ARCHITECTURE: The Little House in the Woods turns 100
by Stephanie Cartozian The Schipkowski Residence was the recipient of the first building permit issued by Palos Verdes Estates. As a result, the Schipkowskis became the first known homeowners of the Palos Verdes Project. The home, located on Via Campesina in Palos Verdes Estates, was built in 1924 for a total cost of $6,000. The Palos Verdes Golf Course had opened the same year, making the incentive to buy on the Peninsula even more appealing. Absent any other governing agency, The Palos Verdes Homes Association acted as the local government at this time. By the end of 1924, a total of twenty houses had been completed or were under construction in Palos Verdes Estates. The first home to be issued a permit to be built in Palos Verdes Estates. Now the Dodson Residence, the home was originally designed by San Francisco architect Angus McDonald McSweeney, who was trained by renowned San Francisco architect, Willis Jefferson Polk. The two architects later became business partners. McSweeney is best known for his work on the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco, which he re-designed following a fire in 1962 that destroyed the original 1854 structure; and Saint…
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