Tag: los angeles architecture
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6603 Whitley Terrace
6603 Whitley Terrace 6603 Whitley Terrace was built in 1922 by architect Arthur S. Barnes and owner James Ferdon, a Long Beach real estate investor. James and his wife, Alpha, resided here until the early 1930s. In 1935 French journalist turned screenwriter Robert Florey lived here. In 1924 he was signed by MGM as assistant…
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2034 Grace Avenue
2034 Grace Avenue 2034 Grace Avenue was built in 1922 by architect Arthur S. Barnes and owners Arthur and Hazel Aurand. Arthur owned the Los Angeles Cement Gun Company and in 1912, his company constructed the Gunite reservoir in Pasadena which was 80 feet wide. The Aurand’s owned this property for almost 40 years. In…
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6797 Whitley Terrace
6797 Whitley Terrace 6797 Whitley Terrace was build by architect Arthur S. Barnes in 1922 and owners, Jacob and Charlotte Miller (red dot on house above). They had also purchased the plot of land next to it and built another house at 6793 Whitley Terrace the same year (blue dot on the house in the…
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6793 Whitley Terrace
6793 Whitley Terrace 6793 Whitley Terrace was built by owners Jacob D. and Charlotte K. Miller, and architect Arthur S. Barnes in 1922. In 1925, the Millers added a den and an office under the dining room making the home two stories. The Millers also purchased the plot of land next door at 6797 Whitley…
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6655 Emmet Terrace
6655 Emmet Terrace In 1919, it was announced that Joseph A. Taylor hired architects Montgomery and Nibecker to construct a 1,830 square foot home with two bedrooms and one bathroom. Montgomery & Nibecker were known to build several school buildings in the area and Montgomery was sent to West Virginia to erect six bungalow houses…
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6630 Whitley Terrace (Grace’s House)
6630 Whitley Terrace (Grace’s House) 6630 Whitley Terrace was built by H.J. Whitley, Arthur S. Barnes and architect E.C. Wiseman for Whitley’s daughter, Grace in 1919. This residence is diagonally across the street from H.J. Whitley’s house on Whitley Terrace. In the picture above, H.J. Whitley’s house can be seen in the upper left hand…
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2073 Grace Avenue
The Father of Hollywood’s Home Not only was Hobart J. Whitley considered the Father of Hollywood, he was solely responsible for the vision and creation of Whitley Heights. After buying the land on the hill, he spent a year designing the curvy streets and street lighting before selling the lots of land. In June of…
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2127 Whitley Avenue
2127 Whitley Avenue 2127 Whitley Avenue was built by architect Arthur S. Barnes and owner, Peter Doerr. With a permit registered in 1922, the house was finished in 1923 and was originally a single-family residence. However, in 1925 Doerr added another kitchen, two bedrooms, and one bathroom addition. Pictured above in 1942, the house included…
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6636 Iris Drive
6636 Iris Drive Originally listed as 2122 Iris Drive, this 2,093 square root home was built by architect A.S. Barnes in 1922. In 1922, Whitley Heights Park was a new subdivision of Whitley Heights purchased by H.J. Whitley from Emma L. Hambleton for $55,000. The property, known as The Araby, was enclosed at that time…
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Now Voyager House
Now Voyager House 6621 Whitley Terrace 6621 Whitley Terrace was built in 1922 by William P. Vurpillat and consists of 2,656 square feet, two bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a large library/den, numerous patios/balconies, and a batchelder tile fireplace. Vurpillat never moved into the home and sold it in 1923; he listed it as having seven large…
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