PEOPLE AND IDEAS HERE
The Human Network Behind the Address
The original Richter-associated Neutra residence no longer survives; the current house should not be presented as his home.
Charles F. Richter
1900–1985
resident · Mid-century Caltech years
Richter lived in the original house before freeway-era and later site changes.
Interaction circle
• Richter’s work with Beno Gutenberg produced the magnitude scale that entered everyday speech.
• Caltech’s Seismological Laboratory is the public research alternative.
LOOK CLOSER
The Gloriously Specific Details
Location history
• The original Richter-associated Neutra residence no longer survives; the current house should not be presented as his home.
Interaction circle
• Richter’s work with Beno Gutenberg produced the magnitude scale that entered everyday speech.
• Caltech’s Seismological Laboratory is the public research alternative.
Map disclosure
• The marker is a coarse area point, not the residence or parcel.
CONFIRMED · HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The original Richter-associated Neutra residence no longer survives; the current house should not be presented as his home.
INTERPRETATION · IDEA NETWORK
This vanished-site record separates Richter’s scientific association from a later replacement house while connecting daily Southern California risk language to Caltech seismology.
UNDERSTAND THE PLACE
Context Without a Doorstep
Public location
Kenneth Way area (approximate)
Hours
Not applicable to a context-only record. A related public institution may have its own event schedule.
Access
Historic context only. The associated home no longer survives, and the current parcel is not a visitor destination.
Map disclosure
The marker identifies a general area, not a house or parcel.
Photography
Do not photograph residents, windows, or private property, and do not linger.
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