Tag: los angeles architecture
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6776 Wedgewood Place
6776 Wedgewood Place Soon after Rudolph Valentino married his second wife, actress Natacha Rambova, he started to build his first house with the assistance of architects A.S. Barnes and Charles D. Grolle. In December 1921, Valentino “scraped” enough money for the down payment of his first home. Since he and his new wife could not…
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6756 Milner Road
6756 Milner Road This 1925 three bedroom and two bathroom Spanish style home just went on the market today for $2.495 million and last sold in 2004. Businessman William Hunt and architect Nathan L. Coleman built the home with the listed address 6749 Milner Court until 1928. The home is part of the Whitley Heights…
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2133 Fairfield Avenue
2133 Fairfield Avenue In 1926, 49 year old creamery proprietor Richard Eagan decided to build this Mediterranean style home and move his family from Beverly, Mass. With the assistance of architect, Harry H. Whiteley and contractor V.C. Vorhees, they constructed a two story home with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms with a detached two car…
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2021 Whitley Terrace Steps
2021 Whitley Terrace Steps 2021 Whitley Terrace Steps (pictured above with the green awning above one of the windows) was built in 1923 by Blair & Mackinga, well-known builders in the 1920s. The property was first given the address of 6719 Milner Court through 1926. The 2,016 main house has two bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms.…
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2121 Whitley Avenue
2121 Whitley Avenue 2121 Whitley Avenue was built in 1925 by architect Nathan Coleman and bought by John M. Ormond and his wife, Lucy who had just moved from Toledo, Ohio in 1926. The home is currently for sale for 1.65 million as of yesterday. The property sits on the east side of the Hollywood…
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1969-1985 Whitley Avenue
1969-1985 Whitley Avenue In 1923, Lima Bean producer George T. Taylor, with the assistance of architect G.R. Evans and F.H. Walker Company, built this 8 unit apartment complex which is located on the southwest corner of Whitley Avenue and Whitley Terrace. He named the apartments after himself, Taylor Apartments and moved into the first apartment…
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2220 Fairfield Avenue
2220 Fairfield Avenue 2220 Fairfield Avenue was built in 1923 by architect Kenneth Albright and owner Frank W. Stafford on lot 21 of Lockland Place Tract. The 1,471 square foot home has three bedrooms and one bathroom. In 1949, the house and separate garage were relocated to 2907 Hollister Avenue in the El Sereno neighborhood…
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2178 Fairfield Avenue
2178 Fairfield Avenue In the previous post, artist Charles David Grolle was the architect of 6835 Iris Circle, which was built in 1923. He decided to build this five room artist’s studio with the assistance of Arthur S. Barnes in 1923. Unfortunately this little bungalow did not survive the construction of the 101 Freeway and…
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6835 Iris Circle
6835 Iris Circle 6835 Iris Circle was built in 1923 by artist Charles D. Grolle and real estate developer Bruce McCaskill. The three bedroom and two bathroom home has a total of 2,450 square feet and is located on the other side of the freeway. The front entrance is located up the steps to the…
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6665 Emmet Terrace
6665 Emmet Terrace 6665 Emmet Terrace was built in 1923 by comic actor Clyde Cook who owned the home until the 1930s. The Mediterranean style home has a total of 3,339 square feet with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. This includes a separate apartment that has its own living room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and laundry.…
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