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The architects Ernest (1898-1992) and Esther Born (1902-1987) lived in this residence beginning in about 1949. The house is notable for its Modern clarity and decorative restraint, a trait shared with other Bay Region architects of their generation including William Wurster (1895-1973) and Gardner Dailey (1895-1967). The house's front fenestration had a child-like simplicity to it, accentuated by the contrast between the brown board and batten siding with the white painted trim of the two second-story, casement windows.

The architectural historian Inge Horton has indicated that Esther Born was the "Associate Architect" for the Born House. She was trained in architecture at the University of California, Berkeley, graduating with the Class of 1926.

An Cor-Ten-sheathed, 1,850-square-foot addition for Tom Lloyd-Butler, a hedge fund manager and Dan Zelen, a design store owner in Los Angeles, was completed by Aidlin Darling Design in c. 2007. Joshua Aidlin, David Darling and Michael Hennessey linked the later box to the previous box via a second floor walkway. The new space also helped to accommodate Lloyd-Butler and Zelen's two children.

PCAD id: 16771