Posts Tagged ‘Historical Society’
333 So. Windsor Boulevard, Windsor Square
This classic Mediterranean style home was built in 1914 by Mary Commons. She hired the architectural team of Morgan, Walls & Morgan which consisted of Octavius Morgan, his son, O.M. Morgan, and J.A. Walls. Many landmark buildings are attributed to this design team. Octavius Morgan designed the W.P. Story Building at Sixth and Broadway, the Sisters…
Read More624 So. June Street, Hancock Park
This home is good example of a highly decorative version of Italian Renaissance style. Built in 1928 for Rose and Harry Feigenbaum, it is somewhat eclectic with its Tudor arch door openings and Gothic multi-foil window deeply recessed over the front entrance. More indicative of Italian Revival is the paneled front door faced with wrought…
Read More227 So. Muirfield Road, Hancock Park
The parcel was purchased in 1926 by Marion R. Gray, the first president of the Wilshire Country Club and one of its founding principals. In 1933, the parcel was purchased by Mr. J. A. and Ella Brown, who employed Alfred I. Coffey to design this fine home. Coffey was the City Architect of San Francisco for…
Read More251 So. Muirfield Road, Hancock Park
If the O’Melvenys saved Los Angeles from anonymity, the Leimerts brought its neighborhoods into the modern era. “Family Engaged in Business for More Than (a) Century” reads a 1986 Los Angeles Times headline. Walter H. Leimert, founder of the namesake real estate development firm, was the original owner of this gracious home on Muirfield Road.…
Read More317 So. Windsor Boulevard, Windsor Square
This unique home, built in 1914, was one of a select group of buildings designed by the architect B. Cooper Corbett. Although not much is known about the architect, we do know he was a graduate of the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He designed homes in San Francisco for John Hepburn and Charles Gordon. In…
Read MoreWSHPHS Annual Holiday Party
Sunday, December 12th, 5 – 7pm. You are invited to join us for our annual Holiday Party at the Landmark Home of Joseph Guidera. 5pm – 7pm 303 North June Street $45 for Members$55 for Member’s GuestsOpen to members and guest who have been vaccinated. SOLD OUT
Read MoreMansions, Moguls & Movie Stars Twilight Tour
September 18, 5pm to 7pm. Please join us on a fascinating twilight walk through of historic Windsor Square on September 18th from 5:00 to 7:00. Explore the architecture and learn about the current and former residents of this beautiful area right in the center of Los Angeles. This is the second in our new series…
Read MoreA GARDEN PARTY
Sold out On Sunday, August 29th at 4:00 you are invited to A Garden Party at the home of June Bilgore, 355 S. Windsor Blvd, Windsor Square. It is our Annual Meeting which usually takes place in June of each year. We had to pass over 2020 because of Covid but we are now back…
Read MoreGHOSTS OF GREYSTONE – BEVERLY HILLS
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 27TH, 7:00 PM Clete Keith never had thoughts of writing a book, let alone one on the paranormal. He was not someone totally convinced of the existence of ghosts or spiritual hauntings – until he started working at Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills. After twenty-two years working at the mansion, he woke up…
Read MorePreserving Los Angeles: How Historic Places Can Transform America’s Cities
July 7th at 7:00pm. Ken Bernstein, the City Planner for the City of Los Angeles and a national advocate for historic preservation shares how Los Angeles has led the nation in historic preservation and shares how other cities can do the same. Los Angeles has an image as the “City of the Future”―a city always…
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