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HAROLD BARNARD ZOOK, FAIA (1920-2016)
Zook was born in Chicago, the only child of noted Chicago architect R. Harold Zook and Mildred Belle Barnard. He completed Cornell University’s five-year Beaux Arts program in four years, graduating in 1941 with a medal for his thesis. After WWII service in the Navy, Zook moved to Palm Springs CA in 1946 to work for Albert Frey’s firm, Clark and Frey. In 1947 he relocated to Pasadena, briefly partnering with Harold Bissner, before opening his own office in 1948. Zook’s early Pasadena work consisted of modest, affordable houses with multi-functional built-ins, steel construction, redwood, combed plywood, and walls of glass that created carefully sited indoor/outdoor relationships. Several of his houses were featured in Architectural Record and Arts and Architecture, many photographed by Julius Shulman. Zook-designed residences appeared at least 20 times in Margaret Stovall’s Home of the Week column for the Pasadena Star-News. He designed six of the seven houses on Pasadena’s Mesita Road, the world’s highest concentration of custom-built Zook residences and as of 2026 under consideration as a Pasadena historic district. Major commercial works in Pasadena include the Pasadena Civil Defense Center, the Saga Motor Hotel, and Gwinn’s Drive-In restaurant. Three Zook houses are Pasadena historic landmarks: the 1950 Bryant Myers house, the 1957 Welsh house, and Zook’s own 1951 Mesita Road residence. In 1962 he moved his office to Corona del Mar, initially sharing space with architect Richard Pleger. After that only a few of Zook's designs were Modernist; clients generally wanted Spanish or colonial styles. Many thanks to Aaron and Melinda Kiely for extensive research and photos.
1947 - The Clement Cointe Residence, 7681 Willow Glen Road, Los Angeles CA. Designed with Harold Bissner. A 700 ft2 house intended to become a guest house for a future main house which was ultimately never built. Featured in April 1947 Arts and Architecture, House Beautiful March 1947, and America’s Best Small Houses; 1947 California Book of Homes. Sold in 1998, 2013, and 2014. Destroyed by 2017. Photos by Julius Shulman.
1947 - The Norman L. White Residence, 1820 E Calaveras Street, Altadena CA. Designed with Harold Bissner. Sold in 1972. In the burn footprint of the January 2025 Eaton fire but survived; Cal Fire damage-inspection records show no damage to the house.
1947 - The Sidney R. and Adelaide C. Cook Residence, 34732 Camino Capistrano, Capistrano Beach CA. Designed with Harold Bissner. More than 4000 people from 41 states visited this model home in the first few months. Sold to John Kennedy in 1965. Extant as of 2025 per public property records.
1947 - The John Earle Wells Residence, 236 Hacienda Drive, Arcadia CA. Designed with Harold Bissner. Featured in a two-page photo spread in Architectural Digest, January 1947 and The Los Angeles Times Home Magazine, February 29, 1948. Sold around 1960 and 1985. Destroyed.
1947 - The George Thomas Judd Residence, 840 Seco Street, Pasadena CA. Designed with Harold Bissner. Featured in America's Best Small Houses. A color photograph of the house was to grace the cover of the April 1948 issue of House Beautiful, but this was cancelled when Judd was found murdered. Judd, a wealthy Pasadena bond executive and socialite pianist, lived a quiet day life and a hard-drinking, secretive night life. On January 29, 1948, his daughter found him dead in bed—stabbed with a fork and butcher knife, likely strangled, his watch and cash stolen. Judd had met 19-year-old transient Edgar Bentley at a Los Angeles tavern; Bentley visited his home three times, the last ending in a drunken struggle and Judd's death. Arrested months later, Bentley pawned the stolen watch, confessed, and ultimately pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, receiving five years to life. B/W photos by Julius Shulman, color photos by Aaron Kiely, newspaper clipping from Pasadena Independent, October 27, 1948. Extant; the 2,252 sf house last sold January 2024 for $1,635,000.
1947 - The Howard Biggar Residence, 566 Sierra Madre Boulevard, San Marino CA. Designed with Harold Bissner. Extant as of 2025 per public property records.
Around 1948 - The E. Earll Kinzer Residence and Guest House, 1026 Rancho Road, Arcadia CA. Designed with Harold Bissner. Featured in Better Homes and Gardens, April 1951 with photos by Shulman. The guest house was featured in Better Homes and Gardens, September 1950. Destroyed. Photo by Shulman.
1948 - The Milton Edward Wopschall Residence, 1695 East Loma Alta Drive, Altadena CA. Designed with Harold Bissner. Sold in 1985. Sold in 1997. Sold in 2005 to Matthew Wright. Destroyed in the 2025 Eaton fire. Photos by Matthew Wright.
1948 - The James E. Munford Residence, 875 San Remo Road, Pasadena CA. Designed with Harold Bissner. Sold around 1950 to Charles W. Partridge. The house roughly doubled in size sometime between 1980 and 1986. Sold in 2000, 2005, 2007, and 2014.
1948 - The John R. Wismer Residence, 3345 Trevan Road, Pasadena, CA. Sold to Mrs. Glenn H. Lockwood ca 1955, then to Sylvia and George R. Prescott sometime before 1978. Substantial remodel in 2000. Outside the 2025 Eaton fire burn area; extant per public property records.
1948-1953 - Mesita Road Historic District, Pasadena CA. Zook designed 6 of the 7 houses on Mesita Road, a private cul-de-sac with a view of Pasadena and the world’s highest concentration of custom-built Zook residences. Likely to be designated a Pasadena historic landmark district in 2026. Landowners who purchased parcels from Everett Calvert met and decided to name the new road “Mesita.” Calvert, who assumed that the road would naturally be named in his honor, was sufficiently dismayed that he split the road into two, and named the lower road after himself. Zook designed Calvert’s residence at 3340 Calvert Road (see below). Of note, the Van Halen siblings bought a Buff and Hensman designed residence at 3350 Calvert for their parents.
1948 - The Griffith Residence, 1155 Mesita Road, Pasadena CA. Featured in House Beautiful June 1955, with photographs by Maynard Parker. Sold in 2008. B/W photos by Max Tatch. Suffered some damage when a recreational vehicle parked in the carport caught fire during the January 2025 Eaton fire.
1950 - The Paul C. Siechert Residence, 1175 Mesita Road, Pasadena CA. Featured in Los Angeles Times Home Magazine, July 5, 1953. B/W photos by Max Tatch. In 1992 the Siecherts sold the house to son Carl (who grew up in the house) and his wife Jan Siechert. Survived the January 2025 Eaton fire (no damage per Cal Fire data).
1951 - The Harold B. Zook Residence, 1125 Mesita Road, Pasadena, CA. The headboard Zook designed for the primary bedroom was featured in Better Homes and Gardens, November 1962. Sold in 1958 to Ken and Louise Gardiner. Sold in 2010 to Katja Guenther and Tuppett Yates. Designated a landmark in 2011. 500sf family room and bath addition in 2017.
1952 - The John Biggar, Jr. Residence, aka Halekalamoe, 1085 Mesita Road, Pasadena CA. Featured in The Los Angeles Times, October 18, 1953. Zook designed two houses and three furniture stores for the Biggars. Sold in 1993. 454sf dining and bedroom addition in 2006. B/W photo by Harry Baskerville, Jr.
1952 - The Glenn and Babe Green Residence, 1070 Mesita Road, Pasadena CA. Sold to John and Avis Davidson shortly after construction. John Davidson was a co-owner of Supreme Farms Dairy, for whom Zook designed their Googie-style flagship Pasadena drive-in dairy store. Sold to the Sloat family, then in 1987 to Demetri Psaltis, and then in 2006 to Jay Strongman and Julienne Davis. Featured in the January 2023 issue of Atomic Ranch.
1953 - The Richard L. Fox Residence, 1150 Mesita Road, Pasadena CA. Featured in Los Angeles Times Home Magazine, October 23, 1955. B/W photo by Max Tatch. As of early 2026, the house is still in the Fox family – owned by granddaughter Megan Fox.
Around 1949 - Unknown House at Smoke Tree Ranch, Palm Springs CA. 2200sf. Images from Pasadena Star-News, July 10, 1949. Address and status unknown.
1949 - The Townsend B. Paul Residence Remodel, 1910 Braeburn Road, Altadena, CA. Remodeled again in 1962. Sold 1984, 1999, 2006, and 2012.
Around 1950 - The George Maxwell Pash Family Room Addition, 1121 South 4th St, Alhambra, CA. Appeared in Better Homes and Gardens, Jun 1950. Appears extant per public property records.
1950 - The William W. Davison Residence, 636 Goodhill Road, Kentfield CA. Davison was vice president of Standard Oil of California. Sold to Donald S. and Barbara S. Mozley on or before 1995, then to Julia and Daniel Strambi in 2012. Status unknown.
1950 - The Jack and Mary Garner Residence, 3120 Parkside Drive, San Bernardino CA. Sold 1985 and 2018. Status unknown.
1950 - The Arthur Raphael Residence, 370 Olive Tree Lane, Sierra Madre CA. Featured in the Los Angeles Times July 13, 1952. Remodeled 1968. Sold in 1975. Extant; a 4,116 sf mid-century home still held by the 1975 buyer per public records.
1950 - The William H. Saylor Residence, 1730 Skyview Drive, Altadena, CA. Featured in The Los Angeles Times Home Magazine, Nov 21, 1965. Sold to Bill Corey around 1960. Sold in 1973, 2005, and 2007. Destroyed in the 2025 Eaton Fire.
1950 - The Bryant Myers Residence, 95 Tustin Road, Pasadena, CA. Sold in 1994. Sold in 2017 to actress Mandy Moore, who launched an extensive restoration effort. Designated a Pasadena historic landmark in 2017. The results were featured in the June 2018 issue of Architectural Digest. Sold in 2024. First two photos above via City of Pasadena Planning and Community Development Department, third photo by Julius Shulman.
Around 1951 - House in Duarte CA. Images from Pasadena Star News, Apr 22, 1951. Address and status unknown.
Around 1951 - House in Pasadena CA. Sketch from Pasadena Star-News, Mar 18, 1951. Address and status unknown.
Around 1951 - House in CA. Address and status unknown.
1951 - Apartment Building, 200 East Huntington Drive, Alhambra CA. Identified as a Zook work in a 1947 newspaper article, but not built until 1951, casting some doubt on whether Zook’s design was the one actually built.
1951 - The L. M. Butterworth Residence, 393 Flintridge Oaks Drive, La Cañada-Flintridge CA. Featured in Los Angeles Times Home Magazine, Nov. 18, 1951. Landscape architect G. Wyman Hope. Sold 1989 and 1990. Destroyed 2003. Photos by Max Tatch.
1951 - The Bradner and Mary Joy Pederson Residence, 795 Laguna Road, Pasadena CA. The Pedersons were both tall, and so Zook designed interior elements to be higher than usual. Sold to Paul and Margaret Devilliers in 1996.
1952 - Model Homes for the Baldwin Hills Company, 5184 Sanchez Drive, and 5152, 5200, 5254 Veronica Street, Baldwin Hills, CA. Designed with John A. Nordbak. Photo above is 5254 Veronica St.
1952 - The Robert Fox Residence, 900 Via Zurich Circle, Lido Isle, Newport Beach CA. Featured in The Los Angeles Times, Sep 24, 1964. Sold to Kathryn and John De Witt sometime before 1976. Sold in 1987, 2002, 2013. Destroyed. Photos by George Szanik.
1952 - Hacienda Gardens Tract Housing, Southwest of Mills Avenue and San Bernardino Avenue, Pomona CA. Status unknown.
Around 1953 - The Henry E. North Jr. Family Remodel, 2605 Lorain Road, San Marino CA. Appeared in Better Homes and Gardens, April 1953. North was the president of Arcadia Metal Products which made Arcadia sliding glass doors widely used by Zook and Eichler. Appears extant per public property records.
1953 - The Edson Biggar Residence, 738 Hampton Road, Arcadia CA. Deeded around 1960 to son Boyd Biggar. Sold around 1963 to George and Frances Burnett. Sold 1996 and 2025.
1953 - The Howard P. Devol Residence, 730 Chester Avenue, San Marino CA. 3000sf. Featured in House and Garden, September 1959, House and Garden February 1960; Los Angeles Times Home Magazine, Aug 19, 1956, and May 1, 1960. Photos by Julius Shulman. Sold in 2014, destroyed in 2016.
1953 - The Charles Calvert Residence, 3340 Calvert Road, Pasadena CA. Calvert purchased and resold the land on which the Mesita Road (see above) and Calvert Road houses were built. Sold to Charles F. Robinson sometime before 1959. Sold again in 1968, 1998, and 2019 at which point it was extensively remodeled.
1953 - The Morris L. Tucker Residence, 1000 West Orange Grove Avenue, Arcadia CA. Tucker owned the Boulevard Chevrolet Company, whose store was designed by Zook the same year. Sold in 1954 to Stewart R. Kennard; in 1962 to James T. Vaughn; in 1964 to Merrill Nash. Likely sold 1974. Sold in 1994 and 1999. Extant; 3,654 sf, still held by the 1999 buyer per public records.
1954 - aka Konale Model House, 20550 East Rancho Los Cerritos Road, Covina CA. The developers of the Covina Hills Ranchos development hired Zook to design a model home for their development. Remodeled 1959. Owned by Jack and Joyce Brauns from 1962 through at least 1972. Sold in 2016.
1954 - The Clifford D. Cooper Residence, 3805 Greenhill Road, Pasadena CA. Advertised for sale in 1957. Sold in 1972, 1975 and 2020.
1955 - Greenhaven Tract Housing, the 500 blocks of E Cienega, E Groverdale, E Tudor, E Greenhaven, and E Grandview Streets, Covina CA. The builder was Evald C. Moller who collaborated with Zook on several projects.
1955 - The Robert C. Lynch Residence, 10881 Willowcrest Place, North Hollywood CA. Sold 2010 and 2016.
1955 - The John E. and Dorothy E. Haddock Residence, 1215 Wynn Road, Pasadena, CA. Sold to William Hogoboom sometime before 1965. Sold 1974, 1999, 2006, 2018, and 2025. Photos by Juan Cazares.
1955 - The John A. and Dolores Elstner Toland Residence, 4500 Don Timoteo Drive, Los Angeles, CA. Sold 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2025.
1956 - Delhaven Tract Housing, North of Francisquito Avenue and California Avenue, West Covina CA. Newspaper advertisements for the development touted Zook as Pasadena’s foremost custom home designer.
1956 - The John P. Kieffer Residence, 1252 Inverness Drive, Pasadena CA. Likely remodeled in 1961. It remained in the Kieffer family until sold in 2011.
1956 - The Mrs. Paul Hunter Residence, 1160 Rosalind Road, San Marino CA. Mentioned in The Los Angeles Times, Aug 12, 1956. Sold 1989. Extant as of 2025 per public property records.
1956 - The W. Bruce Bryant Residence, 1430 Glencoe Drive, Arcadia CA. Featured in Los Angeles Times Home Magazine, Aug 17, 1958. Sold around 1964 to Harry and Elizabeth P. Jackman. Sold 1978. Major remodel in 2011. Extant (outside the 2025 Eaton fire area) per public property records.
1956 - The William F. Nash, Jr. Residence, 3100 Mesaloa Ln, Pasadena CA. The house was highlighted in the AIA Centennial Honor Awards Jan-Feb, 1958. Photos by Preston Mitchell. Sold 1998 and 1999. Destroyed 2008.
1956 - The Donald Monroe Residence, 4232 Don Alegre Place, Los Angeles CA. Listed in the Los Angeles Historic Resources Inventory. Deeded to Richard and Esther Monroe.
1956 - The Fritz Huhn Residence, 320 Patrician Way, Pasadena, CA. Featured in The Los Angeles Times, April 6, 1958. Destroyed and replaced by a 5BR Spanish-style house.
Around 1957 - The William R. and Dorothy Woodward Renovation, 601 Westover Place, Pasadena CA. Substantially remodeled in 1970. Sold 2002, 2003, and 2023.
Around 1957 - The David Bowman Remodel, 1184 East Mendocino St, Altadena CA. Zook executed a modernist remodel of an existing Spanish-style home (designed by John A. Grundfor in 1930) to retain its Spanish appearance from the street. Sold in 1963 to Rachel Ackerman. Sold 1967, 1981, 1996, 2002, 2003, and 2023. Some damage from the 2025 Eaton fire.
1957 - The Arthur and Virginia Welsh Residence, 1220 Wynn Road, Pasadena CA. At 1582 sf, this is one of the more modest custom-built Zook homes. Sold in 2024 to Melinda and Aaron Kiely. Designated a Pasadena Historic Landmark in 2025. Color photographs by Dale Rehfeld. Black and white photos and drawing courtesy of Melinda and Aaron Kiely.
1957 - The Irvine Terrace Residence, Corona del Mar CA. Zook did design work for The Irvine Company. Needs verification.
1958 - The C. M. (Mac) Linton Residence, 1425 El Mirador, Pasadena CA. Remodeled 1996. Sold 1977, 2013, and 2022.
1958 - The Anker K. Jensen residence, 520 Arroyo Drive, South Pasadena CA. Sold in 1997. Extant as of 2025 per public property records.
Around 1959 - The Burke Residence, Pasadena CA. A 1959 newspaper article mentions Zook designing the house for the Burkes. Unsure if built. Address and status unknown.
1959 - The Dorothy H. and James R. Chadwick Residence, Bradbury Estates, Bradbury CA. Address and status unknown.
1959 - The Helen F. Fairies Residence, 236 S Rimpau Boulevard, Hancock Park, Los Angeles CA. Some alteration likely in 1967. Sold 1988, 1998 and 2004.
Around 1959 - The John Jr., Edson, and Howard Biggar Cabin, Lake Arrowhead CA. Featured in Los Angeles Times Home Magazine, August 23, 1959. Address and current status unknown. Photo by Vanguard Photos.
1960 - Inspiration Heights Apartments, 59700 Twentynine Palms Highway, Yucca Valley CA. Three single-story apartment buildings, one with five units, the other two with four each. Part of the Mentalphysics compound designed by Lloyd Wright. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2023. Restored and became The Bungalows, a high-end motel.
Around 1960 - The Harold Zook Remodel, 483 Morning Canyon Road, Corona del Mar CA. Zook bought the property, split it into two lots, sold the front lot and house (483) and built a house for himself on the rear lot (485). Featured in Better Homes and Gardens, April 1965. Sold in 1986 to Jon Hanour, who had Zook remodel the house in 2001. Sold in 2020.
Around 1960 - The Harold B. Zook House, 485 Morning Canyon Road, Corona del Mar CA. Sold in 2017 and then in 2021 to Kenneth J. Catanzarite.
1961 - The William Holstein Residence, 4645 Brighton Road, Corona del Mar CA. Designed with Richard Pleger. The owner (who was also the builder) was one of the sons in the George M. Holstein and Sons construction firm, for whom Zook and Pleger designed a commercial building in 1963. Sold in 1986.
1961 - 525 E Mendocino Street, Whitney Estates, Altadena CA. Sold in 2012. Appears intact as of late 2025.
1961 - 535 East Mendocino Street, Whitney Estates, Altadena CA. Sold in 1999, 2012, and then in 2018 to Kathleen McDonnell who undertook significant restoration.
1961 - 543 East Mendocino Street, Whitney Estates, Altadena CA. Sold in 1992, 2004, and 2006. Appears intact as of late 2025.
1963 - The Robert H. Summers Residence, 1131 Church Street, Pasadena CA. Deeded to Robert H. Summers, Jr.
1963 - The Herbert Pratt Residence, 5309 La Granada, Rancho Santa Fe CA. Designed as a weekend getaway for a wealthy Hollywood producer and his wife. Remodel in 1972. Sold 1996, 2004, 2007, 2019, and 2020.
1965 - The Peter J. and Doris Hanna Weisel Jr. Residence, 2572 East Skyline Drive, La Habra Heights CA. Deeded to Mildred Wiesel around 1972. Sold in 1999 to the Puente Hills Habitat Preservation Authority. The 1965 residence (3,699 sf, 3BR/4BA) still stands on Authority-owned land surrounded by the open-space preserve, per LA County Assessor and Zillow records (no resale since the 1999 acquisition).
1964 - 1136 Santiago Drive, Newport Beach CA. One of the model houses for the Dover Shores housing development. Sold ca 1968, 1987, 2004 to Marlene Hassel, and again in 2020. Destroyed in 2022.
1965 - The Victor H. and Mary F. Sutherlen Residence, 32551 Azores Road, Dana Point CA. Sold in 2014. Rebuilt 2015-2018 to the original design. Sold in 2021. Listed for sale early 2026.
1965 - The Ned Lewis Residence, 812 Madera Place, Fullerton CA. Sold 1975. Extant; the 3,748 sf house is still held by the 1975 buyer per public records.
1967 - The Edwin S. Phillips Residence, 10 Bay Island, Newport Beach, CA. Sold 2006. Extant; the 1966 house remains on this private island per public records.
1967 - The Isabelle Pardieck Residence, 32641 Caribbean Drive, Dana Point CA. Pardieck was the mother of Virginia Welsh; Zook designed a residence for the Welshes in 1957 (see above). Sold in 1979 and 2022. Addition in 1989, substantially remodeled around 2024.
1968 - The Hezlep Residence, 1043 Oak Grove Place, San Marino. As of 2025, still in the Hezlep family.
1969 - The H. Russel Smith Residence, 1458 Hillcrest Avenue, Pasadena CA. Featured in Architectural Digest, May/June 1971. Sold in 1995. Sold in 2015, for sale in 2026. Bedroom remodel sometime after 2015.
1971 - The Richard and Mary Alice Frank Remodel, 113 Bayside Place, Corona del Mar CA. Richard Frank was the son of Lawrence Frank, co-founder of the famous Lawry’s Prime Rib restaurant chain. Extant as of 2025 per public property records.
1971 - Granville Condominiums, 1003-1151 Granville Drive, Newport Beach CA. 62 units.
1977 - The Stewart Frye Residence, Balboa Island CA. Address and status unknown.
1980 - The Jim and Anna Grey Residence, 2001 Bayside Drive, Newport Beach CA. Sold 1995, and in 2005 to Jeff A. and Amy T. Meger. Zook designed the Meger’s major remodel of the house in 2009.
1985 - The Tony and Melinda Moiso Residence, 154 Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach CA. Sold in 2024.
1985 - The Alva Wilson residence, 74 Hillcrest Lane, Big Canyon, Newport Beach CA. Sold 2003. Destroyed.
1991 - The Robert S. and Wanda J. Kelley Remodel, 432 Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach CA. Sold 1997 and 2020.
Around 1996 - The Jeffrey and Rose Marks Remodel, 190 Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach, CA. Advertised for sale in 1996 with Zook-designed plans. Sold to David and Melinda Grubbs in 1997, who did not replace the house until 1999. Unclear Zook’s design was built. Needs verification.
1997 - The H. Russel Smith Residence, 1255 Hillcrest Avenue, Pasadena CA. Sold in 1998. Major remodel in 2000. Sold in 2016.
1997 - The H. Russel Smith Remodel, 2076 China Flat Road, Montecito CA. Sold in 2011, 2014, 2026.
1998 - The Stewart Smith Residence, San Marino CA. Address and status unknown.
1999 - The Doug Smith Remodel, 118 Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach CA. Smith worked for Zook for a while and is the son of H. Russel Smith, for whom Zook designed three houses. As of early 2026, the house is still in the Smith family.
2000 - The Jerry Corcoran and Linda Xi Gai Remodel, 192 Emerald Bay, Laguna Beach CA. Sold to Joseph and Annette Oltmans in 2023.
Around 2007 - The Daniel Sadler and Thomas Snodgrass House, 3400 Ocean Boulevard, Corona del Mar CA. Sold in 2010. Destroyed 2012.
2007 - The Linda Patton Residence, 1715 Port Barmouth Place, Newport Beach CA.
Around 2013 - The Edalatpour Ranch Remodel, 8615 Santa Rosa Road, Buellton CA. A farm that produces walnut oil.
Year unknown - The Isett House, 17 Mile Drive, Carmel CA. Likely unbuilt.
Sources include: Zook: A History and Review of the Architecture of Harold B. Zook; Laura Voisin George (Pasadena Heritage), Pasadena Oral History Project: Interview with Harold B. Zook; Megan Aarnaes, Zook’s granddaughter; Julius Shulman from Getty Research Institute.