Moving the Richard Neutra Maxwell House

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The 1941 Maxwell house by Richard Neutra, one of Southern Californias most celebrated residential architects, <a href="http://www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-neutra23-2008aug23,0,6924.story">is being moved in pieces</a> from Brentwood to a vacant lot in Angelino Heights, the neighborhood near downtown Los Angeles best known for its restored Victorians. Photographer Brian Thomas Jones was on the scene as the first part of the 1,700-square-foot wooden structure made the journey down Sunset Boulevard to its new home.

Neutra Maxwell house

( Brian Thomas Jones )

The 1941 Maxwell house by Richard Neutra, one of Southern Californias most celebrated residential architects, is being moved in pieces from Brentwood to a vacant lot in Angelino Heights, the neighborhood near downtown Los Angeles best known for its restored Victorians. Photographer Brian Thomas Jones was on the scene as the first part of the 1,700-square-foot wooden structure made the journey down Sunset Boulevard to its new home.