Frank E. and Kathryn M. Davis House
Frank E. and Kathryn M. Davis House
This house for Frank and Kay Davis is indicative of Richard Neutra’s early approach to home design. For this project and many other contemporaneous ones, Neutra pursued advice from local craftsman such as Robert Pike who would advise him regarding local construction practices and engineering solutions. The resulting 1500-square-foot home featured interiors composed of mahogany plywood and was well received by Kay Davis, who wrote to Neutra about the ease with which housework could be completed with the paneled woodwork.
Adapted from Neutra – Complete Works by Barbara Lamprecht (Taschen, 2000), p. 126.
Project Detail
Year Built
1937
Project Architect
Richard Neutra with Peter Pfisterer
Client
Frank E. and Kathryn M. Davis
Location
Bakersfield, CA
