Schindler House at 100

The house was acquired by Friends of the Schindler House in 1980. Since then, great strides have been made to reverse both the unkindness of time and human insensitivity, to return the building as nearly as possible to its original appearance. At the end of the first phase of restoration, in 1987, Paul Goldberger, then working on an article for The New York Times, commented that he had always known it was a great building but now he could see it. On the eve of its centennial, the house is globally acknowledged as a seminal statement in the rise of early modern architecture. A 2008 Los Angeles Times survey of architects, preservationists and academics ranked the Schindler House as number 1 of the top ten houses in Southern California. Numerous publications confirm its originality and influence.

Today, as we near the 100th anniversary of the Schindler House, we need your help.  A new restoration committee has been formed to address specific structural threats and to assign priorities for repair and cyclical maintenance over a five- to ten-year period and to establish an endowment for ongoing maintenance.