The Van Sicklen Residence by Richard Neutra - Rancho Santa Fe
Richard Neutra’s Residence for Mr. & Mrs. Fred Van Sicklen (1952) in Rancho Santa Fe is available for the first time in 50 years exclusively via Agents of Architecture.
This is a very unique and rare opportunity to purchase and restore one of only four Neutra houses built in San Diego County.
The home is featured in Barbara Lamprecht's comprehensive book Neutra: Complete Works (Taschen, 2010), copies of which you will find on coffee tables across the globe.
A central figure to the expression of 20th century modernism in California, Richard Neutra’s designs were celebrated internationally through the photography of Julius Shulman.
Beyond his Airman Memorial Chapel (1957) at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Neutra’s four residential projects in San Diego County include Marshall Residence (1952), Van Sicklen Residence (1952), Oxley Residence (1958) and Dr. Robert E. Bond Residence (1960).
The original Neutra design was expanded from 2,458 sq. ft. to approximately 4,000 sq. ft in 1975-76 after the current owners purchased the home. The expansion was designed by interior designer Gerald Jerome and architect Fred Dong.
Approximately 15 years later, with an expanding family, the 4,000 sq ft “West Wing” was built with a private breezeway connecting the two structures. Around this time, the ~900 sq. ft. pool house was constructed. Following the children moving out of the home, both added structures served the family with income from tenants.
Prior to Richard Neutra’s five built projects in San Diego County, in 1935 the architect contributed to the California Pacific International Exposition in Balboa Park. Within the Palace of Better Housing, the Federal Housing Administration’s “ModelTown” exhibit sought to revitalize real estate development and the mortgage industry hit hard by the Great Depression.
To do this 56 scale models, comprising Modeltown, were designed by Southern California architects and designers – including Neutra, George Adams, Gordon Kauffman, Kenneth Messenger, Lloyd Ruocco, Leland Fuller, H. Roy Kelley, and Reginald Johnson. Neutra’s “Model 25” (which featured extensive use of metal - a newer material in residential design) reflects his design for Dr. William and Melba Beard (1934) in Altadena.
Vintage photographs by Julius Shulman. © J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10). Contemporary images by Ollie Paterson.
Resting on 1.3 acres, the property encompassing 8 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms of 8281 sq. ft is offered through Agents of Architecture for $5.5M.
Please feel free to contact us for more information or to schedule a private showing.