Mutual Plans
Original Mutual Housing Association Home Plans.
These are the original MHA home plans given to homebuyers to help them with their model decision. The artist sketches give a good indication of what the original vision for Crestwood Hills would have looked like if fully realized. A few of the models in the catalog were eliminated.
Large format details for each model can be downloaded.
Wired Home to be built in Crestwood Hills
From the Press Release:
WIRED and LivingHomes—a pioneer in green, prefabricated development—
will open the doors to the first ever WIRED Home, a showcase of the best in sustainability, technology and design.This $4 million modernist home in an exclusive enclave of Los Angeles allows luxury and the environment to live together in harmony.
The WIRED Home is where green plugs in. LEED® certified and designed by Ray Kappe, FAIA, the house is prefab to reduce cost and waste. Installation takes only one day. Fully automated to allow for simplicity and control, it is filled with the latest in gadgets, gear and appliances, yet still keeps kilowatt usage low. Even the car is environmentally friendly. Emitting essentially nothing but water vapor, the BMW Hydrogen 7 is the first hydrogen-powered luxury performance sedan for everyday use.
Historic-Cultural Monuments in Crestwood Hills
Over the past decade 16 Homes in Crestwood Hills have been declared Historic-Cultural Monuments.
Crestwood Hills, An Architect’s View
MUTUAL HOUSING ASSOCIATION, 1947-1950
Cory Buckner, Architect
Hamma House construction
After the war, in 1946, four musicians formed the Cooperative Housing Group. The housing shortage for returning servicemen and the excitement of creating a model community through cooperative methods was forefront in the minds of the original founders. After being discharged from the Army, Ray Siegel was reunited with two musicians formerly with the Indianapolis Symphony, Leonard Krupnick and Jules Sulkan. With a fourth person, Gene Komer, a meeting was held in May of 1946 to discuss the possibilities of purchasing land together.
