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Bradbury Project Team

Project Lead & Title (Phase 1, 2, and 3)
Carol Fisher

Owner/Client During Restoration
Carol and Earl Fisher

Current Owner/Client & Title
Monica Salinas

Preservation Consultant
Matt Dillhoefer – MGD Environmental Design

Lead Engineer (Phase 3, 2015-2017)
David Cocke – Structural Focus

Lead Engineer
Evelyn Barkhordarian – Structural Focus

Lead Engineer (Phase I and 2, 2005-2016)
Nels Roselund – Roselund Engineering Co.

General Contractor (Phase 1, 2 and 3 in association with Carol Fisher)
Raul Tavera – Raul Tavera Construction

Restoration Contractor (Phase 3)
Dick Gee – Spectra Company

Decorative Painting (Phase 2 and 3)
Antonio Alvear – Alvear’s Painting

Architectural Historian
Tim Gregory – The Building Biographer

Bradbury House

The Bradbury House is the winner of a 2020 Preservation Design Award for Restoration. Award recipients are selected by a jury of top professionals in the fields of architecture, engineering, planning, and history, as well as renowned architecture critics and journalists. The Award will be presented on Wednesday, October 21, 2020 at an online awards ceremony. Tickets and sponsorship options are available at californiapreservation.org/awards.

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About this project

Listed as a City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, as well as on the National Register of Historic Places and on the California Register of Historical Resources, Bradbury House is a remarkable example of the Spanish Colonial Revival style. The home’s preservation has been a nearly twenty-year project performed by long-involved consultant teams guided by former owner Carol Fisher, who acted as the home’s loving preservation steward throughout the years. Carried out in three phases, this project not only shows successful repair of a historic house experiencing earthquake damage without visually impairing historic materials, it also followed the Secretary of Interior Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties and is a fine example of artisanal historic construction skills.

A tiled courtyard at Bradbury House features potted plants, wrought iron chairs, and a two-story structure with wood railings and patterned tiles. Text notes a 2020 Preservation Design Award for Restoration.
A white stucco house with black-framed windows is surrounded by lush tropical plants and tall palm trees. A stone pathway leads past a low wall with red trim, creating a serene, inviting entrance.
A rustic entryway with terracotta tile floor, wooden beams, a round table with a vase of white flowers, an ornate mirror, and glass doors opening to a sunlit patio with plants and Spanish-style decor.
A dining room with a long dark wood table surrounded by white upholstered chairs, an ornate chandelier, exposed decorative wooden ceiling beams, and large glass doors opening to a lush patio.
Decorative wooden ceiling beams painted with colorful floral and geometric patterns, above a wrought iron chandelier with lit candle-shaped bulbs.
A staircase in a house.
A view from above of a Spanish-style courtyard with terracotta tiles, tropical plants, a small table with chairs, and a covered walkway on the upper floor featuring wooden railings and large windows.