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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The library was established by William Andrews Clark, Jr. (1877 –1934), a prominent philanthropist and founder of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (1919). The library is named in honor of his father, Sen. William Andrews Clark, who had built a mining fortune in Montana. Clark lived at the corner of Adams Blvd. and Cimarron Street; between 1924 and 1926 he engaged prominent architect Robert D. Farquhar to design a library for his rare books and manuscripts, renowned for their collections of 17th- and 18th-century English literature and history. The library was bequeathed to the University of California at Los Angeles in 1934.
Robert Farquhar also designed the California Club in downtown Los Angeles (Historic-Cultural Monument No. 43) and the Canfield-Moreno Estate in Silver Lake (HCM # 391), as well as Beverly Hills High School (1928). The library is located at 2520 Cimarron Street in the West Adams district. Declared a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument in 1964 (no. 28).
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The architect chose a simplified classical design as 'befitting the proper atmosphere of American club life' for the California Club. The edifice is clad with Roman bricks and travertine trim elements. Other noteworthy designs by Farquhar include the Canfield-Moreno Estate in Silver Lake for actor Antoniio Moreno and heiress Daisy Canfield in 1923 and the Clark Memorial Library (1924-26) in Exposition Park. The California Club is located at 538 Flower Street in downtown Los Angeles.
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One of the silent screen's most charming and beloved stars was the great Antonio Moreno. Born in Madrid in either 1886 or '87, he befriended in his early teens two tourists, Benjamin Curtis and Enrique de Cruzat Zanetti, who were making the 'Grand Tour ' together. The men took a liking to Antonio, and with his mother's blessing, took him on the rest of their journey and back to America. Once in America, the handsome and charming young man lost no time in finding more patrons. One Charlotte Morgan, a lonely Civil War widow, paid for his tuition at the Williston Seminary in Northhampton, Massachusetts. With his stunning good looks and enthusiasm, he eventually made his way to Hollywood while in his mid-twenties. He appeared in about 50 films over the course of his career. He was often cast as a hero and romantic lead. He played opposite Norma and Constance Talmadge, Lilliian Gish, Mary Pickford, Greta Garbo, Pola Negri, Clara Bow and Gloria Swanson among others. In 1923, he married socialite Daisy Canfield Danziger, and together they built one of the most fabulous homes in Southern California, the Canfield-Moreno Estate located at 1923 Micheltorena Street in Silver Lake. Daisy died in 1933, the victim of a tragic car accident. His career continued into the 1950's. He became a very wealthy man and convinced many of his friends to invest in the Silver Lake Hills. The area that he pioneered bears his name, the Moreno Highlands.
In 1998, the Estate was purchased by Dana Hollister, a philanthropist and civic patron. The Estate, renamed The Paramour , is the site of many civic and cultural events in keeping with the tradition established by the Moreno family. Of massive proportions, the Estate is perched atop the hill with 360 degrees of views in a forest of evergreen trees. The Spanish-Mediterranean villa boasts eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms, 15,388 square feet of living space on a lot of over 169,000 square feet. Due to its significance and size, we will devote several photographs to this magnificent property.
Robert D. Farquhar was one of the preeminent architects working in California in the 1920s. Among the many other noteworthy projects he designed are included the Beverly Hills High School (1928), the California Club on Flower Street in downtown Los Angeles, the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA and residences for Harvey Mudd and Richard Rogers in Beverly Hills. The archives of his architectural studies and drawings are maintained at the UCLA Department of Special Collections.
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One of the silent screen's most charming and beloved stars was the great Antonio Moreno. Born in Madrid in either 1886 or '87, he befriended in his early teens two tourists, Benjamin Curtis and Enrique de Cruzat Zanetti, who were making the 'Grand Tour ' together. The men took a liking to Antonio, and with his mother's blessing, took him on the rest of their journey and back to America. Once in America, the handsome and charming young man lost no time in finding more patrons. One Charlotte Morgan, a lonely Civil War widow, paid for his tuition at the Williston Seminary in Northhampton, Massachusetts. With his stunning good looks and enthusiasm, he eventually made his way to Hollywood while in his mid-twenties. He appeared in about 50 films over the course of his career. He was often cast as a hero and romantic lead. He played opposite Norma and Constance Talmadge, Lilliian Gish, Mary Pickford, Greta Garbo, Pola Negri, Clara Bow and Gloria Swanson amongst others. In 1923, he married socialite Daisy Canfield Danziger, and together they built one of the most fabulous homes in Southern California, the Canfield-Moreno Estate located at 1923 Micheltorena Street in Silver Lake. Daisy died in 1933, the victim of a tragic car accident. His career continued into the 1950's. He bacame a very wealthy man and convinced many of his friends to invest in the Silver Lake Hills. The area that he pioneered bears his name, the Moreno Highlands.
In 1998, the Estate was purchased by Dana Hollister, a philanthropist and civic patron. The Estate, renamed The Paramour , is the site of many civic and cultural events in keeping with the tradition established by the Moreno family. Of massive proportions, the Estate is perched atop the hill with 360 degrees of views in a forest of evergreen trees. The Spanish-Mediterranean villa boasts eight bedrooms and eight bathrooms, 15,388 square feet of living space on a lot of over 169,000 square feet. Due to its significance and size, we will devote several photographs to this magnificent property.
Robert D. Farquhar was one of the preeminent architects working in California in the 1920s. Among the many other noteworthy projects he designed are included the Beverly Hills High School (1928), the California Club on Flower Street in downtown Los Angeles, the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library at UCLA and residences for Harvey Mudd and Richard Rogers in Beverly Hills. The archives of his architectural studies and drawings are maintained at the UCLA Department of Special Collections
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