Arthur and Mona Hofmann House, also known as the Hofmann House, was built in 1937 and is a historic home located at 1048 Cuesta Road in Hillsborough, California.[1] The building was designed by Modernist architect Richard Neutra in International Style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 5, 1991.[2] The house is a private residence and not open to the public.
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| Location | 1048 Cuesta Road, Hillsborough, California |
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| Coordinates | 37°33′02″N 122°21′02″W / 37.550512°N 122.3504433°W |
| Built | 1937 |
| Architect | Richard Neutra |
| Architectural style | International Style (architecture) |
| NRHP reference No. | 91000926 |
| Added to NRHP | 1991 |
History
editArthur Hofmann (1898–1979), and his artist wife, Mona (1910–1971) were introduced to architect Richard Neutra by Dr. Sidney Joseph and his wife Emily of San Francisco.[3] Mona Hofmann had been a painting assistant to Diego Rivera for his mural Man, Controller of the Universe, and Pan American Unity, where she also is a subject in the latter Rivera mural (in panel 2).[4][5][6] Emily Joseph had been a translator for Diego Rivera in 1930–1931.[7]
The Hofmann house was Neutra's first large San Francisco Bay Area home design.[8] He worked on the architectural design of this house with his collaborator Otto Winkler.[9] The 4200 sq. ft. house is a stucco house with three stories and a flat roof that overhangs, with an irregular, rectangular plan.[3] In 1991, the Hoffman house was the least altered home designed by Neutra outside of Southern California.[3]
Artist Antonio Sotomayor (1902–1985) painted a mural on one wall of the southwest wing, El Tigrero (1937).[3] At some point the mural was painted over and then restored.[3] The theme of a tige mural was from a story about Hofmann and a failed tiger hunt in Brazil.[3]
The Hofmann's supported Modernism in the arts and advocated for Neutra's work.[3][10] Mona was proud of the home she often spoke publicly in interviews.[10] This home won design awards including the second prize for House Beautiful magazine (1937),[11][12] historical renovations of the house were honored by the American Institute of Architects (AIA) of San Mateo County chapter (1992),[13] amongst others.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "National Register #91000926: Hofmann House in Hillsborough, California". noehill.com. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail, Hofmann, Arthur and Mona, House". National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Hofmann. Arthur and Mona. House". United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 1991-06-21.
- ^ "Secret Rivera". SF Weekly. 2003-12-17. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ International Photographer (Jan-Dec 1941). Media History Digital Library. Hollywood, California: Hollywood, Local 659 of the I.A.T.S.E. and M.P.M.O. of the United States and Canada. 1941.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "Rivera seated on scaffolding, painting Pan American Unity mural". Calisphere. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "About". Diego Rivera Mural Project. 2019. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
Sidney was a painter and writer Emily had translated Diego's talks "on-the-fly" in his 1930-31 stay because Diego didn't speak English.
- ^ Drexler, Arthur; Hines, Thomas S. (1982). The Architecture of Richard Neutra: from International Style to California Modern (PDF). New York City, NY: The Museum of Modern Art. p. 10. ISBN 0-87070-506-7.
- ^ Michelson, Alan. "Hofmann, Arthur and Mona, House, Hillsborough, CA". Pacific Coast Architecture Database (PCAD), University of Washington. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ a b Hines, Thomas S.; Neutra, Richard Joseph (1994-01-01). Richard Neutra and the Search for Modern Architecture: A Biography and History. University of California Press. pp. 143–145. ISBN 978-0-520-08589-3.
- ^ "Hillsboro Home Pans Wins Prize". Newspapers.com. The Times of San Mateo. 6 November 1937. p. 12. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "House Beautiful, Woodside Home Wins First Prize". Newspapers.com. The San Francisco Examiner. 28 December 1937. p. 6. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
- ^ "Notes". Newspapers.com. The San Francisco Examiner. 1 April 1992. p. 59. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
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