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6861 Iris Circle
6861 Iris Circle 6861 Iris Circle was designed and built by real estate developer Bruce McCaskill in 1926. McCaskill had previously worked with artist Charles DeGrolle to build 6835 Iris Circle and McCaskill resided at 6613 Whitley Terrace while DeGrolle lived at 2178 Fairfield Avenue (demolished for freeway). 6861 Iris Circle is a Spanish villa…
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2145 Whitley Avenue
2145 Whitley Avenue 2145 Whitley Avenue was built in 1924 by architects, Fowley and March, who were hired by a retired publisher, Walter E. Tijou. Walter moved into the home with his wife, Carrie and daughter Hilda. 2145 Whitley Avenue has a formal dining room, a breakfast room/den, a kitchen, living room with high beamed…
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6689 Emmet Terrace
6689 Emmet Terrace Built in 1927 as a triplex by E.A. and Kathryn Long and architect Frank H. Webster. Webster was also built the Villa Bonita Apartments located at 1817 Hillcrest Road in Hollywood in 1929. The seven story Spanish building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 and declared a…
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6814 Iris Circle/6813 Whitley Terrace
6814 Iris Circle/6813 Whitley Terrace 6813 Iris Place was built in 1922 by developer L.J. Killian and architect Arthur S. Barnes. The property had dual access on Iris Circle and Whitley Terrace. The home was originally built as a single family home with a separate studio apartment but was remodeled as a quadplex in more…
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6747 Milner Road
6747 Milner Road 6747 Milner Road was built in 1923 by B.B. Horner; it Norman cottage sits on an irregular lot and consists of 2,000 square feet, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. Actor and director, William Wellman lived here with his fifth and final wife, Dorothy Coonan, an actress and dancer. Dorothy actually gave…
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6740 Milner Road
6740 Milner Road 6740 Milner Road is another property that was purchased by developer Arthur Watson and designed by architect Harry McAfee. Watson had bought several parcels of land in Whitley Heights and then sold the new homes: 2058 Watsonia Terrace (1924), 2059 Watsonia Terrace (1924), 6708 Milner Road (1926), and this property. This 2,915…
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2059 Watsonia Terrace
2059 Watsonia Terrace 2059 Watsonia Terrace, is another home which was designed by art director and architect Harry McAfee in 1924. McAfee lived in San Francisco when he met architect Lucy Page-Brown in 1915. The couple moved to Southern California and both worked in set design for the movie industry. On June 18, 1923, a…
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6708 Milner Road
6708 Milner Road 6708 Milner Road is a 3,172 square foot, 3 bedroom and 2.5 bathroom home that was also designed by famed MGM and Paramount Studios art and set director Harry McAfee (see previous post) in 1926. The house was built for Emily “Emma” Drakes Crawley, a single retired business owner who relocated from…
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2058 Watsonia Terrace
2058 Watsonia Terrace Watsonia Terrace was named after developer Arthur C. Watson who hired set designer and architect Harry McAfee to build a Normandy cottage at 2058 Watsonia Terrace in 1924. Below, one of the earliest photographs of the property, which is on the bottom and just under 6717 Milner Road. McAfee, who worked as…
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6615 Padre Terrace
6615 Padre Terrace Built in 1906 by actor Wilbur Higby, which was used as a rental. Higby and his family lived next door at 6612 Emmet Terrace. Higby also built and owned 6607 Padre Terrace. The Higby’s were fans of Whitley Heights as after Wilbur died, his daughter, actress Jane, moved across the street to…
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