Tag: h.j. whitley
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2071 Grace Avenue
2071 Grace Avenue 2071 Grace Avenue was built in 1936 for journalist Frank Scully. The house started as a one story 5 room house with a detached garage which sits to the right of H.J. Whitley’s former home. The Scully’s moved into the home in 1937 even before the house was finished. Scully used beams…
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6669 Whitley Terrace
6669 Whitley Terrace 6669 Whitley Terrace used to be the site of building that housed the Whitley Heights Tract Office. Built in 1920 by H.J. Whitley and architect Arthur S. Barnes, the one room 14 x 20 building resembled the surrounding Mediterranean styles homes. The office sat to the left of the illuminating Whitley Heights…
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The House That Jack Built
The House That Jack Built (and other tales on Milner Road) In 1923, tract 5574 was established on the northwest side of Whitley Heights by “the father of Hollywood” H.J. Whitley, real estate developer Arthur C. Watson, his wife, Kathleen J. Watson, and New York socialite, Eleanor DeWitt. This tract had a total of 24…
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Valentino’s Foundation
Wedgewood’s Wall “If you want to build a high wall, start with a deep foundation” -unknown Wedgewood Place once had a total of 18 lots during the early 1920s. Homes built in 1921 included: 6733 Wedgewood Place and 6755 Wedgewood Place. Homes built in 1922 included: 6734 Wedgewood Place, 6738 Wedgewood Place, 6754 Wedgewood Place,…
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1825 North Whitley Avenue
1825 North Whitley Avenue Fleur de Lis Apartments In 1928 owners Jacob Borstein and Louis Rose hired architect Edward B. Rust to construct a 5 story apartment house with 54 units and a partial basement. Demolished was a 2 story house on the lot which was built in 1912. During the early 1900s, Rust was…
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6675 Whitley Terrace
6675 Whitley Terrace 6675 Whitley Terrace, aka “The Pike House”, is a midcentury home which was finished in 1952. This land sat vacant for many years prior and was the former site of the first structure that was built on the hill-the Whitley Heights Pavillion. Architects Dennis & Farwell designed the open structure in 1903.…
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1724 Whitley Avenue
1724-1728 Whitley Avenue Down the hill from Whitley Heights, 75 feet from Hollywood Boulevard, there sits a Queen Anne style house which began to be built in 1903 and finished circa 1904. The house was moved to the back of the lot from the street in 1919 to build a courtyard. It was declared a…
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2213 Fairfield Avenue
2213 Fairfield Avenue 2213 Fairfield Avenue was built in 1919 in the area of Whitley Heights which was once referred to as “Happy Valley” before it was altered to make room for the Hollywood Freeway during the 1950s. Carpenter August Reinke and his wife, Josephine, built this tiny 22×28, 4 room bungalow with a one-car…
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2075 Watsonia Terrace
2075 Watsonia Terrace 2075 Watsonia Terrace was built in 1937 by owner Eleanor Kinsey De Witt by Meyer & Holler. Meyer & Holler, was also known as the Milwaukee Building Company was known for building both the Grauman’s Chinese and Egyptian theaters, Cafe Montmartre, First National Bank of Hollywood, Hollywood Athletic Club and several homes,…
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1825 N. Highland Avenue
1825 N. Highland Avenue 1825 N. Highland Avenue was built in 1902 on the southwest corner of Highland Avenue and Franklin Avenue (now a parking lot due east of the Hollywood United Methodist Church) for Llewellyn James Beynon, who was in the insurance business. Below, the residence could be seen from the hills of Whitley…
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