Colonial Revival Shingle Style, designed by Architect Frederick L. Roehrig in 1898 for Isaac Newton Van Nuys, a wheat farmer with enormous real estate holdings in the San Fernando Valley. The area where his farm once stood is now the thriving community of Van Nuys, named after him.
Located at 357 South Lorraine Boulevard in the Hancock Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The house was used in the movie "Cheaper by the Dozen" filmed here in 2003. NOTE: The 11-bedroom 8.5 bath home in 12,500 sq. ft. is currently (April 2016) on the market listed for sale for $8,195,000.
Frederick Louis Roehrig (1857 – 1948) was an early 20th-century American architect often referred to as the "Millionaire's Architect" reflecting his popularity with the upper class during his ascendancy.. A 1883 graduate of Cornell University, he also studied architecture in England. His architectural body of work followed the convention of the times producing some of the finest examples of Victorian, Craftsman, and Neo-Classical styles. His landmark buildings are generally found in Pasadena and West Adams, Los Angeles area neighborhoods favored by the well-to-do. Some of his best known works include Rindge House, a mansion for Frederick H. Rindge (1902); Ramsay-Durfee Estate (Villa Maria), a Tudor mansion with a Craftsman interior (1908) both in West Adams; Grace Mansion and Water Tower (1891); Scoville House (1909); Louise Hugus House (1908), Braun Music Center at Westridge School (1909) Finnish Folk Art Museum (1911) all in Pasadena, California.
He also designed several mansions on "Millionaire's Row" between 1892 and 1911 along South Orange Grove many of which were demolished in the 1950s and 1960s. Three of the mansions have been preserved as part of the campus of Ambassador College.
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After amassing a fortune in Louisiana timber, William E. Ramsay retired to Southern California, and immediately set about the task of building a great mansion that would establish his social standing and reputation. He commissioned Frederick L. Roehrig, one of the most visible architects of the period for the work. (Among Roehrig's other important commissions are the Hotel Green (1898), the Ezra Stimson Estate (1901) and the Rindge House in 1905). Unfortunately for Ramsay, he died in 1909, shortly after the mansion was completed.
The 42-room English Tudor mansion in West Adams was featured in a Los Angeles Times article after it was completed, calling it 'among the finest homes in Los Angeles' and one of Roehrig's 'best efforts'.
After his death, Ramsay's widow continued to live at the mansion until her death in 1916. Later, the house was leased to movie tycoon Rupert Hughes (an uncle to Howard Hughes), who threw elaborate parties at the mansion. In the early '20's, the mansion was sold to a prominent figure in horse racing, William E. Durfee and his wife, Nellie McGaughey Durfee, the daughter of a Figueroa Street millionaire. After Durfee died of food poisoning in 1927, his widow continued to live in the mansion in obscurity until she died in 1976.
The mansion was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1980 (No. 230) Now known as the 'Villa Maria' the estate functions as the Provincial Headquarters of the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God and serves as the home for the Brothers of the Order. Br. Stephen de la Rosa is historian and archivist for the order and gave us a recent tour; a visit there is a rewarding step back in time.
The Villa Maria is located at 2468 S. St. Andrews Place in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Website: www.hospitallers.org
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Grand chateau-style mansion with Richardsonian Romanesque elements designed for Frederick H. Rindge, a wealthy landowner and financier with extensive holdings in the West Adams neighborhood as well as Malibu. The Rindge House in located at 2263 S. Harvard Blvd. in the West Adams district of Los Angeles. In 1972, the house was declared an Historic-Cultural Monument in the City of Los Angeles (No. 95); it was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on January 23, 1986.
Frederick Louis Roehrig (1857 – 1948) was an early 20th-century American architect often referred to as the "Millionaire's Architect" reflecting his popularity with the upper class during his ascendancy.. A 1883 graduate of Cornell University, he also studied architecture in England. His architectural body of work followed the convention of the times producing some of the finest examples of Victorian, Craftsman, and Neo-Classical styles. His landmark buildings are generally found in Pasadena and West Adams, Los Angeles area neighborhoods favored by the well-to-do. Some of his best known works include Rindge House, a mansion for Frederick H. Rindge (1902); Ramsay-Durfee Estate (Villa Maria), a Tudor mansion with a Craftsman interior (1908) both in West Adams; Grace Mansion and Water Tower (1891); Scoville House (1909); Louise Hugus House (1908), Braun Music Center at Westridge School (1909) Finnish Folk Art Museum (1911) all in Pasadena, California.
He also designed several mansions on "Millionaire's Row" between 1892 and 1911 along South Orange Grove many of which were demolished in the 1950s and 1960s. Three of the mansions have been preserved as part of the campus of Ambassador College.
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Late Victorian style residence designed by Frederick L. Roehrig in 1895. Originally the house was located on Los Robles Avenue; it was moved to its current location in 1987 following an extensive restoration. Located at 107 North Orange Grove Blvd. in Pasadena, California.
Frederick Louis Roehrig (1857 – 1948) was an early 20th-century American architect often referred to as the "Millionaire's Architect" reflecting his popularity with the upper class during his ascendancy.. A 1883 graduate of Cornell University, he also studied architecture in England. His architectural body of work followed the convention of the times producing some of the finest examples of Victorian, Craftsman, and Neo-Classical styles. His landmark buildings are generally found in Pasadena and West Adams, Los Angeles area neighborhoods favored by the well-to-do. Some of his best known works include Rindge House, a mansion for Frederick H. Rindge (1902); Ramsay-Durfee Estate (Villa Maria), a Tudor mansion with a Craftsman interior (1908) both in West Adams; Grace Mansion and Water Tower (1891); Scoville House (1909); Louise Hugus House (1908), Braun Music Center at Westridge School (1909) Finnish Folk Art Museum (1911) all in Pasadena, California.
He also designed several mansions on "Millionaire's Row" between 1892 and 1911 along South Orange Grove many of which were demolished in the 1950s and 1960s. Three of the mansions have been preserved as part of the campus of Ambassador College.
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Designed By Architect Frederick L.Roehrig In 1906. The house is currently the home of Kirk Dillman, a partner with the law firm of Hennigan, Dorman LLP. .
Frederick Louis Roehrig (1857 – 1948) was an early 20th-century American architect often referred to as the "Millionaire's Architect" reflecting his popularity with the upper class during his ascendancy.. A 1883 graduate of Cornell University, he also studied architecture in England. His architectural body of work followed the convention of the times producing some of the finest examples of Victorian, Craftsman, and Neo-Classical styles. His landmark buildings are generally found in Pasadena and West Adams, Los Angeles area neighborhoods favored by the well-to-do. Some of his best known works include Rindge House, a mansion for Frederick H. Rindge (1902); Ramsay-Durfee Estate (Villa Maria), a Tudor mansion with a Craftsman interior (1908) both in West Adams; Grace Mansion and Water Tower (1891); Scoville House (1909); Louise Hugus House (1908), Braun Music Center at Westridge School (1909) Finnish Folk Art Museum (1911) all in Pasadena, California.
He also designed several mansions on "Millionaire's Row" between 1892 and 1911 along South Orange Grove many of which were demolished in the 1950s and 1960s. Three of the mansions have been preserved as part of the campus of Ambassador College.
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