NEUTRA UPDATE: Mothball is a Must

photo courtesy of david royal - monterey herald

Pebble Beach:

It was almost five years ago when Silicon Valley tech venture capitalist CEO Massy Mehdipour went to the county with what might have seemed like an unremarkable request: demolish an aging, 50-year-old Signal Hill Road house and replace it with her 12,000-square-foot dream home.

click here for full article:
http://www.montereyherald.com/government-and-politics/20150828/silicon-valley-ceo-still-battling-to-demolish-replace-historic-pebble-beach-home

Please consider shooting an email to Jim Johnson, thanking him for this story:  
jjohnson@montereyherald.com 

NEUTRA UPDATE: EIR Comments Needed

CONNELL HOUSE by Richard Nuetra - PUBLIC COMMENTS NEEDED

When Monday, February 23, at 6:00 pm

What   EIR Scoping Meeting

Where Pebble Beach Community Services District Office 'Conference Room', 

3101 Forest Lake Road, Pebble Beach 93953-2949
Why     Public Support (your voice and/or public presence) to Demonstrate to EIR Writers and County of Monterey that we STAND BY our determination that this local example of Richard Neutra's work is signification to his architectural lexicon and should not be allowed to be demolished by the current owner for new larger home. 

‪#‎Neutra‬ ‪#‎Preservation‬ ‪#‎Historic‬ ‪#‎Modernism‬

NOTE the three initial potential impacts that have been identified:

1. Impacts from the demolition of a building listed in the California Register of Historical Resources and eligible for listing under the National Register of Historic Places;
2. Impacts from development on the native sand dune environmentally sensitive habitat;
3. Impacts on views from "public viewing area" including along 17-Mile Drive.

URGENT: We Need Some NEUTRA Noise!

URGENT...VOICES of SUPPORT needed (via email):

It's just around the corner and your voice is needed!
The State Historic Resources Commission will be hearing the nomination for Connell House (1958) by Master Architect Richard Neutra this coming Tuesday, April 22nd at 9am (Asilomar's Kiln Room in Pacific Grove, CA).

We need individual and concise "sound bites" to stress that this house is historic and should remain part of the Monterey Peninsula architectural mid-century legacy and to the world of architecture at large for future generations.

Please include your title / credentials / etc... when you type your name at the end of the message.
Voices from close to home here on the Monterey Peninsula and from around the globe will help!

Ask for your email to be added to the Commissioners' packets and most of all, email ASAP before end of week 04/20.

The email address to put in the "To" box is:
Carol Roland-Nawi, CSHP Officer:
carol.roland-nawi@parks.ca.gov

with three vital cc's to:
Ms. Roland-Nawi's assistant: thunter@parks.ca.gov
Jay Correia: Jay.Correia@parks.ca.gov
Amy Crain: Amy.Crain@parks.ca.gov

Thank you for your support!
mbm

::URGENT:: Help SAVE the Connell House!

The efforts of Monterey Bay Modernism to SAVE the Connell is proud to announce a new ally, (AMAP) Alliance of Monterey Area Preservationists. This local organization has stepped forward to help champion our cause and we are most grateful for their time, dedication and service.

Below is a letter from Sally Aberg on behalf of AMAP:

Dear Members of AIA Monterey Bay and Monterey Bay Modernism

and Friends of Architecture Everywhere,

Master mid-century architect Richard Neutra’s distinguished 1958 “Connell House” in Pebble Beach will be lost in 2014 without everyone’s help.

Please ensure that the only Neutra designed residence on California’s Central Coast is not demolished under our collective watch!

Please read this story that appeared in the Carmel Pine Cone just a few weeks ago:

http://www.pineconearchive.com/140103-4.html

From this you'll see that the Board of the Alliance of Monterey Area Preservationists (AMAP) has generously stepped up to the plate. They commissioned architectural historian Anthony Kirk and Neutra-expert Barbara Lamprecht to spend their December holidays writing a report, nominating the Connell House to the National Register of Historic Resources. If inclusion on the National Register is granted, this eligibility designation will afford the home critical protection.

Now the architectural historians need to be paid for their hard work on the nomination.

I promised AMAP I could raise the funds to match or surpass AMAP’s financial pledge by January by reaching out to the Monterey Peninsula's architectural community—and beyond.

As of January 28th, I have not yet reached my goal, but I'm not giving up.

I feel confident I can still achieve my commitment by asking you to donate $10 or more.

        Please go to AMAP’s dedicated page Right Now:    PRESERVE local NEUTRA

The campaign to “Save the Connell House” is clearly described there, along with photographs, links to much more information, and a “Donate” button to click on.

Checks are also fine.

I urge you to make a contribution today. 

Your individual response is critical, if we care about preserving this landmark.

After contributing, please forward this appeal via email and social media to everyone you know worldwide who would be concerned about the loss of this mid-century architectural treasure forever. 

This Neutra house needs your vital support....Every $10 will help!

Thank you so very much.

Sally Aberg

AMAP is a 501(c)3 corporation and all donations are tax deductible.

and thank you from mbm!

NEWS: Connell House (1958) : Richard Neutra

LATEST : 03.09.2012

Preservationists want P.B. ‘mid-century treasure’ saved
By KELLY NIX : Carmel Pine Cone
full newspaper link:  http://www.pineconearchive2.com/120309PCA.pdf

A HOUSE in Pebble Beach designed by one of the world’s most influential modern architects is at the center of an effort to prevent it from being demolished.

Known as the Connell House, the 4,124-square-foot home at 1170 Signal Hill Road in Pebble Beach is the creation of celebrated architect Richard Neutra.