Dr. M. M. Zach House, Aka Henry House, Aka Henry-Zach House,
Gutted by the “Getty Fire”, The Zack House, is now a skeleton of steel beams, charred concrete, and brick walls.
1036 Tigertail Road, Crestwood Hills, Los Angeles, CA 90049 USA,
Craig Ellwood Architect with Emiel Becsky, 1952-01-01 (Built Date),
Addition by Architect Douglas Rucker (1968), Renovation by ‘Previous Partners’ & Barton Jahncke (Rear of the house), 2019,
The Zack House was built into a hillside in 1952 and took advantage of that position, cantilevering over Kenter Canyon and incorporating walls of glass that afforded stellar views.
The house was not a designated landmark, but a historical survey conducted by the city in 2013 credited the home with retaining “essential character defining features of mid-century modernism.
“The loss is tragic, both for Melanie Regberg whose home was destroyed and America’s Mid-Century History
Photos 1 & 2 taken by Julius Shulman of the Zack House in 1954 show how its wedged into the hill, cantilevering over Kenter Canyon (left) and its original facade on Tigertail Road (right).
© J. Paul Getty Trust. Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles (2004.R.10)
Bottom photo by Michael Locke. Destroyed by wildfire in October 2019.