The view from my balcony overlooking the Verdugo Mountains and Glendale in the east was especially clear this morning. I grabbed my camera and mounting it on a tripod and using a telephoto lens, was able to capture these views of the Hall of The Crucifixion-Resurrection and the Great Mausoleum at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
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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 2-bedroom, 1-bath house in 1005 sq. ft. is currently (September 2016) on the market listed for sale for $1,095,000 and described in the listing as "a rare unmodified example of the Hollywood "Storybook House" with high hip roofs, protruding entry gable, & façade of hand-troweled stucco with stone veneer. Main floor includes a dramatic two-story living room with tall arched ceiling, period windows, peaked doors an fireplace, formal dining room, and updated kitchen. Upstairs is a converted attic/guest bedroom with exposed original beams & flooring.
From the 1927 Sunset Magazine article about the Hanson Residence - "Machines and speed we must have of course, in our work-a-day world, but blessed be those who can return at nightfall to homes that have been fashioned by hands. Individuality has found interesting expression in this unusual little canyon cote."
The house was designated a Los Angeles Cultural-Heritage Monument in 2013 (No. 1031). Located at 5867 Tuxedo Terrace in the Bronson Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
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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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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.
Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
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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 2-bedroom, 1-bath house in 1005 sq. ft. is currently (September 2016) on the market listed for sale for $1,095,000 and described in the listing as "a rare unmodified example of the Hollywood "Storybook House" with high hip roofs, protruding entry gable, & façade of hand-troweled stucco with stone veneer. Main floor includes a dramatic two-story living room with tall arched ceiling, period windows, peaked doors an fireplace, formal dining room, and updated kitchen. Upstairs is a converted attic/guest bedroom with exposed original beams & flooring.
From the 1927 Sunset Magazine article about the Hanson Residence - "Machines and speed we must have of course, in our work-a-day world, but blessed be those who can return at nightfall to homes that have been fashioned by hands. Individuality has found interesting expression in this unusual little canyon cote."
The house was designated a Los Angeles Cultural-Heritage Monument in 2013 (No. 1031). Located at 5867 Tuxedo Terrace in the Bronson Canyon neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
Please do not use this image in any media without my permission. © All rights reserved.
Tags: Frederick A. Hanson Storybook Style Michael Locke Michael Locke, Photographer Michael Locke, Realtor Treasures of Los Angeles Architecture
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