The Fleet House
Factory Built Metal Prefab Marvel
Hailed as one of the most important mid-century homes in South Pasadena's inventory of landmarked properties, the Fleet House has been heavily chronicled...
The step-by-step process of conversion through production has been elegantly detailed by well-know architectural photographer Julius Shulman in his book, Architecture and Its Photography.
Referenced on the list of 101 Outstanding Examples of Aluminum Utilization in John Peter's book Aluminum in Modern Architecture Vol. I.
The Prefabrication of Houses by Burnham Kelly makes excellent reference to the Fleet House and its unique honeycomb construction.
Numerous writings by industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss, architect Edward Larrabee Barnes, photographer Julius Shulman and publications by Taschen validate the significance of the Fleet House.
 Pub. 1951 |  Pub. 1997 |  Pub. 1995 |
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 Pub. 1955 |  Pub. 2010 |  Pub. 2006 |
 Pub. 1994 |  Pub. 1956 |  Pub. 2008 |
 Pub. 1998 |  Pub. 2011 |  Pub. 2002 |
 Pub. 1998 |  Pub. 1994 |  Pub. 2011 |
A Well Documented Story
1951 - 2011
Hailed as one of the most important mid-century homes in South Pasadena's inventory of landmarked properties, the Fleet House has been heavily chronicled...
The step-by-step process of conversion through production has been elegantly detailed by well-know architectual photographer Julius Shulman in his book, Architecture and Its Photography.
Referenced on the list of 101 Outstanding Examples of Aluminum Utilization in
John Peters' book Aluminum in Modern Architecture, Vol. I.
The Prefabrication of Houses by Burnham Kelly makes excellent reference to the
Fleet House and its unique honeycomb construction.
Numerous writings by industrial designer Henry Dreyfuss, architect Edward Larrabee Barnes, photographer Julius Shulman and publications by Taschen validate the significance of the Fleet House.