Spanish Revival style house originally designed for Harry F. Schumacher by Architect Harry E. Weiner in 1925. By 1930, it was the home of Frederic Zelnik, one of the most important producers-directors of the German silent cinema. After Hitler took power in 1933, Zelnik moved to London where he continutued to direct and produce films until his death in 1950.
The house has a grisly past. On December 6, 1959, Dr. Harold Perelson, a heart specialist, bludgeoned his wife to death with a hammer at the house, and severly beat his 18-year old daughter, Judye, while the two younger children slept soundly in their rooms. Judye survived the beating, running to a neighbor's house to call for help. When the two younger children awoke asking what all the screaming was about, their father told them they were having a nightmare and to go back to sleep.
Before the police arrived, Peterson drank a glass of poison, instantly killing himself. The children were taken into custody and the mansion was locked up until about a year later, when it was purchased by Emily and Julian Enriquez through a probate auction sale. The Enriquez family has never occupied the mansion; standing vacant for more than 50 years. Apparently the Perelson's furniture and belongings remain as they did on the night of the fatal stabbing; a Los Angeles Times article from February 6, 2009 states that half-wrapped presents and the Christmas tree still stands in the living room.
Located at 2475 Glendower Place in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Thursday, February 3, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
Apartment Building, 4230 Franklin Avenue, J. Knover, Architect 1939
Apartment Building, 4230 Franklin Avenue, J. Knover, Architect 1939
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Albers Residence, Nomland & Nomland Architects 1955
The Albers Residence, designed by Nomland & Nomland, Architects in 1965. The house has undergone an extensive restoration under the supervision of architect Mark Rios (2006), and is currenlty on the market for $1,395,000.
Kemper Nomland Sr. and Kemper Nomland Jr. were a father-son architectural team; together they designed one of the Case Study Houses (711 San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena, in 1947).
The elder Nomland studied architecture at Columbia University before practicing in New York, Seattle, and then Los Angeles. He worked for Albert C. Martin (1922), Marston Van Pelt & Maybury (1923–1925); Austin, and Martin & Parkinson (1926–1927); Kemper Nomland Jr. after 1928; and Hunt & Chambers from 1942-1944.
Kemper Nomland Sr. and Kemper Nomland Jr. were a father-son architectural team; together they designed one of the Case Study Houses (711 San Rafael Avenue, Pasadena, in 1947).
The elder Nomland studied architecture at Columbia University before practicing in New York, Seattle, and then Los Angeles. He worked for Albert C. Martin (1922), Marston Van Pelt & Maybury (1923–1925); Austin, and Martin & Parkinson (1926–1927); Kemper Nomland Jr. after 1928; and Hunt & Chambers from 1942-1944.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Elvad House, Paul Kingsbury, Architect 1927
The quintessential Spanish villa, The Elvad House was designed by Architect Paul Kingsbury for Danish immigrant Peter Elvad in 1927. Kingsley (1893-1949) had an illustrious career. After graduation from the University of Pennsylvania School of Architecture (1916), he joined the firm of John T. Windrim in Philadelphia. When war broke out in Europe, he joined the effort in France (1918-19). Returning home, he found employment at the firm George B. Post & Sons (New York City 1919-1921), before moving to Los Angeles in 1921. After brief stints with William Lee Woolett (1921-1922) and Allison and Allison (1922-23), he formed a partnership with Architect Thomas P. Barber in 1924, together they designed the Gothic Revival McCarty Memorial Church in 1932. Kingsbury also designed the art deco La Marquise Apartments (LACHM # 853) and the Little Country Church of Hollywood (LACHM #567). Located at 3428 Amesbury Road in Los Feliz
Beaton House "La Casa Contenta" c.1929
Los Angeles Historian Charles E. Fisher, on a recent visit to the house speculated that the Spanish Revival style house may be the work of Architect George Wyman, most noted for the design of the Bradbury Building. The house was built by Durex Quality Homes, a division of the F.P. Fay Company, headquartered at the Third and Hill F.P. Fay Building, where, according to Charles Fisher, George Wyman kept his office, a stone's throw from the Bradbury Building.
When the home was built in 1929, Durex was already a thirty-year old company founded in 1899. A 1929 sales brochure calls the home, "The Home of Your Dreams", recalling the days of the Dons, when ranchos stretched from the mountain to the sea, when life was leisurely and the end of the day of sheep-shearing meant "Fiesta". (It was apparently a model home; the brochure furthur indicates that the house was "staged" by the Broadway's Home Furnishing Studio).
The home became the property of the Beaton family at some point in time. William Beaton was President and Chairman of the Board of KIEV AM Radio from 1961 until his death in 1985. Beaton's two sons, Fred and Ron, took control of the station after their father's death. I purchased the home from the Beaton family in 1992 and renamed it "La Casa Contenta" in 2010; the house is the "Home of My Dreams."
Located at 3410 Amesbury Road in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.
When the home was built in 1929, Durex was already a thirty-year old company founded in 1899. A 1929 sales brochure calls the home, "The Home of Your Dreams", recalling the days of the Dons, when ranchos stretched from the mountain to the sea, when life was leisurely and the end of the day of sheep-shearing meant "Fiesta". (It was apparently a model home; the brochure furthur indicates that the house was "staged" by the Broadway's Home Furnishing Studio).
The home became the property of the Beaton family at some point in time. William Beaton was President and Chairman of the Board of KIEV AM Radio from 1961 until his death in 1985. Beaton's two sons, Fred and Ron, took control of the station after their father's death. I purchased the home from the Beaton family in 1992 and renamed it "La Casa Contenta" in 2010; the house is the "Home of My Dreams."
Located at 3410 Amesbury Road in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Widner House, Arthur E. Harvey, Architect 1934
Monterey Colonial Style residence designed by Architect Arthur E. Harvey for W.P. Widner in 1934. Located at 3599 Griffith Park Blvd. in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Cadman Drive Mediterranean Revival c.2008
Recently-built (2008) Mediterranean Revival home in the Los Feliz district of Los Angeles. The four bedroom, five bath home has 4700 sq. feet of living space and is currently (October 2010) for sale for $1,595,000. Located at 3636 Cadman Drive, a cul-de-sac street that adjoins Griffith Park.
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