Architecture

From a ramshackle village founded in 1774 to a world-class city, Los Angeles’ architectural significance began when Frank Lloyd Wright accepted a commission from oil heiress Aileen Barnsdall. 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

The Storer House: 8161 Hollywood Blvd

Occupied as a residence since 1924

Lloyd Wright

Frank’s son, Lloyd, became a noted architect in his own right

Samuel-Novarro House: 2255 Verde Oak

Dr Textured pre-cast concrete Mayanesque block and copper façade hints at preColumbian Revival and Zigzag Modern composition

Francis Howard Goldwyn Librar y

Taggar t 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 Built in 1926, it has a mysterious presence and histor y

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

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 histor y as a salon of the avant-garde and a haven for ar tists

Hollyhock House (Barnsdall Ar t Park): 4800 Hollywood Blvd (323) 913-4030 Designed for oil heiress Aileen Barnsdall and built between 1919 and 1921 It is Los Angeles’ first UNESCO World Heritage site www barnsdall org/hollyhock-house

Frank Gehr y

Frances Howard Goldwyn Public Librar y: 1623 N Ivar Ave (323) 856-8260 The noted architect was commissioned to rebuild the Hollywood librar y destroyed by fire in 1982 early in his career. The Samuel Goldwyn Foundation donated the entire cost

Richard Neutra

Lovell Health House: 4616 Dundee Dr An International style modernist residence, completed in 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 and studio, considered to be the first house built in the Modern style www schindlerhouse org; also the MAK Center for study of 20th centur y architecture www.makcenter.org.