Neutra Landmark Demolished Near Palm Springs

New owner Richard Rotenberg of Hopkins, MN, received a demolition permit over the counter to raze the historic Maslon House, one of only three Palm Springs-area homes designed by Modern master Richard Neutra.

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April 12, 2002, 11:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

Despite close monitoring and last-minute efforts by preservationists, the historic Maslon House was demolished within a month of its purchase by Richard Rotenberg. Richard Neutra designed the house in 1962 for art collectors Samuel and Luella Maslon, whose heirs sold the home to Rotenberg for $2.45 million through Sotheby's International Real Estate. The home was reportedly in pristine original condition.

Thanks to Cindy Olnick

Read the full story: When a Neutra Landmark Becomes a Tear-Down

Thursday, April 11, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

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