[3] The house features natural building materials, strong geometric form, and supersaturated colors.

[2] The Kappe Residence was listed as a City of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (HCM #623) in April 1996.

[5] Stephen Kanner, President of the A + D (Architecture + Design) Museum in Los Angeles wrote: "Ray's own home may be the greatest house in all of Southern California.

"[4] In "An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles", David Gebhard and Robert Winter described the structure as "a virtual tree house poised over a steep hillside" and an example of Kappe's ability "to meld the Craftsman aesthetic and the International Style into a very personal style.

At the time it was built, I think the house served as an inspiration for aspiring architects, and I hope that those who experience it today have a similar response.