Open Space | The Robinson Residence, 1954

The Robinson Residence was originally built for The first Black Physician to be hired at The Los Angeles County General Hospital and his wife Doris Robinson who was a prominent writer and TV/Radio Host. The Architect was said to of been a Black Architect however the original plans have only the initials “T.D” which is something that isn’t too out of character for a time when Black Architects had to study under white Architects and sometimes even have to hid behind the names of white architects to practice, We have since moved on from this style of practice but we wonder how often and how much this happened.

The current owners of the Robinson Residence Marc and Catherine are history buffs and completely fell in love with the story of the home and are dong everything they can to share its story and preserve its history. When they purchased the home there were several things they had to do in order to bring it up to ‘city code’ which would have been a bit easier if they took away some of the characteristics that were originally built but they wanted to preserve the legacy of the home. Today it stands as one of the only Modernists homes in a neighborhood primary overrun by historic craftsman’s.

The story of the home and it’s original owners are shared by Jerald ‘Coop” Cooper of Hood Century Modern.

Photography by Taylor Kealy