman L. Allen House, 2127 Seville Avenue, Newport Beach CA. Designed for Don Hensman's brother-in-law. Photo by Michael Locke. Sold for the first time in 2008 to Charles Boppel.
1970 - The Crowley House Remodel, Beverly Hills CA. Status unknown.
1970 - The Wally and Judith Esacove House, 1360 Laurel Way, Beverly Hills CA. Deeded in 2022 to the Wallace Esacove Trust. Photos by Michael Locke.
1970 - The Helfrich House, Pasadena CA. Status unknown.
1970 - The Kitay House, Los Angeles CA. Status unknown.
1970 - The Stanley and Wendy Marsh House, 800 North Western Street, Amarillo TX. Destroyed for a housing development called "the Trails at Tascosa Golf Club." Stanley Marsh was the developer and financier of many quirky art installations around Amarillo, including the 1974 Cadillac Ranch, bottom photo.
1970 - The Martin House, Malibu CA. Unbuilt.
1970 - The McCracken House, Thousand Oaks CA. Built.
1970 - The Pine Tree Point Model Home, aka the Justin and Jane Dart House, 27301 Oakflat Drive, Tehachapi CA. Built as the model home for Pine Tree Point, a development planned by Lakeworld, a division of Dart Industries to include 4,500 homesites. The masterplan and engineering for the development was designed by McIntire and Quiros, Los Angeles. Sold in the late 1970s to Bud and Marge Lindsey. Donated to Teen Challenge. Sold in 1992 to Bumpy Worthington, who added on to the house in 1995. Photos by Douglas Simmonds, courtesy of Mark Troughber.
1971 - The Bolton House, 961 Linda Flora Drive, Los Angeles CA. Deeded to the Bolton Trust. Sold in 2019 to Hero Bean Stevenson. Photos by Michael Locke.
1971 - The Robert Brown House, 2477 Southridge Drive, Palm Springs CA. Sold to actor William Holden. Sold in 2017 to Karena Sahaidachny and Robert Goldstein. Renovated in 2023 by Woods+Dangaran.
1971 - The Tahoe Donner Cabin Model Home, 11281 Zermatt Drive, Truckee CA. Featured in Redwood News, Fall 1973. Masterplanned by Raymond Murphy and Associates.
1971 - The Ben and Regina Mirman House II, 480 Columbia Circle, Pasadena CA. Commissioned in 1970. Sold in 2008 to Leslie Hansen. Photos by Julius Shulman, courtesy of Mark Traughber.
1971 - The Morton H. and Reva Beckerman House, 1350 Laurel Way, Beverly Hills CA. Photos by Michael Locke. Sold to Michael Ghodsian. Transferred in 2004 to Jila Ghodsian.
1971 - The Winslow Maxwell House, Malibu CA. 6400sf. Interiors, Wililam Chidester; landscape design, Hahn Hoffman and Schmidt. Featured in Architectural Digest, June 1971. Photos by Max Eckert. Status unknown.
1971 - The Chusid House Remodel, Malibu CA. Status unknown.
1971 - The Kirby House Remodel, Malibu CA. Status unknown.
1971 - The Tilton Town Houses aka Woodland Knolls, Santa Paula CA. Example: 414 North Palm Avenue. Newport Beach developer Bruce Tilton commissioned 31 Two-three bedroom, 1-2 bath townhomes that would expand to 113. This did not happen. All-electric. A recreation center building and pool were built.
1971 - The Webb House, 1494 Bluebird Canyon Drive, Laguna Beach CA. Sold to John H. Gagen. Sold in 1997 to Camilia J. Waters. Sold in 2001 to Laura A. Fuente. Sold in 2003 to Timothy J. and Lindsay C. Morrison. Has been a lease since at least 2013. Photos by Michael Locke.
1972 - The Curry House, Los Angeles CA. Status unknown.
1972 - The Friedman House, Laguna Beach CA. Status unknown.
1972 - The Guyer House, Laguna Beach CA. Status unknown.
1972 - The Hunter-Russell House, Los Angeles CA. Status unknown.
1972 - The Johnston House, Malibu CA. Status unknown.
1972 - The Alvin Kaufer House, 23515 Malibu Colony Road, Malibu CA. Recent renovation by architect Warren Garrett. Sold to Miles Helfrich in 2021. For sale in 2024.
1972 - The Bernie Kornfield Projects, Geneva NY. Unbuilt.
1972 - The James and Ruth Meade House, 71136 La Paz Road, Rancho Mirage CA. Interior design by Arthur Elrod. Sold around 1984 to Louis Degen. Sold to Pioneer Partners. Last photo by Michael Locke.
1972 - The Jerome Zarowitz House, 911 Juarez Avenue, Palm Springs CA. 8000sf. Sold in 2016 to Gordon and Donna Jiroux.
1973 - The Bear Valley Complex Model Resort, Bear Valley CA. This may pertain to development at Pine Tree Point begun in 1970. Needs verification.
1973 - The Conrad Buff II Kitchen Remodel, 1225 Linda Rosa Avenue, Los Angeles CA. Photo by Michael Locke.
1973 - The Elimelech E. and Myrna Stark Sandler House, 3012 Roscomare Road, Los Angeles CA. Built by Elimelech Sandler. Sold in 2007 to Michael and Jillion Weisberg. Bottom photo by Michael Locke.
1973 - The Bernard B. Arias House, 936 Mount Washington Drive, Los Angeles CA. As of 2021 the house is still owned by the Arias family. Photo by Michael Locke.
1973 - The HDR Homes Douglas Park Apartments, Santa Monica CA. Likely unbuilt.
1973 - The HDR Lake Forest Town Houses, aka Lakeshore Village, Lake Forest CA. 93 units were built. Example is 21849 Michigan Lane.
1973 - The HDR Westwind Apartments, 914 15th Street, Santa Monica CA. Featured in the LA Times, 6/21/1975. Status unknown.
1973 - The Keith House, Malibu CA. Status unknown.
1973 - The McIntyre and Bacon Houses, Bear Valley CA. Status unknown.
1973 - The Ross House, Beverly Hills CA. Status unknown.
1973 - The Willets House, Brentwood CA. Status unknown.
1974 - The Geary House, Los Angeles CA. Status unknown.
1974 - The Stuart House, Lebanon OR. Likely unbuilt.
1974 - The Webster House, Los Angeles CA. Status unknown.
1974 - The Paul Anka House I, Las Vegas NV. Unbuilt.
Matt Franich and Donald Hensman
Conrad Buff III and Donald Hensman
1974 - The California Governor's Mansion, aka Taj Mahal, 2300 California Avenue, Carmichael CA. Architects Donald C. Hensman and Conrad Buff III attended a reception at the house in 1974, photos courtesy of Mark Traughber. Rendering courtesy of Mark Traughber. Commissioned for the Reagans, but Nancy Reagan didn't think the house was safe and they did not move in. Governor Jerry Brown refused to occupy it and moved to an apartment in Sacramento. It was later agreed that the residence was too far from Sacramento and the house was sold to Matt Franich. Sold later to Janak and Nahni Mehtani.
1974 - The Paul Saltman House, La Jolla CA. Unbuilt.
1975 - The Conrad Buff House, Laguna Beach CA. Unbuilt.
1975 - The Leong House, Palos Verdes CA. Unbuilt.
1975 - The Donald Hensman House, aka Domus Solaris, aka Home of the Sun, 7529 Mulholland Drive, Los Angeles CA. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 10/31/1976. Sold in 2014 to Ping Fu.
1975 - The Richard Narver House, 345 Markham Place, Pasadena CA. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 12/31/1978. Last two photos by Morley Baer. Designated as a Pasadena Historic Monument around 2006. Sold in 2016 to Brian Aamoth. Photo by Michael Locke.
1975 - The Lew and Jo Anne Coppersmith House, 1665 Euston Road, San Marino CA. Updated in 2001 by Donald Hensman. Sold in 2015 to 1665 Euston Road LLC/Qiuan Li who did a major remodel. Sold in 2022 to Xiadong Yu. Photos by Michael Locke; rendering courtesy of Mark Traughber.
1975 - The Gordon Chun House II, 22446 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu CA. Sold in 1985 to Lee Samson Trust. Transferred in 2023 to Malibu Two, LLC, controlled by Samson.
1975 - The Chusid House, Malibu CA. Possibly Martin Chusid. Status unknown.
1975 - The Shapiro House Addition, Beverly Hills CA. Another remodel by Buff and Hensman in 1978. Status unknown.
1975 - The Smith House Addition, Pasadena CA. Status unknown.
1976 - The Black House, Pasadena CA. Status unknown.
1976 - The Coppersmith Condominiums, Pasadena CA. This was probably a project for Lew Coppersmith who Buff and Hensman designed a home for in 1975.
1976 - The Sloan House, Malibu CA. Status unknown.
1976 - The Everts House, 13547 Contour Drive, Sherman Oaks CA. Completed in 1979. Sold to Alfred J. Landegger. Sold in 1995 to Elizabeth S. Sadler. .Sold in 2013 to David and Melissa Wiener. For sale in 2025. Photos by Michael Locke.
1976 - The Gradison House, Montecito CA. Unbuilt.
1977 - The Conrad Buff III House, aka Buff/Rapor/Zendal/Hansen House, 1430 Wicks Road, Pasadena CA. Photos by Michael Locke. Sold in 2017 to Robert and Sandra Grossi.
1977 - The Paul and Anne Anka House II, Viejo Road, Monterey CA. 15 acres, 5 bedrooms, 6.5 baths. 14000sf. Built by Daniels and House Construction. Anka recorded several albums there in his own recording studio. Featured in House and Garden, September 1984. 3000-bottle wine cellar. Tennis court. Sold in the late 1980s. Status unknown.
1977 - The Palmer House, Studio City CA. Unbuilt.
1977 - The Harvey House Addition, Montecito CA. Unsure if this was Lawrence Harvey that Buff and Hensman built other houses for.
1977 - The Warren and Gail Lieberfarb Renovation, 684 MacCulloch, Beverly Hills CA. Original house 1963. Won a 1977 Triennial Design Award from the Pasadena AIA Chapter. Still owners as of 2022.
1977 - The Simon House, Sunset Boulevard, Beverly Hills CA. Status unknown.
1977 - The Marmack, Inc. Speculative House, 519 North Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills CA. Built by Marmack, Inc. Sold to Las Vegas real estate magnate Kirk Kerkorian. Sold in 1988 to Chao P. Lin and Hsia Hsieh. Sold in 2021 to Skate Investments, LLC/Tyler Neman. Photos by Michael Locke.
1978 - The Jacobs House Remodel and Addition, Arcadia CA. Status unknown.
1978 - The Arthur Lisbin House, Pasadena CA. Likely unbuilt.
1978 - The Zeiler House, Beverly Hills CA. Status unknown.
1978 - The Broderick House, Beverly Hills CA. Status unknown.
1978 - The George Truett Hollis House, 130 Kenworthy Drive, Pasadena CA. Sold in 2017 to Barrie and Hannah Godwin. Top photo by Michael Locke.
1979 - The Broderick House, Montecito CA. Unbuilt.
Around 1979 - The Allen and Kate Yuen Renovation, 808 Inverness Drive, La Cañada Flintridge CA. Pleased with the renovation, the Yuens subdivided the land and built a new Buff and Hensman house next door, see below at 800. This house, which was 800, was renumbered as 808 so the new house could be 800 and the Yuens could keep the same address. Sold to Matt Burrows.
1979 - The Richard and Carol Soucek King House, aka Arroyo del Rey, 60 El Circulo Drive, Pasadena CA. Pavilion added in 1984. Designated a Pasadena Historic Monument in 2009. The Kings originally pledged to give the house to USC but revoked that in 2019. Photos by Dennis Hill.
1979 - The Arroyo Terrace Condominiums, 200-236 Arroyo Terrace and 201-215 North Grand Avenue, Pasadena CA. Designed with Dennis Smith. Photos by Michael Locke.
1979 - The Donald Hensman House, aka Domus Dos, aka Home Two, 3245 Craig Drive, Los Angeles CA. Sold in 1989 to Naser Yasmeh.
1979 - The Jerrold and Terry L. Canter House, 1426 Mockingbird Place, Los Angeles CA. Sold to Matthew Wagner. Owner John L. Ott added a two story addition in 1993. Sold to Matthew Wagner. Sold in 2000 to Patricia Wyatt. Sold in 2005 to Barbara and Gary Leach. Photo by Michael Locke.
1980 - The Charles Randoph (Randy) Nauert House, 3525 Encinal Canyon Road, Malibu CA. Commissioned in 1976. Sold in 1984 to Gareth Davies. Photos from www.nauert. com. Nauert built most of the house himself. A fire burned the house down on 10/22/1978. Nauert rebuilt with several alterations and the cladding was changed from redwood to stucco, a less-flammable material. Last photo is the rebuilt house, aka the Phoenix. Sold around 1989 to Natalie Soloway. Sold in 2021 to the J&L Family Trust / Joshua and Susan Brown White. House may be destroyed, needs verification.
1980 - 33744 East Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu CA. Sold to Meyer and Floria Zeiler. Sold in 1999 to Marta Kaufmann (producer of Friends) and Michael Skloff. Sold in 2014 to Ellen Pompeo and Chris Ivery as the Malibu Stella Trust. Interior renovation by Martyn Lawrence Bullard.
1980 - The Maurice Schmir House, 496 Prospect Terrace, Pasadena CA. Sold in 2006 to Jack and Paulette Lantz. Bottom two photos by Michael Locke.
1980 - The Vista Grande Condominiums, 108 South Grand Avenue, Pasadena CA. 15 units. Example: 108 Grande Avenue. 72-88 Grand Avenue is also part of the Vista Grande Condominiums but was built in 1936 by another architect.
1980 - The William Birnkrant House, aka the Grini-Birnkrant House, 604 North Alpine Drive, Beverly Hills CA. Sold in 1995 to Elie and Sharon Grindi. Nominated for Historic Landmark status in 2018. First photo by Michael Locke.
1980 - The Jerrold and Sandra Canter House I, West Los Angeles CA. Built. Status unknown.
1980 - The Seamen House, Maui HI. Status unknown.
1980 - The Shapiro Addition, Beverly Hills CA. Status unknown.
1980 - The Storm House Remodel, Los Angeles CA. Status unknown.
1980 - The Weiss Multi-Unit Project, Hollywood, Los Angeles CA. Status unknown.
1980 - The Frank and Luanne Wells Remodel, 712 North Palm Drive, Beverly Hills CA. Original house built 1926. Remodel built by Lautenschlager. Deeded to Luanne Wells. Extensively remodeled by architects Maxwell Starkman (1967), Buff and Hensman (1980), and Rick Turner (1988, 1991). Photos by Michael Locke.
1980 - The Chan/Lee Condominiums, Carlsbad CA. Status unknown.
1980 - The Chan House, Carlsbad CA. Unbuilt.
1980 - The Milton Daily House, 774 Calle del Norte, Camarillo CA. Sold in 2018 to Grateful Lane Enterprises, LLC.
1980 - The Edward and Dorothy Stotsenberg House, 33525 Mulholland Highway, Malibu CA. Sold in 2014 to Martin Rubin and Summertime Ranch Trust. Destroyed in 2018 by wildfire.
1981 - The Reed Bingham House, 1455 Claridge Drive, Beverly Hills CA. Sold in 2010 to Benjamin Javaheri. Renovated in 2023. Bottom two photos by Michael Locke.
1981 - The Sheill-Shallack House, 1405 Afton Street, Pasadena CA. Sold in 2017 to the Ruth Peck Family Trust. Sold in 2019. Photos by Michael Locke.
1981 - The Harry C. Dorsey House, 6333 Esplanade Street, Playa del Rey CA. Weston Construction was the builder. 2900sf. Featured in the LA Times Home Magazine, 3/6/1983. Sold in 2000 to John and Beth Kudlicki Crosse. Sold in 2010 to Kathryn L. Maute. Photos by Michael Locke.
1981 - The Gribin House, Palm Springs CA. Probably Ira Gribin who was a well-known realtor in Palm Springs. Unbuilt.
1981 - The Los Gringos House, Los Angeles CA. Unbuilt.
1982 - The Hart House, Paso Robles CA. Unbuilt.
1982 - The Wenz House, Montecito CA. Proposed, unbuilt.
1982 - The McGinness House, Beverly Hills CA. Status unknown.
1982 - The Donald McIntyre House, 504 Lockehaven Street, Pasadena CA. Sold in 2004 to John Kitson. Right photo by Michael Locke.
1982 - The Kate Yuen House, 800 Inverness Drive, La Cañada Flintridge CA. Sold in 2018 to David Altman/Las Flores Trust.
1982 - The Terry Schultz Remodel, 330 South Arroyo Boulevard, Pasadena CA. Sold in 2015 to David Minning and the Minberg Trust.
1982 - The Chan H. and Laura M. Hwang House, 30020 Morning View Drive, Malibu CA. Jan Slort was the builder. Sold in 1985 to Roger E. and Jean-Marie Webster. Sold in 1987 to Alan A. and Sandra D. Silvestri. Sold in 1989 to Philip and Masako Togo Kasloff. Photos by Michael Locke.
1983 - The Malcolm and Madeline Glover House, aka Villa Alba, 1520 East California Boulevard, Pasadena CA. Sold in 2010 to the Lipman-Blumen Trust. Color photos by Michael Locke.
1983 - The House on Zuma Bluff in Malibu CA. Has a pool. For sale in 2013.
1983 - The Miles Davis House, 41700 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu CA. Commissioned in 1963. Sold in 1993 to James and Linda Ries. Sold in 2001 to Norman and Martha Lefkovitz. Sold in 2010 to Sanjiv and Shubha Jain.
1983 - The Wang Trust House, 1538 East California Boulevard, Pasadena CA. Original street number 1540. Sold in 1995 to David and Wendy Prestholt. Sold in 2010 to Joel and Yu Berke. Sold in 2021 to Jon and Maria Buscemi.
1983 - The Richard Dunn House, 999 Buckingham Place, Pasadena CA. Sold in 2014 to the Marilyn Drown Trust. Photos by Michael Locke.
1983 - The Thornton Hamlin House, 1055 Sherwood Road, San Marino CA. Sold in 2012 to Eduardo Repetto. Top three photos by Dennis Hill; fourth by Michael Locke.
1983 - The Kornblum Addition, Beverly Hills CA. Possibly Dr. Sanford Kornblum; needs verification.
1983 - The Milligan House, Los Angeles CA. Unbuilt.
1984 - The Landel House, Santa Cruz CA. Unbuilt.
1984 - House in Westwood, Los Angeles CA. For sale in 1984.
1985 - The Franich Multi-Unit Project, Sacramento CA. Unbuilt.
1985 - The Dayle and Patricia McMillan House, 1130 Linda Vista Avenue, Pasadena CA. Photos by Michael Locke. Sold in 2023 to Vahe and Vicken Hovsepian and Armine Alajajian.
1986 - The Dan Murphy House, 1944 Kinneloa Canyon Road, Pasadena CA. Commissioned in 1985. Sold in 2005 to L. N. Wong. Bottom photo by Michael Locke.
1986 - The Robert Clemens House, 1255 Rancheros Road, Pasadena CA. Sold in 2018 to the Koplin Family Trust.
1986 - The O'Hagen house, Montecito CA. Unbuilt.
1986 - The Rothman House, Montecito CA. Unbuilt.
1987 - The Feinstein House, Los Angeles CA. Unbuilt.
1987 - The Penny and Stanley Haptor House, 3721 Alomar Drive, Sherman Oaks CA. Bottom two photos by Michael Locke. Sold in 2020 to David Gunilla.
1988 - The Conrad Buff III House, 480 Glen Holly Drive, Pasadena CA. Commissioned in 1985. Sold in 2012 to Stephen Chen.
1988 - The Randall Markinson Duplex, 231-233 North Grand Avenue, Pasadena CA. Designed with Dennis Smith. Makinson served as the Director of the Gamble House in Pasadena for 26 years and was instrumental in preserving the house in convincing the Gamble family to deed the property to the City of Pasadena and USC in 1966. 231 sold in 2011 to Scott and Leslie Gaudineer. 233 sold in 2013 to Jeffrey and Kim Erickson. Photo by Michael Locke.
1988 - The California Institute of Technology President's House Remodel, 415 South Hill Avenue, Pasadena CA.
1988 - The Allen and Sarah D. Barder House, 613 Lido Drive, Boulder City NV. Allen Barder died prior to the home's completion. An avid supporter of education, Sarah Barder donated the home to the Meadows School, an independent non-profit college preparatory day school. Bottom three photos courtesy of Mark Traughber. Sold to Scott Baranoff.
1988 - The Schulman House, 150 South Cliffwood Avenue, Brentwood CA. Sold in 2014 to Shadi Askari. Sold in 2020 to Mehrdad M. Farhat. Top photo by Michael Locke.
1989 - The Norman Greenwood House, 3835 Alomar Drive, Sherman Oaks CA. Sold in 2011 to Harley Williams. Top photo by Michael Locke.
1990 - The Eric and Vanessa Hansen House, 7435 Woodrow Wilson Drive, Los Angeles CA. Artist rendering courtesy of Mark Traughber. Sold in 2003 to Camilia Sunde. Sold in 2014 to Hagop Youredjian.
1990 - The Lee Layman House Remodel, 445 Madeline Drive, Pasadena CA. Project architect, Dennis Smith. Photo by Michael Locke. Sold in 1995 to Elsie Sadler. Sold in 2004 to Caroline Horne.
1990 - The Jewsbury Remodel and Addition, Pasadena CA. Unbuilt.
1990 - The Reid House, Altadena CA. Unbuilt.
1990 - The Robert E. and Beverly A. Jones House, 484 Cedar Ridge Drive, Lake Arrowhead CA. Designed with Dennis Smith. Sold in 1999 to Douglas J. and Wendy Lynn Beseth. Sold in 2015 to Larry Allen Braun and Eleni Chrysteen Braun. Sold in 2020 to Charles A. Bennett Jr. who has extensively remodeled the house. Photos by Chuck Bennett courtesy of Michael Locke.
1990 - The Roland Hernandez Addition, 1380 El Mirador Drive, Pasadena CA. Designed with Dennis Smith. Original house built in 1952. Sold in 1993 to K. Scott and Josephine Westervelt. Sold in 2018 to Scott D. Ray and Ping Xu. Deeded in 2019 to Scott D. and Paige Ray. Photos by Michael Locke.
1991 - The Hamilton-Rabinovitz Residence, 1010 Kewen Drive, San Marino CA. Project architect, Dennis Smith. Photo by Michael Locke. Sold in 2000 to Randolph and Mary Heartfield.
1991 - The Robert B. Thompson House, 1249 Los Robles Place, Pomona CA. Commissioned in 1990. Sold in 2017 to Lori G. Szorenyi. Top photo by Michael Locke.
1992 - The Stan Yang House, 188 Normandy Lane, La Cañada Flintridge CA. Photos by Michael Locke. Sold in 2016 to Jill and Vartan Tashjian.
Around 1994 - The Kewan House. Featured in the San Gabriel Valley News, 3/13/1994. Status unknown.
1995 - The Edmund and Louise DiGiulio House, 21900 Briarbluff Street, Malibu CA. Designed with Dennis Smith.The house was restored by architect David Montalba. Bottom photo features Don Hensman's nephew, Mark Traughber, and his wife, Marta. Traughber was chief cabinet maker for the firm during its heyday. Sold in 2014 to Richard and Gina Mull. Top photo and by Michael Locke.
1995 - The Dale and Temetra Gronemier House, 1938 Glen Allen Lane, Altadena CA. Sold in 2013 to Mark and Elizabeth Mertens. Photo by Michael Locke.
1996 - The Call House, 496 Prospect Terrace, Pasadena CA. Proposed remodel of the 1980 Schmir house. Unbuilt.
1996 - The Richard E. and Catherine Cosgrove Unander House, 15417 Brownwood Place, Bel Air CA. Designed with Dennis Smith. Built by Richard Unander. Still owned by Catherine Unander as of 2017. Photo by Michael Locke.
1997 - The Roland Hernandez House II, 300 North San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena CA. Still owned by Hernandez as of 2017.
1997 - The Enrique Hernandez Remodel, 910 South San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena CA. Original house built in 1913. Remodeled again in 2007. Family still owners as of 2022.
1999 - The Alexander and Jaylene Moseley House, 1125 Linda Glen Drive, Pasadena CA. Don Hensman working solo designed this starting in 1996. The Moseleys previously owned a BSH home in San Marino built in 1959. Custom cabinetry designed by interior designer Bob Moore and exquisitely built by Mark Traughber, Don Hensman's nephew, who was chief cabinetmaker for the firm during much of its long existence. Bob Moore chose all the colors and materials in the house. It was Don's and Buff, Smith, and Hensman's last full house. Photos 3-6 by Michael Locke. As of 2023, Alex Moseley still owner.
2004 - The Graham Bothwell Addition, 1710 Knollwood Drive, Pasadena CA. Original house built in 1955. Photo by Michael Locke.
Sources include: Dennis Smith; Michael Locke; John Crosse's BSH Bibliography.