Reader Richard Muller – who notes that the pictures on the site show a Blacker House lamp reproduction, similar to one he built not too long ago – sends the following realtor’s listing for Charles Sumner Greene’s Arroyo Terrace home, and Thomas Houser suggests taking a look at the property using Google maps/satellite.
Oakholm, the original residence & living art of Charles Sumner
Greene was built on Arroyo Terrace in the Park Place Tract, an area now
considered to be the single greatest concentration of the Greene Bros
work. Built in 1902 as a 2 bd/1 ba structure, the home was then
expanded over a period of years to accomodate Greene’s growing family.
Comprised of 7 bedrooms (including the original studio), 4 ba, formal
dining room, 4 fplcs, butler’s pantry, and fabulous architecturally
-complimenting catering-style kitchen, the home was extensively
restored by Randell Mackinson in the late 1990’s, including the
construction of the vine-covered pergola, designed but never built by
Charles Greene. Considered as Charles Greene’s experimental laboratory,
the home incorporated interior colors and textures eventually used in
other Greene & Greene designs. Views of the Arroyo, San Rafael
Hills, and the San Gabriel’s (sic) are still enjoyed from many rooms
throughout the house & property.