Posts Tagged ‘Windsor Square Hancock Park Historical Society’
Rimpau Boulevard Home Tour
Saturday, November 5th, 2022 from 11:00 to 3:00, Please join us for the continuation of the Windsor Square~Hancock Park Historical Society home tour. This annual event was put on a two-year hiatus because of the pandemic and is now back. This year’s home tour features a selection of century-old houses on one of Hancock Park’s…
Read MoreGhosts of Greystone Manor Tour
SOLD OUT. On Sunday, September 11 at 10:00 the gates of Greystone Manor open. Soon afterward at 10:30 Ghosts Of Greystone author, Clete Keith will take 20 Historical Society members on a special guided “ghost tour” of the Mansion. Clete Keith worked at Greystone for 20 years and his book is based on his experiences…
Read More2022 WSHPHS Annual Meeting & Barbecue
Please join us at the historical Gilmore Adobe on Sunday, July 31st, from 1:00 to 5:00 for our Annual Meeting and barbecue. The Gilmore Adobe was built in 1852 and is located in that mysterious space at The Grove hidden behind tall walls, beautiful gardens, and colorful peacocks. Wedged between Maggiano’s, the former home of…
Read More435 So. Rimpau Boulevard, Hancock Park
This English style home was designed by architect John C. Austin and built by Joseph Elmer Carr for his investor son, Brenton Stanley Carr, who was married to Margaret Cuzner Carr. Margaret’s father was a partner in Kerckhoff-Cuzner Lumber, which supplied materials for this residence. The home has leaded glass windows and steel sashes brought…
Read More434 So. Rimpau Boulevard, Hancock Park
From “The Historical Observer” Fall 1982 The present Colonial residence of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hutchison was built in 1926 for Henry McKee of Barker Brothers. The 12-room house, built on a half-acre parcel, was designed by architect McNeal Swasey. The Hutchisons purchased it in 1981 from Jane and Pat Collee, who, as the third owners…
Read More355 So. Rimpau Boulevard
From “The Historical Observer” Fall 1987 A landmark home in Hancock Park, this French Chateau style residence is the design of a prominent architectural firm in the early 1900s — Chisholm, Fortine and Miekle. Built for the Thomas Ridgway family in 1932, the magnificent home stayed in the Ridgway family until purchased in 1986 by…
Read More304 So. Rimpau Boulevard, Hancock Park
Hand-painted ceilings are among the unique features of this Italian Mediterranean style home. Arched windows also contribute to the home’s beauty. Built in 1924 for the Dell’Acqua family, it had been owned by their descendants until 1986 when the home was purchased by the Ronald Auberts. The five-bedroom residence contains 6,637 square feet and has…
Read More533 So. Muirfield Road, Hancock Park
From “The Historical Observer” Spring 1993 Joseph Elmer Carr built this 1925 traditional English-style home for his daughter, Bernice Carr Kice. Architect John C. Austin, whose work includes Los Angeles City Hall and Shrine Auditorium, designed the home. In 1975, the estate of Bernice Carr Kice sold the home to its present owners. The spacious foyer…
Read More500 So. Muirfield Road, Hancock Park
From “The Historical Observer” Fall 1979 Muirfield Road curves westward by the Wilshire Country Club from Rossmore Boulevard above Third Street, then parallels Rossmore to Wilshire Boulevard. This quiet, tree-lined street was the second street mapped-out in Hancock Park (Rossmore being first) and it was on Muirfield that the first Hancock Park home west of Rossmore was…
Read More321 So. Muirfield Road, Hancock Park
The second home in tract 3819 was started in 1922 with plans by William T. Williams with the assistance of Isabel Davenport Shankland. The home was completed in February 1923 at a cost of $16,5000 for Mrs. Shankland, her husband Fowler, and their five children. The modified Tudor residence has seven bedrooms and a third…
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