Greek temple designed by Architect Wallace Neff in 1960 for Ralph J. Chandler, perhaps a relative of the Los Angeles Times' Chandler Family. The house has the fluted columns and scrolled capitals characteristic of the Neo-Classical style. Located at 105 N. Rossmore Avenue in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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Located at 948 West Adams Boulevard in the Historic West Adams District, the Second Church of Christ, Scientist is a most imposing edifice in the Beaux-Arts Classical Style. Authors David Gephard & Robert Winter in their authoratative work 'An Architectural Guidebook to Los Angeles' claim the church was inspired by the Mother Church of Christian Science located in Boston, Massachusetts.
The church was declared an Historic-Cultural Monument in the City of Los Angeles in 1968 (No. 57). Six massive Corinthian columns and a copper-clad dome are its most striking features.
The denomination closed the church in 2008, reflecting a declining membership and rising maintenance costs. In December 2009, it was purchased by the Art of Living Foundation, intending to use the facility as a center for meditation and 'raising social awareness.'
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Designed for attorney Eugene W. Britt by architect A.F. Rosenheim in 1910, this elegant Classical Revival home is headquarters for the LA '84 Foundation, appropriating surplus funds from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics for youth sports programs.
The Britt Mansion and Formal Gardens is located at 2141 West Adams Boulevard. In 1978, it was recognized as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument (No. 197).
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The Beaux Arts style home of Norman and Dorothy Chandler, cultural icons of Los Angeles and publisher of the Los Angeles Times. The 9,000 sq.ft. six bedroom, eight bath house is currently (September 2012) on the market and listed for sale for $11,250,000. The house is described in the listing as "on of the great landmarks of Los Angeles. having hosted many fundraisers in its lavishly appointed music room to accommodating several U.S. presidents. It has often been referred to as the Western White House. The estate is a registered Historic Cultural Monument and is a classic example of American Beaux Arts architecture. It was designed by renowned architects J. Martyn Haenke & William Dodd, both protégés of Julia Morgan of Hearst Castle fame. The estate underwent a major 5 year restoration/upgrade by the current owners. The current owners added a Creston Control System, new plumbing system (with soft water system & filter), new drainage, new sewer line, new electrical system, new roofs & copper gutters, hand-made, carved custom cabinetry throughout, 400 year old French limestone floors in kitchen, security cameras, new alarm, new chlorine free pool, ozone system, new landscaping, new irrigation system, outdoor lighting and countless other major upgrades".
UPDATE: According to Curbed LA, The "103-year-old Windsor Park villa that once hosted presidents and housed Los Angeles royalty has come on the market (November 2016) asking $50 million. The article went on to say the six-bedroom, eight-bathroom estate was purchased by Dorothy Buffum Chandler, the driving force behind building the Los Angeles Music Center and her husban Norman Chandler, publisher of the Los Angeles Times. During the time they owned the house, it was visited by Presidents Eisenhower, Johnson, Nixon, and Kennedy.
Following the 1997 death of Dorothy Chandler, the estate was sold to designers Timothy Corrigan and Kathleen Scheinfield. In 2006, Corrigan and Scheinfeld sold to Joseph Handleman and Courtney Callahan for $8.75 million. The sale later led to a lawsuit in which Handleman and Callahan accused Corrigan and Scheinfeld of downplaying the “state of disrepair” that the property was in, the Hollywood Reporter said at the time.
While the legal battle raged on, Callahan and Handleman found time to make a robust series of repairs to the house. They listed in 2012 for $11.25 million. it was price-chopped down to $10.6 million in the fall of 2013. In June of 2014, the house sold for $9.5 million. Though that was $1.1 million under its then-asking price, it was still one of the area's biggest sales at the time". The house was the object of some local scorn, when some neighbors took issue with the period-incorrect updates that the current owners had made to the house, including painting it white and putting in non-historic light fixtures and fencing, according to the article.
The Chandler Estate is located at 455 S. Lorraine Blvd. in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles.
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One of the few remaining mansions on "Millionaire's Row", the Fenyes House was designed by Robert D. Farquhar for Dr. Adalbert and Eva Fenyes in 1905 in the Beaux Arts style. Architect Sylvanus Marston designed a two-story addition to the house in 1911. During the Fenyes years, the home served as a gathering place for prominent artists, writers, musicians and scientists. From 1946 until 1970, the house served as the Finnish Consulate (Mrs. Fenyes' granddaughter was married to Finnish Consul George Paloheimo). In 1970, the Fenyes family donated the mansion complete with original furnishings, artwork, and numerous personal items to the Pasadena Museum of History, devoted to preserving the history of Pasadena .
The house is a Pasadena Cultural landmark and is also listed in the National and California Registers of Historic Places. Located at 170 North Orange Grove Boulevard.
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