"This home has been the center of our lives for decades, but as we've gotten older, it has become increasingly challenging to care for it with the attention and energy it so richly deserves, wrote Bruce and Shari Stahl, the children of the original owners. They added that the time had come to find a new steward of the house someone who not only appreciates its architectural significance but also understands its place in the cultural landscape of Los Angeles and beyond."
"Buck worked as a graphic designer and sign painter, and he and Carlotta transported concrete from city construction projects to the property on their weekends. Buck created the original design for the Stahl house over the summer of 1956, though many architects were originally wary to build it on the precarious hillside. In November 1957, the Stahls interviewed the architect Pierre Koenig, who agreed to undertake the task."
The Stahl House, a cantilevered mid-century modern home in the Hollywood Hills, is listed for $25 million after 65 years of continuous family ownership. Bruce and Shari Stahl say the house has become too difficult to maintain and that they seek a new steward who appreciates its architectural and cultural significance. CH Buck and Carlotta Stahl purchased the lot in May 1954 for $13,500. Buck, a graphic designer and sign painter, created the original design in summer 1956; many architects were wary of the precarious hillside. In November 1957 the Stahls hired architect Pierre Koenig with support from the Case Study program.
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