The Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California was fashioned after Campo Santo in Genoa, Italy, once described in Time Magazine as the "New World's Westminster Abbey". In 2009 the cemetery became the focus of intense media interest surrounding the private entombing of Michael Jackson in the privacy of Holly Terrace in the Great Mausoleum. The mausoleum is the final resting place of movie greats Jean Harlow, Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Irving Thalberg and a host of other stars. Located at 1712 S. Glendale Avenue, Glendale, CA 91205.
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The French Normandy style house was designed by Frederick A. Hanson for himself and his family in 1926. Hanson is best known as the principal architect of Forest Lawn Mortuaries. Born in Chico, Washington on January 21, 1893, he first worked as a draftsman in a Seattle architectural firm. In Los Angeles, he designed the principal buildings of the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California, including the Wee Kirk O' the Heather, the Hall of the Crucifixion and the Great Mausoleum. Hanson lived with his wife Elosie and their son, Junior Hanson at a house he designed for himself and his family at 5867 Tuxedo Terrace in 1928, along with four other residences in the immediate area. He lived at the house until his death on January 20, 1978. He was buried at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills.
The house was designated a Los Angeles Cultural-Heritage Monument in 2013 (No. 1031). Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
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The Gillespie House was designed by Frederick A. Hanson in the French Normany style in 1926. Hanson designed four other houses in the immediate vicinity including the next-door residence for himself (the Frederick A. Hansen Residence, 5657 Tuxedo Terrace, Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 1031). Hanson was the principal architect of the Forest Lawn Mortuaries. At Glendale Forest Lawn, he designed many of the well-known buildings, inclduing the Hall of the Crucifixion, the Wee Kirk O' the Heather and the Great Mausoleum.
The Gillespie House was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 2015 (No. 1094). Located at 5867 Tuxedo Terrace in the Bronson Canyon neighborhood lof Los Angeles, Californa. Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
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Picturesque Bronson Canyon in the Hollywood Hills has an eclectic mix of architectural styles, including several that fit into the Storybook category, a style popularized in Hollywood of the 1920s, after World War I veterans returned with remembrance of the small villages they passed through on the warfront. Many of these homes were designed by Hollywood set directors who romaticized this vision in film and architecture.
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Picturesque Bronson Canyon in the Hollywood Hills has an eclectic mix of architectural styles, including several that fit into the Storybook category, a style popularized in Hollywood of the 1920s, after World War I veterans returned with remembrance of the small villages they passed through on the warfront. Many of these homes were designed by Hollywood set directors who romaticized this vision in film and architecture.
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