PEOPLE AND IDEAS HERE
The Human Network Behind the Address
The extant private house received final Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument designation on June 24, 2026.
Michael Crichton
1942–2008
resident · Former residence; dates documented in designation record
Crichton owned and occupied the Schaarmann House during part of his Los Angeles career.
Interaction circle
• The place pairs Crichton’s technology-and-risk fiction with a documented work of residential modernism.
LOOK CLOSER
The Gloriously Specific Details
Location history
• The extant private house received final Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument designation on June 24, 2026.
Interaction circle
• The place pairs Crichton’s technology-and-risk fiction with a documented work of residential modernism.
Map disclosure
• The marker is a coarse area point, not the residence or parcel.
CONFIRMED · HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
The extant private house received final Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument designation on June 24, 2026.
INTERPRETATION · IDEA NETWORK
This node connects Jurassic Park’s systems-minded author to an architecturally significant Los Angeles house without turning landmark status into an invitation to visit.
UNDERSTAND THE PLACE
Context Without a Doorstep
Public location
Torreyson and Mulholland area (approximate)
Hours
Not applicable to a context-only record. A related public institution may have its own event schedule.
Access
Private residence or private residential area. The public point is deliberately coarse; do not route to, approach, or photograph a home.
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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