Architecture

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From a ramshackle village founded in 1774 to a world-class city, Los Angeles ’ architectural significance began when oil heiress Aileen Barnsdall brought Frank Lloyd Wright to Los Angeles. He brought his son, Lloyd, and Rudolph Schindler to assist with construction and the rest is history. The following are a few of the most significant structures by noted architects located in Hollywood.

Emerson College façade

Thom Mayne

Emerson College Los Angeles: 5960 Sunset Blvd. (323) 952-6411. West Coast branch of Boston institution.www.emerson.edu/ela

Frank Lloyd Wright

Brought to Los Angels by oil heiress, Ailene Barnsdall, Wright constructed four textile block Mayan-insired houses in Hollywood from 1919 to 1924 Ennis House: 2607 Glendower Ave. Monolithic residence dominates its Los Feliz hillside. Freeman House: 1962 Glencoe Way. Owned by USC, the house has a unique history as a salon of the avant-garde and a haven for artists. Hollyhock House (Barnsdall Art Park): 4800 Hollywood Blvd. (323) 913-4030. Designed for oil heiress Aileen Barnsdall and built between 1919 and 1921. Named Los Angeles ’ first UNESCO World Heritage site. www.barnsdall.org/hollyhock-house The Storer House: 8161 Hollywood Blvd. Occupied as a residence since 1924.

Lloyd Wright

Frank’ s son, Lloyd, supervised the building of FLW’ s Hollyhock House and went on to be a noted architect in his own right. Samuel-Novarro House: 2255 Verde Oak Dr. Textured pre-cast concrete Mayanesque block into pressed metal. The result hints at pre-Columbian Revival and Zigzag Modern composition. Taggart House: 2158 E. Live Oak Dr. Using wood and stucco, the 1922 house is deftly situated on a small hillside lot. John Sowden House: 5121 Franklin Ave. Constructed in 1926 has a mysterious presence and history.

Frank Gehry

Frances Howard Goldwyn Public Li-

brary: 1623 N. Ivar Ave. (323) 8568260. The noted architect was just beginning to make a name for himself, when he was commissioned to rebuild the Hollywood library destroyed by fire in 1982. The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation donated the entire cost, the largest cash contribution ever donated to a public library in California.

Richard Neutra

Lovell Health House: 4616 Dundee Dr. An International style modernist residence, designed and built between 1927 and 1929 and listed on the National Register, was built for physician and naturopath Philip Lovell, an early proponent of a healthy lifestyle.

Rudolph Schindler

Schindler House: 833 N. Kings Rd. (323) 651-1510. Rudolph Schindler ’ s 1922 home, considered to be the first house built in the Modern style, now a center for study of 20th century architecture. www.schindlerhouse.org