Richard Dorman houses in Sherman Oaks are post-and-beam homes built from 1957 to 1959 north of Mulholland Drive, on Scadlock Lane, Woodcliff Road, Lisa Place, and South Meadville Drive. Marketing and press credit Dorman, a Los Angeles architect with his own firm from 1956, with eleven of them outright, and call the Scadlock Lane group the Sherman Oaks Estates.
Sixteen addresses in the hills north of Mulholland Drive, eleven of them credited to one Los Angeles architect and five more with a collaborator, a builder, or a question mark.
North of Mulholland Drive, a Los Angeles architect named Richard Dorman is credited with a run of post-and-beam houses on Scadlock Lane, Woodcliff Road, Lisa Place, and South Meadville Drive. They date from 1957 to 1959, the lots run from about 11,400 square feet to nearly an acre, and the press has called the Scadlock Lane group the Sherman Oaks Estates for years. Debbie Pisaro lists them here, address by address, as an architectural real estate agent Los Angeles buyers can call before they tour.
What the houses share, according to the marketing that has followed them, is a vocabulary: post-and-beam frames, exposed wood-beam or tongue-and-groove ceilings, walls of glass, decks along the back, and views over the canyon or the city lights. Most are one story.
Where are the Richard Dorman houses in Sherman Oaks?
Sixteen addresses come up, eleven credited to Dorman outright and five where the marketing names a collaborator, a builder, or a maybe. The lists below give them by street, with the year and what the marketing says about each house.
Scadlock Lane
Woodcliff Road
Lisa Place and South Meadville Drive
Named designers and builders on the same streets
Who was Richard Dorman?
Richard Dorman was born and raised in Los Angeles in 1922. From 1951 to 1956 he was assistant chief designer at Welton Becket and Associates, then started his own firm in Beverly Hills, working mostly in Southern California. Wikipedia records that the City of Beverly Hills lists him as one of its Master Architects. He died in 2010.
His Sherman Oaks houses come from the first years of that firm. Beyond Shelter says he created multiple residences in Sherman Oaks Estates, and every dated reference to that group says 1959. Debbie keeps a register of the architects behind the houses she writes about, and the architect register is where the rest of them are catalogued. His full career, from Welton Becket to Trousdale Estates and the Forest Knoll Drive landmark, is in Debbie's Richard Dorman profile.
What is the Sherman Oaks Estates?
The name comes from press and marketing. Mid Century Home describes a Dorman house restored by Chris Salay Design as part of the Sherman Oaks Estates development, and the marketing for 3307 and 3337 Scadlock Lane uses the same name. Both houses are 1959, and both were restored to their original footprints.
3307 Scadlock Lane is the largest lot in the group, nearly an acre at the end of a cul-de-sac, with a garden off every room. 3337 Scadlock Lane sits behind a gate. 3334 Scadlock Lane had one owner from its completion in 1959 until it sold in 2021, which is a long time for a house this age to stay with one owner.
Who else drew on Scadlock Lane?
William Krisel is credited with a 1957 house at 3666 Scadlock Lane, which USModernist lists as the Sundberg Residence, and Angeleno Living lists the same address. Krisel's Valley work is on Debbie's Palmer and Krisel page, and the Fickett and Krisel houses on Sheridge, Meadville, Cody, and Stonewood are on their own page.
Young Woo is credited with 3667 Scadlock Lane and 3433 Shernoll Place, both 1959, and the marketing describes him as a USC graduate of 1959 who trained under Dorman. Angeleno Living credits Modern Trend Construction Company as the builder behind the Krisel, Dorman, and Woo houses on these streets, and the marketing for 3522 Stonewood Drive and 3627 Cody Road names the same company.
What do the lots and floor plans tell a buyer?
Most of the credited lots run from about 11,400 to about 19,000 square feet, with 3721 South Meadville Drive at 23,960 and 3307 Scadlock Lane at 42,212. Floor areas run from about 1,700 to about 2,500 square feet, mostly on one level. These are small houses on generous lots, and the marketing for almost every one of them sells the glass and the deck.
A named architect changes what a buyer should ask. Two of the houses, 3307 and 3337 Scadlock Lane, have been restored to their original footprints, and others have been remodeled, so the useful questions are what is original, what was added and when, and whether the drawings survive. An owner or the permit file can settle them. If you own one of these houses or one like it, a home valuation is where the conversation starts.
Debbie is not the listing agent for any house on this page. She represents buyers on architectural homes across California, regardless of who holds a given listing, the same standing practice whether a home is on or off market.
Where do these sit among Valley mid-century neighborhoods?
Two more Dorman houses stand on Crownridge Drive in Royal Woods, which has its own page, the architectural homes of Royal Woods. Debbie's guide to the Valley's mid-century neighborhoods covers the wider map, including Corbin Palms in Woodland Hills, the first Palmer and Krisel tract, and Woodland West, the Charles Du Bois tract.
Debbie Pisaro represents architectural homes from the Valley foothills to Ojai and the coast, and the same three questions apply in each: who drew it, when, and what has changed since. She also works next door in Studio City. The full library of architects and houses is catalogued from the debbiepisaro.com home page, and many of the homes she sells never reach the open market, which is explained in pocket listings explained.
Debbie founded Coastline 840, a boutique California practice, and explains the thinking in two pieces, why we built Coastline 840 and why California agents choose boutique. For an architectural real estate agent Los Angeles owners call when a house has a name attached, start with her architectural homes specialist page or her page on historic and architectural homes.
Richard Dorman in Sherman Oaks, answered
Where are the Richard Dorman houses in Sherman Oaks?
Marketing and press credit Richard Dorman with post-and-beam houses north of Mulholland Drive, on Scadlock Lane, Woodcliff Road, Lisa Place, and South Meadville Drive. The Scadlock Lane group is the one press calls the Sherman Oaks Estates. Debbie Pisaro lists every credited address on this page, with the year and what the marketing says.
Who was Richard Dorman?
Richard Dorman was a Los Angeles mid-century modern architect, born in 1922 and died in 2010. He was assistant chief designer at Welton Becket and Associates from 1951 to 1956, then started his own firm in Beverly Hills. Wikipedia records that the City of Beverly Hills lists him as one of its Master Architects.
What is the Sherman Oaks Estates?
Sherman Oaks Estates is the name press and listing copy use for a group of Richard Dorman post-and-beam houses on Scadlock Lane, north of Mulholland Drive, built around 1959. Beyond Shelter and Mid Century Home both use the name. The houses at 3307 and 3337 Scadlock Lane are marketed as part of it.
When were the Dorman houses built?
The houses credited to Dorman date from 1957 to 1959. South Meadville Drive is 1957, Woodcliff Road, Lisa Place, and most Scadlock Lane houses are 1958, and 3307, 3334, and 3337 Scadlock Lane are 1959. Dorman started his own firm in 1956, after five years at Welton Becket and Associates.
How big are the Dorman lots?
Most lots run from about 11,400 to about 19,000 square feet. 3307 Scadlock Lane is the outlier at 42,212 square feet, nearly an acre, and 3721 South Meadville Drive sits on 23,960. Floor areas run from about 1,700 to about 2,500 square feet, mostly on one level.
Did William Krisel design on Scadlock Lane too?
Yes. USModernist and Angeleno Living both credit William Krisel with a 1957 house at 3666 Scadlock Lane, which USModernist lists as the Sundberg Residence. Scadlock Lane also carries work by other designers, including Young Woo, who is credited with 3667 Scadlock Lane and with 3433 Shernoll Place.
Who was Young Woo?
Listing copy describes Young Woo as a USC graduate of 1959 who trained under Richard Dorman. His name appears on 3667 Scadlock Lane and on 3433 Shernoll Place, where the marketing calls the design a Young Woo design in collaboration with Dorman. Both houses date to 1959.
How can I tell whether a Sherman Oaks house was really designed by Richard Dorman?
Start with the permit history and the original plan set, then check the address against the houses and press on this page. Marketing credits run from certain to possibly, and several houses on these streets carry other names. Debbie Pisaro checks a name against more than one source before she writes a house up.
Who is a good real estate agent for architectural homes in Sherman Oaks?
Debbie Pisaro is a 24-year veteran, founder of Coastline 840, and an Inman Luxury Leader, representing buyers and sellers across Sherman Oaks and the surrounding neighborhoods. Many of the homes she sells never reach the open market. She specializes in architectural and historic homes across California, and she is not the listing agent for any house on this page.
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Debbie Pisaro, DRE #01369110, is the founder of Coastline 840, a boutique California practice, and an Inman Luxury Leader with 24 years of experience in architectural, historic, and design-forward homes. Many of the homes she sells never reach the open market. Coastline 840 is a DBA of Side, Inc., CA DRE #02014153. She writes about California real estate at debbiepisaro.com, losfelizliving.com, and coastline840.com. Published October 2026.
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