While the Hollywood Hills are still full of Tinsel Town cache and mystique, they’re also hallowed architectural ground. Some of the most iconic examples of Mid Century Modern design are located in and around the Bird Streets, Nichols Canyon and the hillsides of Laurel Canyon. The Jones House & Studio #1 was designed and built in 1938 by A. Quincy Jones and his future wife, Ruth Schneider. When A. Quincy Jones graduated from the University of Washington’s architecture school and ventured down to Los Angeles to apprentice with Burton A. Schutt, he brought his fellow architecture student Ruth Schneider with him.

A year later they would be married and already have designed and built their first house together, this two bedroom, two bath duplex set “naturally within the native chaparral high on the western slope of Laurel Canyon”. This truly iconic property reflects the philosophy and design ideas that would make Jones famous throughout his storied career. After the war and his divorce from Schneider, Jones converted the 2,158 square foot dwelling into a single family live/work residence, utilizing half as his office and the other as his design studio.

Today the property has been converted back to two residences, both offering soaring open plan living spaces. The design and flow of these stunning homes are so on trend it’s hard to believe the bones and layout are nearly all original. Just as they were originally intended, the main floors offer lofty open areas and a massive rising wall of paned glass looking out on greenery filled views of the city.

Below the main living area, you’ll find the bedrooms and baths, in keeping with the Mid-Century modern idea of distinctly separating living and sleeping spaces. Built across two lots on a steep but beautifully lush and wildly landscaped slope, the property is being sold with an extra parcel of land “ideal for future development”. Let’s hope any and all additions or adjustments are done with the utmost respect for this historic set of homes.

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