Constructed by seminal California developer Joseph Eichler between 1962 and 1964, the modest yet striking middle-class homes of the Balboa Highlands tract in the Granada Hills section of the San Fernando Valley embody Eichler’s vision of modern architecture for everyone. The houses of Balboa Highlands, including the Foster Residence, generally exhibit four basic models with three roofline types: flat, A-frame, or slant. All of the buildings have simple front façades with unassuming clerestory windows, but within each house is an open atrium courtyard and floor-to-ceiling glass walls opening to the atrium and rear yard. The highly functional interiors are filled with natural light and have partially open floor plans with a communal feel. Balboa Highlands, one of only three Southern California projects Eichler completed, remains a rare regional example of a development by one of the state’s leading proponents of modern living. (Adapted from the website of the Los Angeles Conservancy)