Wright Home in Glendale Goes Up for Sale

The late Frank Lloyd Wright, arguably the most renowned and influential architect in U.S. history, founded a style he called organic architecture, in which the edifice exists in harmony with its environment. The idea left his creative footprint all over Southern California, including Glendale. According to Curbed LA, Crosby Doe of Crosby Doe Associates has listed Wright’s Expressionist and Spanish Colonial Revival Calori House, which is now on the market at an asking price of $1.7 million. The home, located in rustic Chevy Chase Canyon, is one of several designed by the architect in 1925 and 1926, when Wright also completed the Pre-Columbian and Islamic-style Derby House and the early-modern E.R. Lewis House. Listed on Glendale’s Historic Register, the two-story residence at 3021 E. Chevy Chase Canyon Drive was originally commissioned by E.E. Calori. The doctor had lived in the house for roughly two years before selling the home, which went through various owners in subsequent decades before falling into an advanced state of deterioration. The landmark home was salvaged and renovated in 2016. Located on a .28-acre lot, the 2,190 square-foot Wright house contains two bedrooms and two-and-a-half bathrooms. Flourishes around the house include box-stepped doorway surrounds, barrel ceilings, groin vaults, wrought-iron light fixtures and railings, hardwood floors, magnesite staircase, a pair of fireplaces and French doors. Per the listing, every room except for the bathrooms opens to the outdoors. Exterior spaces include yard, spacious dining patio, and a private deck that extends from the master bedroom.