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2214 Fairfield Avenue
2214 Fairfield Avenue 2214 Fairfield Avenue (center above) was built in 1919 by a builder named George Harris who sold the 7 room bungalow to a widow and her family by 1920. Harris described the house in 1920 as: The house was situated in the Lockland Place tract on lot 22 on Fairfield Avenue near Odin…
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1965-1967 Whitley Avenue
1965-1967 Whitley Avenue 1965-1967 Whitley Avenue was built in 1925 by architect L. R. Hubbard for George Taylor (pictured below), who used his long-time friend, Frank H. Walker, as the contractor. In 1923, Taylor had hired Walker and architect, G.R. Evans, to built the 8 unit apartment complex to the right of this property. Taylor,…
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2030 Holly Hill Terrace
2030 Holly Hill Terrace 2030 Holly Hill Terrace was built in 1922 (as listed address of 2012 Holly Hill Terrace) by the Hollywood Construction & Investment Company, contractors who also built several other homes on Holly Hill Terrace during the 1920s. This bungalow home consists of three bedrooms and one bathroom on the main floor.…
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2171 Fairfield Avenue
2171 Fairfield Avenue 2171 Fairfield Avenue was built in 1921 by a builder named E.D. Dietz in the northern area of Whitley Heights which is now a parking lot across the street from the Hollywood Bowl. The 5 room Spanish style house had a detached one car garage to the left of the house. The…
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2025 Grave Avenue
2025 Grace Avenue 2025 Grace Avenue, built in 1921, by architect Frederick J. Soper and contractor Glenn O. Winget, is a two-story Spanish style home located on Grace Avenue near Kendra Court. The house was built when actor Francis X. Bushman’s estate located at 2020 Grace Avenue was converted into a house from a hotel,…
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6607 Padre Terrace
6607 Padre Terrace 6607 Padre Terrace is currently for sale (as of November 2023) for $1.495 million. The Spanish Style home was built in 1922 by architect P. Hale and contractors Morrow & Baer for silent screen actor Wilbur Higby. Padre Terrace is a tiny street that is comprised of four residential lots that sits…
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6626 Odin Street
6626 Odin Street 6626 Odin Street is a 2-story Spanish-style house, which was originally built with 5 rooms in 1922 for Antoinette Smith. Smith, who was commonly known as Ann Fisher Smith in literary circles, had moved with her youngest daughter, Joyce, to Hollywood in 1920 after a divorce. Smith was so impressed with Los…
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6770 Milner Road
6770 Milner Road 6770 Milner Road was built in 1922 by architect Thomas Rutherland for German-born owners John and Alexandrina Marquardt, two musicians who immigrated to the United States in 1886. John played the violin and Alexandrina played the harp. Both were involved with multiple orchestras throughout the US including; The Philharmonic String Quartet, The…
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2037 Holly Hill Terrace
2037 Holly Hill Terrace 2037 Holly Hill Terrace is located at the end of Holly Hill Terrace and backs up to what is left of Bella Vista Terrace when most of the street was demolished for the freeway. 2037 Holly Hill Terrace was built in 1923 by architect August Hanson. Hanson built other homes in…
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6850 Iris Circle
6850 Iris Circle and 2251 Cahuenga Boulevard In 1924, real estate broker John B. Elsbach purchased land on Iris Circle that reached down the hill to Cahuenga Boulevard and hired architect Carl Jules Weyl to build two identical artistic studio bungalows: 2251 and 2253 Cahuenga Blvd. Weyl built several other homes in Whitley Heights and…
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