A Midcentury Modern icon for sale

[Stahl, from A1] The Stahls purchased the lot in 1954 for $13,500 and enlisted Koenig to design the house after other architects were daunted by the slope of the lot.

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Koenig's solution was a cantilevered L-shaped structure with walls of steel and glass, a pool and a freestanding stone-faced fireplace between the living and dining areas.

The second bedroom can only be accessed through the primary bedroom - "an efficient use of space" for a family of five, Baker said. The Stahl family has said the home cost $37,500 to build.

Shortly after the home's completion, photographer Julius Shulman made a black-and-white photograph that became emblematic of the era. It shows the home at night, with two young women sitting inside in a cantilevered corner, its floor-to-ceiling windows revealing the lights of the L.A. Basin glittering in the background.

To bring up the lights, Shulman later told Los Angeles magazine, he used a seven-minute exposure. The resulting image, along with others Shulman made of the house, is now owned by the Getty Research Institute.