OWNER SEEKS TO DEMOLISH ICONIC MALIBU HOUSE DESIGNED BY CRAIG ELLWOOD

An iconic beachfront house designed in 1957 by architect Craig Ellwood is at risk of being demolished, reports the Los Angeles Times’ Christopher Hawthorne. Hawthorne writes that the Hunt House is “one of most important remaining modern houses in Southern California,” but that the building’s current owner has applied to the Malibu Planning Commission for permission to tear down the structure.

A concerned neighbor, according to a media information officer for the city of Malibu, “had her attorney write a letter saying that a study was needed to determine if the house was historically significant enough to prevent the demolition permit. The house owner’s lawyer agreed but never did anything after for which there is a record. The demo permit item is still listed as continued.”